I just got a lefty model 70 in 375 HH. I want to start shooting it to get use to it. Up until now I shot mostly lever actions in light calibers 3030 and 308. This is my first lefty bolt. That is taking some getting use to also.

Can anyone suggests reasonable priced ammo for practice. I know this is way to much gun for deer but I would like to spend as much time with this gun as possible. Can anyone suggest a load for whitetail deer. I also want to use this next year for elk in an area with typically long shots. What would be a good load for long distance shooting?

thanks
George K

If you can find the Remington green box 270-grain soft points they should do fine (my guess, my 375 is not ready yet).

I think Cabelas had it in stock online but it may also be somewhere else.

Don't buy it all as I need some!

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If you can find the Remington green box 270-grain soft points they should do fine

That is about the cheapest you will find. The Cabelas price is cheaper than Midway.

The Rem 270's are good for deer. I've used them for a while and have no complaints.

George,

Good bullet for longer range shots on Elk...Nosler 260gr. Accubond. If you reload I use 71.5gr. of RL15 for true 3/4" groups@100yds and 2700fps through the Chrony. Please work up to this load even though its several grains under maximum. I used this in SA on plains game from Blesbok to Zebra with excellent results. I was really surprised to see it penetrate through both shoulders on the Zebra at 200yds. It should work well on Elk and the bullet is very aerodynamic.

Woody

I you reload a speer 235 gr will work really well and if you prefer 300 gr bullets the Hornady 300 gr RN is another good one............................IMHO the 300 gr RN Hornady is suitable only for smaller deer feral pigs etc.

My Win M70 in 375 really likes the Federal 270 grain "Classic". I shoot some of these in .338 and 375. My 375 shoots these in 1" groups at 100 yards and I would not be opposed to using them on deer or elk. I'm not sure what bullet is in Federals load but it performs on Moose okay. I find these on sale on occasion pretty cheap.
The reloads I worked up are 71 grains of Reloader 15 and a 300 grain Barnes X bullet. Be cautious with this load, not showing any bad signs in my gun but yours may vary.

everyne thanks alot for the information. I do not reload at this point, but I think this is a caliber that lends itself to reloading. Once I understand the gun better and what I can do with it I'll have the brass to start to reload. Thanks again.
George K

=BobC of this forum has some nice moderate loads for the 375 H&H using Nosler Acubonds and some 5547 as I remember.

Being of limited knowledge and experience regard hunting and guns, can anyone advise me on a good threads or advise on some of the better process for breaking in a new barrel.
Thanks
George K

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BobC of this forum has some nice moderate loads for the 375 H&H using Nosler Acubonds and some 5547

Hey Rusty I cheated and looked it up. About 71grs RL15 and the 260.
https://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/...=599100404#599100404

I picked up a mess of the 270CT and I'm running 69 or 70 RL15.(I'm too tired to walk upstairs and look) Do have the velocity but they make one nice big hole for a group

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Originally posted by George K:
Being of limited knowledge and experience regard hunting and guns, can anyone advise me on a good threads or advise on some of the better process for breaking in a new barrel.
Thanks
George K

1. Take your rifle to the range.
2. Shoot it until you have to go home.
3. Take your rifle home and clean it.
4. Repeat as often as possible.

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1. Take your rifle to the range.
2. Shoot it until you have to go home.
3. Take your rifle home and clean it.
4. Repeat as often as possible.

I've tried several methods over the years. With today's barrels I've found this one to be as good as any. I would add a 2b don't allow the barrel to get so hot that you can't hold it.

I'm working with the Hornady 225 gr spitzer over IMR4064 starting loads to get acquainted with my 375 H&H M70. I reckon they'll make a deer lie down and turn into venison just fine.

Do shop around. Few years ago I bought several boxes of dusty 300gr 'Olinchester Silvertips' for $14.50/box in a sleepy NC town.
Best found if you're looking for something else, of course.

Anything in a .375 will flatten deer, as will a .22-250. For elk I like a 270gr. at 2750 fps.

Been using my lefty Rem 700 .375H&H (oh, horrors, I might have just stirred something up) loading 260gr cast gaschecked bullets for practice. For elk, been using 235gr Barnes X bullets. These have been fantastic. Flat shooting, powerful, and given me 100% penetration on every shot so far. All shots have been side or quartering. No Texas heart shots.

I'd just use a 300grn. solid, and forget the soft's. It'll put them down like a .30-06 will with soft's, and even better, and you'll have more meat on the table too.

George,

Congratulations on your new L/H .375H&H Winchester Model 70! Great Boomers they are!

I really like ElCaballero's advice on how to break it in, too!

Just shoot the heck out of it - it's a fantastic rifle. Plenty of heft to assist in absorbing that attention-getting (but not overwhelming) recoil, too.

I've shot everything from 50 lb. Roe Deer to African Plains Game with mine and it works just fine! No Elk but plenty of European Red Deer, Fallow Deer and Wild Boar have gone to the Happy Hunting Ground assisted by just about any reasonable 260, 270 or 300 grain bullet - all whack with authority.

As some of the others guys have already stated, just start looking for ammo bargains, they're out there, pick-up a box of whatever flavored ammo you can locate and keep the brass; 'cause the .375 H&H is a good reason to start to reload, you'll eventually get tired of paying that kind of price for ammo and only a few boxes of .375H&H ammo will ammortize your reloading investment anyway.

A Press, (and no Martha, it doesn't have to be a Mega-Monster to size the brass, either) a Scale, a set of Dies w/shellholder, some lube, powder , bullets, a Lee Trimmer with their Factory Crimp Die and you are ready to Rock & Roll and if you shop around at the big Mailorder Houses that combination won't set you back what 4-5 boxes of Factory Fresh ammo will cost you anyway. Then you can control your own destiny with myriads of loads to bash anything on this planet.

Have Fun!

My "small game (deer, etc.) and practice load for my .375 H&H is 60 grains of H4831 with a small cotton wad on top of the powder, and the Lyman .375449 cast gascheck bullet. Made of whellweights and NOT heat-treated, these bullets are soft enough to mushroom some, and this load gives slightly over 1800 FPS MV.

The recoil is about like a .30/'06, and this load is the equivalent of the old-time HV .38/55 loading.

It is accurate, and that bullet at 1800 FPS is pretty deadly on deer-size game.