I use the Remington Safari 300 grain Swift A Frames in my Sako. I have taken zebra, impala, blesbok, kudu, two gemsboks, warthog, springbok and black wildebeest. Shots ranged from 85 yards to 315 yards. 6 one shot kills. 3 were given a second insurance shot. Recovered three bullets. Two were perfect textbook mushrooms. One was more deformed but it had broken both shoulders on a gemsbok at 85 yards.
Accuracy is excellent in my rifle. I have also tried the Federal TB Sledge Hammer solids to accompany this soft point. Winchester Fail Safes, 270 grain, did not shoot well in my rifle.
Overall, very pleased with the Remington A Frames for factory ammo. I would use it anywhere in North America and will use it again when I return to Africa.
Another option would be to use a custom reloader like Superior Ammunition or Safari Arms. www.superiorammo.comwww.safariarms.com I have a buddy who is very pleased with Safari Arms. Cost is very comparable to factory loads.
Good luck.
RCG
Posts: 1133 | Location: Land of Lincoln | Registered: 15 June 2004
I should have my new 375 in about two weeks , and am also looking for ammo suggestions. I�m not going to Africa any time soon, so I can pass on the high $ Fedural Ammo, however I have trip to Alaska in the fall of 2005. For kicks I would like to see what she would do on hogs here in Texas. Any thoughts? I do not want to drop big $ if I can avoid it.
Posts: 153 | Location: Hilo, Hawaii | Registered: 07 July 2004
Rem 270 grain are about 30.00 US with shipping from Cabelas. They shoot great in my M 710 but haven't tried them on game yet. Penetration results on logs was good though.
Posts: 3174 | Location: Warren, PA | Registered: 08 August 2002
try www.sportsmansguide.com, PMC 270gr (HX4A-71541) is $21.97, Rem 270gr (HX4A-14044 is $24.97, Rem Safari Grade with Swift A-Frame (HX4A-2051) is only $42.97
Posts: 234 | Location: tx | Registered: 30 September 2003
I've used factory .375H&H ammo on about 30 moose and 5 plainsgame (Eland and down sizewise). This has been with Norma TXP (Swift A-frame), Remington with Swift A-frame and Federal with TBBC. The differances that I've noticed have been that the Norma ammo was loaded hotter than the US made ammo. The past few years have been with the Fed TBBC ammo, and these bullets have opened up a bit more than the Swift A-frames.
This year however I'm going to use 350 grain Rhino bullets, that a friend of mine is helping me to load. He'll be using the same bullets himself, but in his .375-338 Mag.
All in all, I've been pleased with the preformance of the factory ammo I mentioned above, and if it wasn't for the urge to try something differant for the fun of it, I'd have no hestiation in continuing with the factory stuff.
Erik D.
Posts: 2662 | Location: Oslo, in the naive land of socialist nepotism and corruption... | Registered: 10 May 2002
I faced the same question in '02, and tested several brands of factory ammunition in my .375 H&H rifles. The paragraphs below are from an article I did for African Hunter documenting that hunt.
I used the Remington/300 Swift to take a Cape buff and a leopard.
jim dodd
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I range tested: Remington Premium Safari with the 300 grain Swift A-Frame bullet; Speer Nitrex with the 285 grain Grand Slam bullet; Federal Premium with the 300 grain Trophy Bonded bullet; Federal Premium with the 300 grain Nosler Partition bullet; Federal Premium with the 300 grain Trophy Bonded Sledgehammer Solid; Winchester 300 grain FailSafe bullets; and PMC Eldorado with the 300 grain Barnes X-Bullet.
The X-Bullet and surprisingly to me the FailSafe fell out early. The X-Bullet was produced under license to Barnes, and it left heavy metal fouling. The FailSafe did not shoot well in my rifles. I was actually expecting to use this bullet as a combination "soft-solid", so it was on to more testing and Plan B.
The Swift A-Frame shot well, as did the Nosler Partition. I decided to eliminate the NP mostly because I had a lot of experience with them on previous hunts. They shoot well, and kill well. The other soft points all gave acceptable accuracy, but the Swift A-Frame gave very small groups. I chose them and the Trophy Bonded Sledgehammer solids to go hunting.
Posts: 4166 | Location: San Diego, CA USA | Registered: 14 November 2001
HunterJim, The Rems with the Swift 300s in my .375 (M70) consistently group within 1.5moa. I used them for a lot of things, but I did find that I don't always get much expansion. For example, I shot a bushbuck at 55yards. The bullet entered just inside the right shoulder, passed all the way through, and exited just left of the anus, without ever touching bone. The bosbok was very dead, but the exit hole was nigh indistinguishable from the entry hole. Howsumever, they did do a fine job on buff
Posts: 262 | Location: Alaska | Registered: 09 July 2004
Just got back from 15 days in Namibia. Took 13 animals with Federal 260 grain Nosler AccuBond. Kudu, gemsbok, zebra, warthog, hartebeest, wildebeest, impala, springbok, and blesbok. Only recovered 2 bullets from my blue wildebeest. All others were completed penetrations. Most were double shoulder or quartering/shoulder shots from 130 to 360 yards. Incedible performance, and they shoot 1 MOA in my Rem 700 BDL/SS. I'm really sold on them.
