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| I have a Lee factory crimp die that I just set with a light squeeze. You probably don't even need this, I think there probably is enough friction to keep the bullet in place, unless maybe you have a really light wickedly recoiling rifle, in which case bullets could shift in cartridges in the magazine. |
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| I have two rifles in .375 H&H, a Model 70 and a Ruger #1. I have never crimped the bullets, and have never seen a need. My favorite load is the 270 gr. Barnes TSX with a max. load of RL-19. The bullets do not move in the rounds in the magazine, and accuracy is excellent. |
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| Thanks, guys. I appreciate the feedback. Paul |
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| Sierra 250 and 300 gr SPBT bullets also don't have a cannelure and I've never had a problem with them, shooting middle of the road loads in a 375 H&H, so I don't think it'll be a problem, unless your rifle is really light and recoils badly.
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| quote: Originally posted by PKW:
I bought some Speer SPBT 270 gr bullets to reload in my 375 H&H. When I went to load some work up loads I noticed there was no canelure on the bullets. They have a long body and seemed to seat fine in the 10 I loaded. Of course I wasn't able to crimp them. Every other bullet I have seen for this caliber has a canelure to accept the crimp. Do you guys see this as a problem. Your insights will be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Paul
No, I don't crimp 375 bullets, even for DG. Cheers.  |
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| Thanks. I'm aiming for moderate loads. The rifle weighs about 8 lbs. It does kick a bit as it has 20" bbl. thanks again. Paul |
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| I wouldn't worry about the crimp. I have a Dakota rifle that was re-barreled from 300 H&H to 375 H&H and it weighs less now than it did originally.
A pleasure to carry, unpleasant from the bench. I've never crimped the bullets, and have had no problem with bullets moving. |
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| My rifle is a Win Model 70 classic stainless I had re-chambered to 375 Weatherby, with full power loads, 200+fps is easily achieved over standard H&H velocities. I have never had a bullet move due to recoil, and believe me, the increase in velocity also has a stiff increase in recoil, it is a lot sharper and snappier with quite a bit of noticeable torque. Cheers. |
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