Which of the lighter standard 375 caliber bullets; the 225 Hornady, 235 Speer is best suited for deer and feral hogs. Some of the hogs could weigh more than 350 pounds. Velocity would be kept around 2600 fps as ranges will be under 150 yards.

those two bullets are designed for the .375 H&H...actually Hornady's 225 was designed for the .376 Steyr. Speeds are around 2,800'/sec

The Hornady 220 is designed for the .375 Win cartridge at speeds of around 2,200

Drive them at the speeds they was intended and you'll do fine IMO.

The 235 Speer is too soft. Tends to break up and leave a trail of fragments through the wound canal even when driven at low velocities like 2600 fps.

Darned same too, as it is very accurate.

just load a 300 grain wooleigh round nose to 2350-2400 if you want reduced recoil and a real nice north american bullet.

im using 72 grains of reloader 15 and rem brass and a cci 250 primer for just over 2600 fps. with the solids the softs tend to be on adverage 10-15 fps slower.
also with the 300 grain round nose wooleigh pills

The Speer 235gr is a nice, cheap, bullet for the range. I´ve used it on whitetail end elk and out of bullets found all had broken up and made a mess of the meat. Hornadays have perfomed better for me although I´ve mostly used 270 gr.

I can't see a lot of recoil reduction using a 300 grain bullet at 2300 fps. If I were to do that I would choose a 270 grain Hornasy RN. The rifle in question is a 376 Steyr and I guess I'll order the 225 grain factory load for brass and bullet testing. If I don't get what I want in bullet performance I'll try the Speer 235 at 2400 fps.

225gr bullets belong in .35 Whelen, I would use 270gr or 300gr SPs from Remi or Fedi. Caution! I am partial to 300grainers, because that's how my rifle was sighted in/tested by its manufacturer. The .375H&H deserves at least 270grainer dont ya thinka!

The heavier bullets have their place. The average feral hog weighs less than 200 pounds and most of the deer I see are noticably less than 150 pounds so a light bullet with some expansion will do just fine. I wanted the rifle ready for elk season where I would have used a 270 grain bullet but it is not to be.

Hornady does make a fairly tough 225 gr spire point that is entirely different from the 220FN. 2600 fps is a good velocity for them as it was designed for the 375 H&H. Recoil is reduced markedly with H4895.

My friend loads 210 grain Barnes-X in his 375, and is happy as a clam. Velocities range from 2500-3000 fps, depending on the game. He really likes it for a fast elk load also.

Yep, I've been using the 210gr Barnes bullet in .375 also. Its been terrific for elk.

What kind of penetration did those broken up Speer 235's give? I have looked at using the 210 grain X bullet on elk but the rifle just won't be done in time.

Penetration with the 235gr Sierras wasn´t bad but the meat destruction was awesome! A whitetail shot on the shoulder had the whole front section blackened. The bullet was travelling around 850m/s (not tested in a chrony, just calculated) so it would probably behave better at a slower speed.

The .375" 225 grain Hornady Spire Point over 70 grains of H4895 sparked by a CCI250 primer is a great deer and feral hog load in the .375 H&H. 67 grains to start, 74.8 grains maximum per Hornady #6.

Gents,

Would you mind sharing your 210 grain X loads.

Thanks,

Roger QSL

Roger you can use max laods of Re 15. I can't remember what max is right now. I used the 235 blue Barnes on deer for a while. It worked well too. You will like it. D

I have killed a few deer with a 375 H&H with the Hornady 220 FP and the Speer 235 grain bullets. I loaded them with 60 grains of IMR 3031. They worked fine. This is a fairly light load, but plenty powerful enough for deer or wild pigs.
I used IMR 3031 because I have a lot of it on hand, there are several suitable powders.

How about the noslers 260 grain accubond, i loaded a few for a frend for elk hunting, bet it would do well ! ...tj3006

I like the Accubond. Since it is getting to be hit or miss on getting an elk tag I am going to start bear hunting. Tags are easy to get, bears can get pretty big and a 270 seems perfect for the job. Have to thump A coupleofbig hogs first to build confidence.

I have not shotpigs with the 235 gr speer but my gun dealer has a friend who has shot a lot of pigs with the 235 gr speer and he said it was a great choice of bullet for pigs.

I have shot some other thin skinned stuff with the 235 gr speer and got 20c piece sized exits on chest shots.

I have had huge destruction using the Hornady 300 gr Round Nose......................that bullet behvaves like a nosler Ballistic tip, worked great on large pigs and thin skinned stuff, but I would not like to use it on serious game.

I ordered some of both. Practice rounds Are more fun when they generate less than 30 pounds of recoil.

Its pretty hard to make a 375 H&H fail as hard as some of you try!!

I just use some 270 gr. bullet or a 260 gr. Nosler for the light stuff, but have probably shot more plainsgame for bait or the pot with the heavy 300 and 350 gr. bullets, while hunting buffalo...They always worked extremely well....If I wanted a lighter bullet then I would use a lighter rifle.

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Originally posted by Roger:
Gents,

Would you mind sharing your 210 grain X loads.

Thanks,

Roger QSL

Please.
I'd like to hear about this long-assed screamer in the .375 RUM...

my son took a 375 with 210 barnes to africa and shot everything from steenbok to eland with it. all were 1 shot kills and the bullet preformed well. his load was 83 gr of 4350

Try the 250gr Swift bullet. I have killed all kinds of stuff with that bullet and it works like a charm. It is very accurate opens well and retains weight as well. I have shot several wort hogs, all kinds of antalope including small stuff like impala as well as bigger animals like zebra. Everything hit in the chest went down quickly. With a MV of 2700 you can zero at 200 and hold on to about 250. Great caliber/bullet.

Brett

With my targets and loading data in front of me, I load a moly'ed Barnes 210gr X-bullet with 70gr of 8138 powder, W/W cases, CCI 250 Mag primer. The powder is an old surplus sold at Camp Perry that is equivelant to 4895. Three shot groups are from .860 to 1.039 at 100yds with a Leup 1.5-5x scope. Velocities are a little low compared to some loads, but accuracy is there, recoil is light, and it kills Colorado elk very well.

Max with the 210gr and Re 15 was 79 gr. That puts it at about 3k even in my short 21 inch barrel. That turns the 375 into a real heavy hitting 300 winmag. Good hunting.

By some luck I went to the gunsmith's place yesterday and the barrel is already contoured and about to be threaded for the action. He has already rented the reamer too as it's in the mail.

Rickt300, let me help you! Deer and pigs at 150yrds? Save your money and shoulder! You can use 249gr or 264gr lead alloy slugs with 15-20grs of powder. The velocity should be 1400 to 1700fps so you don't get that lead-plated bore.