Posts: 1517 | Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho | Registered: 03 June 2004
As for factory ammo I have had no reason to look further than the Remington Safari grade with 300 gr SAF bullets. They have taken several game animals from eland on down for me. Last summer my son put one up the nose of a Cape Buffalo. We found it in the second vertebra. It was a bit the worse for wear and tear but the Buff hit the dirt as if they jerked the rug out from under him. I used that same remington ammo to whack a coyote at about 300 yards out. If I wasn't a pathologic reloading nut I would use this load on most everything. I have not been able to duplicate it with my handloads and 300 gr bullets. Any body know what powder they use in them? Good hunting. "D"
Posts: 1701 | Location: Western NC | Registered: 28 June 2000
Sounds like you had a great hunt and that you are happy with the accubond. Sounds like it performed perfect on the plainsgame But how about exit holes Was there much meat damage on the smaller animals ?
I just got my first 375 H&H ( a Sauer 202 lefthand) and are very interested in finding the right bullets.
Happy hunting
Jesper
Posts: 8 | Location: Denmark | Registered: 10 July 2004
On the smaller animals, the exit holes looked exactly like 30-06 exits. I don't think there is enough resistance to really open the bullets up before they were through. The warthogs both had almost bloodless 3/4" round exits and dropped in their tracks. On the Kudu, Gemsbok, Hartebeest sized animals the damage was severe internally. The on-side shoulder would usually be trashed, but the other one on the off-side was OK. Actually took both shoulders and all ribs from one Gemsbok to feed the lions, as they weren't fit to sort out from bloodshot. The kudu and gemsbok culling was done with headshots only.
Posts: 1517 | Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho | Registered: 03 June 2004
Would anyone consider using? Federal Classic Ammunition 375 H&H Magnum 300 or 270 Grain Hi-Shok Soft Point�s or Remington Express Ammunition 375 H&H Magnum 270 Grain Jacketed Soft Point or PMC Silver Ammunition 375 H&H Magnum 270 Grain Pointed Soft Point�s If money was an issue?
Posts: 153 | Location: Hilo, Hawaii | Registered: 07 July 2004
We used some factory loads which was all that we could find prior to a cull on a banana plantation a couple of years ago.Not sure whether they are still made anymore.
One was the 300gn winchester silver tip loads which were turning up less than 2400fps from a 21.5" barrel. Showed little expansion on gutshooting a hog that wobbled away until a head shot brought it down.
Also tried a Remington load 270gn softpoint roundnose. Showed more expansion on light game. And 300 GN FMJ by remington as well I think which we used to cut down a tree for fun
Karl.
Posts: 3534 | Location: various | Registered: 03 June 2000
CL: Story on blue WB was 260 yard shot broadside into left shoulder; little too high (about 4", missed bone) but went straight thru into other shoulder. Autopsy showed destroyed lungs and arteries. Knocked right off it's feet, thrashed around and huge cloud of dust, and couldn't be sure of follow up. Jumped up and hit Mach 4 going away. Stuck another into paunch and PH tried to hit, but missed. Jumped back into 'Cruiser and followed. Stopped in heavy thorn looking straight away; I got in to 200 yards and stuck another right into base of tail. Hit 6" in front of tail and wrecked 24" of spine and ended up by neck. All shots on video, and he sure didn't walk away from the last. They really can soak up the bullets once adrenaline kicks in! I loved the performance of the Federal on all animals.
Posts: 1517 | Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho | Registered: 03 June 2004
I'd be careful about using Federal Classics on game. My friend used some on a recent trip to africa and they came apart as they left the barrel. We were checking the sight in of the rifle on a target about 75 yards distant and everytime we shot, the box was hit but pieces of limbs from the trees above would fall to the ground and on an impala the 300 grain blew up on the hide and did not penetrate. He wrote Federal about this but never got a response. Thank goodness when I borrowed his rifle for buffalo, I used the Nosler Partitions.
Posts: 234 | Location: tx | Registered: 30 September 2003
Quote: I'd be careful about using Federal Classics on game. My friend used some on a recent trip to africa and they came apart as they left the barrel. We were checking the sight in of the rifle on a target about 75 yards distant and everytime we shot, the box was hit but pieces of limbs from the trees above would fall to the ground and on an impala the 300 grain blew up on the hide and did not penetrate. He wrote Federal about this but never got a response. Thank goodness when I borrowed his rifle for buffalo, I used the Nosler Partitions.
Well that is good to know. The poor quality of the ammo may be why it's only $27 per book (give or take) What would work berrer here in North America for say less thatn $40 a box?
Posts: 153 | Location: Hilo, Hawaii | Registered: 07 July 2004
, and am also looking for ammo suggestions. I�m not going to Africa any time soon, so I can pass on the high $ Fedural Ammo, however I have trip to Alaska in the fall of 2005. For kicks I would like to see what she would do on hogs here in Texas. Any thoughts? I do not want to drop big $ if I can avoid it.
But how about exit holes 
Was there much meat damage on the smaller animals ?
