Does anyone has a good load for the 380 grain .375 Rhino using commonly available in North America powders? I'm thinking of trying some in the .375 H&H on a Australian buffalo cull alongside my standard A-Frames.

The good part is that is I don't like the results I can scrap the idea and go back to the A-Frames. I'm also thinking about trying some 235 grain TSXs. That seems like one of those bullets that Barnes fans claim they would use without hesitation but nobody ever does when the chips are down. That's understandable, its human nature to use whatever the shooter believes to be "best" on a single buffalo hunt. I'm interested in a bit of experimenting between the extremes while staying away from the pure junk.

I bought a box of the .380 Rhinos, but I could not find a powder that gave me the velocity I wanted, it was just too slow. I also had a problem with compaction or Load density, I just couldn't get enough powder in it to get the velocity I wanted, the bullet is simply too long IMO.. I also had accuracy problems with it in my gun, I have a 1x10 twist.....The Rhino bullets however have a good reputation in the killing dept. and I am sure they make a shorter lighter bullet.

I do like the Woodleigh 350 gr. bullets, and have had good luck with them on cape buffalo and about everything else, both in soft and solids..I settled on the Woodlieghs and that big soft does serious damage to buffalo and bison..I used the PP and the RN woodleighs.. The PP had considerably more penetration, and the RN showed big time expansion and usually stopped on the off side skin about the size of a quarter or larger.

I believe the PP 350 gr. Woodleigh is an awesome bullet for anything.

I also love the North Fork cup points and anything that walks or crawls. they penetrate like a solid and kill like a soft.

Fresh W760 and .375 Wby worked for me. Start at 72 grains and see how much will fit the H&H.

Ray is right -- imagine that.

I can seat the bullets long in the CZ magazine, that might help a bit for case capacity.

Woodleigh bullets are considerably easier to find here than Rhinos. Not real easy, but doable.

350-grain Woodleigh PP and IMR 4831 will do far better all around. Crimp at the cannelure (if you have brass that won't buckle, or if you have a separate crimping die a la Lee FC die.) With Barnes TSX you can mess around with OAL and still crimp at a driving band. RL-15 and the 250-grain TTSX is da bomb!

If you go heavy your velocity goes down. Why not use a better bullet. The Northfork cup point. the TSX or CEB Raptor in weights of 235 to 300 should make the 375 a better killer.

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Originally posted by srose:
If you go heavy your velocity goes down. Why not use a better bullet. The Northfork cup point. the TSX or CEB Raptor in weights of 235 to 300 should make the 375 a better killer.

+1

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Originally posted by srose:
If you go heavy your velocity goes down. Why not use a better bullet. The Northfork cup point. the TSX or CEB Raptor in weights of 235 to 300 should make the 375 a better killer.

+2!.

IMHO the 380grain Rhino belongs from .375 Rum/WEA or 378Wea. Ofcouse the 404/375Saeed would also qualify.
As I see it the RN Woodleigh 350grain in a .375H&H would become a ".333jeffery+50grain" load = very versatile on all game.

I know the velocity will go down with the heavy bullets, and I know that there are lighter quality bullets. Normally I just use A-frames, and most of my 23 buffalo have been killed with those.

I've got an opportunity to try some different things, and see the results for myself. If I don't like the results the idea can be scrapped and something different used the next day. Or the next hour.

I'm just looking for loading data. It seems to be a little scarce for the heaviest bullets. If I can't get at least a bit of speed they won't leave home. No biggie.

Loads are starting to trickle in, H4350 for a bit over 2200 fps being the most common.