Anyone shooting the 300 H&H? If so what rifle? What bullet and weight? What powder and charge? Details, details, details. Thanks.

Grizzly: I have a Mod 70 in 300 H&H. The caliber is a joy to work with. For example, I load 180gr and 200gr Nosler Partitions as well as 180 Swift A Frames. The 180s I use 65gr of IMR 4350, CCI-250 primers and Winchester brass. Witht the 200gr NPs, I use 63gr. All are listed as max loads in the Nosler book. ALL shoot to within the same POI which I find fascinating. I also load 69gr of RL-19 with the 180 Swifts. With a 25.5" barrel ( out of a pre-war, pre-64) I think I'm getting right around 2950-3000 fps with the 180s. It'll be my ligth rifle for Africa in 2005. jorge

I have a 300 H&H in a M 70 and it's a good shooting rifle and fun to own. However the cartridge itself is not a good design as it cannot headspace on it's inadequate eight degree shoulder. Thus case life is shorter than even other belted cartridges.

This said if the web is checked then the cartridge is a good size for hunting.

I have been shooting and hunting with the 300 H&H for about 40 years or so...I suppose I have tried most bullets at least once..I have about settled on the Nosler 200 gr. partition for everything...

73 grs. of "old surplus 4831" with a Federal 215 gives me 3074 FPS in my 26" barrel. this load averages over many years at .240x.535 and that talley is still being kept.. However, you probably do not have access to old surplus 4831, therefore you should start at about 68 grs. of the new 4831 stuff, check your reloading book for the new 4831 as it is faster burning...

DO NOT USE 73 GRS. OF THE THE NEW 4831 IN YOUR GUN AS YOU WILL SURLY BLOW PRIMERS AND MAYBE WORSE!!!!!!!!!

the newer 4831 powder will get you about 2900 at best, but that is plenty....

Another good load is 65 grs. of RL22 with a 220 gr. Nosler or Woodleigh 220 gr....these shot under and inch in my gun...and 70 grs. of RL-19 is a super mild load and get 3034 FPS with a GS Customs HV monolithic 150 gr. and that bullet will shoot through two moose a forrest ranger and 9 hippes in So. California, when one shoots a deer in Idaho

I also like the 200 grain Nosler partition. My second choice would be a 180, or 190BTSP Hornady.

This year I'm going to try more loads with 4831. It seems to be the powder of choice, as all of the old shooters of this calibre swear by it. Think I'll try some of the newbies too -its only fair, right?

My load: W-W case/F215
66.0 IMR 4350
200gr.Nos.Part.
COL: 3.60"
Vel: 2950fps.

The rifle is a pre-64 M70 w/26"bbl.

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Gentlemen,
Thanks for the replies. I purchased a used but not abused Rem.721A in 300 H&H a week ago. Has Bausch & Lomb Balvar 2.5x8 on it with tapered crosshairs. Load so far is 67.0 grs. IMR4350 with either Speer 180 gr. Hot Core or Western 180 Gr. Slivertip. Velocity is 3030 fps. Extreme spread is 8 fps.

Ray: you are a hoot.
and a statesman to boot.

but this one I need to say.

of all you list, most wont be missed
but in case you dont want to pay.

A license is needed, for bullets impeeded,
as they go on their western way.

We dont care about rangers, or hippies as strangers,
but you need a permit for moose!

I have an older Sako with a 24" Hart barrel and a 50's vintage M70 with a 26" barrel. When I had the Sako rebarreled I was going to have Paul Hart do "Hollands Super 30" on the barrel but forgot about it and it came back with plain old ".300 H&H" instead. I always liked the "Super" name.

I use mostly 180 grain partitions and either IMR7828 or IMR4831 with Fed 215 primers or winchester large rifle mag primers. I can bust 3000 fps with 180's pretty easily. But as long as its in the 2900 range I'm happy. Accuracy with both rifles is very good. Performance on elk and deer is very predictable; hit them right and they die in short orger.

I doubt if I'll ever own any of the new Super dooper large mags, or any of the short mags either. The slightly extra bolt throw doesn't bother me over a short mag. The few hundred feet per second less VS a big magnum doesn't bother me either. I have a CLASSIC cartridge, its efficient,accurate and easy to shoot. EVERYTHING I have EVER pointed it at has died, and in short order too. Who needs more?? Not me.

FN in MT

Glad to see I'm not the only one to wax nostalgic over the classics. Figure to build entire battery of classics on the CZ actions. Want to have them all stamped in the classic names, 275 Rigby, Hollands' Super 30, 375 Belted Rimless Nitro Express.
KAB

Jamister,
Now you got the talent, you be da man!!

I must be a bit nostalgic, I shoot the 7x57, 300 H&H, 9.3x62, 375 H&H, 450-400, 30-06, then my modern guns the 338 win. and the 416 Rem...I'm moving up????????? and I forgot the oldies the 25-35, 30-30, 250 Sav. ....Its a wonder I,m not more into muzzle loading (I have one)....

Considered the 350 Rigby but decided that the Griffon & Howe firm should be represented so will do 350 Griffon & Howe Magnum.