Who amongst us has played with the 350 grain bullets in the 375 H&H? What sort of velocity are you getting?

Does anyone make a 400 grain bullet for the 375?

A few friends and I have used the 350grn Woodleighs with good results and a MV of 2350fps.
At this speed they give awesome penetration.

Should be able to get 2400 fps. I only shot paper tigers with them.

AzGuy
Rhino bullets from RSA makes a 380 grn bullet, I think that is max for the .375
I have not used then, sorry.

Cheers,

André

AZ, I have shot several of them, the PP soft an the FMJ through my M70 w/24" barrel. Velocity was around 2350 with loads recommended by Geoff from Woodleigh. These are the bullets that I will be using, most likely. The good new from my standpoint, is that, out of my rifle, they shoot to the same POI and the same POI as 300gr. Barnes TSX and solids.

I believe the load was 69-72gr. of H4350, but do a search here or on 24hourcampfire to be sure. Work up with caution for sure. I think you'll like the results. Now I just gotta get some 450's for the new .416 Rigby.

David

I get 2466 FPS with the Woodleigh PP or RN bullets in my 26 inch barrel .375 Mauser. I have shot maybe 15 or 20 buffalo with that load and the 450 gr. .416 PP and RN. I love those big heavy Woodleighs. they seem to give me a caliber up from what they are..

I use the 270 gr. flat nose solids by GS Customs and Northfork as they both go to the same POI as the 350 gr. bullets..

I have not had much luck with the 380 gr. Rhino bullets, they are just too long and I had to seat them very deep and they took up too much powder space with the loads I used..All I could get was 1900 plus a tad FPS with them, then I ran out of bullets trying to get to at least 2200 FPS and never made it, so I gave up...

Those big woodleigh bullets do penetrate well, expand big and kill buffalo well and the PP knocks big holes in them coming out the other side, most of the time. The RN does a bit more internal damage but does not penetrate as well as the PP...I like the RN for herd hunting and the PP for bachlor bulls.

Ray, Do you have any load recommendations for the .416/450's? I got an email back from Geoff, but he didn't have any information for RL15 or H4350. I was thinking I had seen you mention RL15 for these bullets before. I really want to use H4350, since that's what I use for everything else, but whatever works. By the way, it was nice meeting you in Dallas, wish I could say the same for Pierre, he forced too many beers on me. JK. He's a great guy and a lot of fun.

Sorry, AZguy, didn't mean to hijack.

Thanks,

David Walker

P.S. How about RL15 with the 375/350's?

65-68 grs. RL-15.

Damn Will I could catch that load in a pitchers mit!! I think your a wuss or you just quoted your .375, 350 gr. load..Happens to some when you cross the threshold into old age.. You scared me so bad I ran out and pulled a bullet checked my load and fired a couple into my neighbors pasture, just to make sure! He moved here from calif. and it really pisses him off!

I shoot 75 grs. of RL-15, 215 Fed.,450 gr. Woodleigh RN or PP, Rem and Win cases. I have chonographed that load, but can't find the results, again it happens when you cross that threshold into old age!

My educated guess is about 2350 plus FPS...

Hey, old man! 68 gr. was giving me 2400 fps w/the 350 gr. bullet, for the 375 H&H. Maybe you're getting lightheaded from the altitude.

But you're right I'm supplying an answer to an absent question!

To answer the question above -
Frontier makes a .375 400gr bullets its the CMJ 'Gameranger' bullets. Not a premium grade at all, but an an answer to your question!

www.fontierbullets.co.za

Will,
Your right I was replying to X2mosq's question on the .416 above your post...Guess were both getting a little long in the tooth but I'm still prettier n you!!

Ray, Thanks for replying. I'll have to apologize, but I forgot to include that I was shooting the Rigby. I remember now that you shoot primarily the Remington Mag. I may just have to use Geoff's recommendations or see if I can get someone to run it through a ballistics program for me with H4350.

Thanks again,

David

x2mosq,
I would stay at 2400 FPS or a little under with the 450 gr. Woodleighs, you will get better penetration and a little less expansion but that is what you want IMO....It would be a nice mild load in the Rigby and a real killer.

Ray, that's what I'm looking for. I'd like to get to 2350, but I'll be happy with 2300. My RSM has a 23" barrel, so it may be off slightly. I email Hodgdon today and asked if their ballisticians could take a look at a H4350 load for the 450, but the reply I got was a copy/paste from their website, saying that was all the data thay had for the Rigby. No $hit. I had already found that. You'd think, since I furnished them with all the information pertaining to both the soft and solid, they'd at least run it through a ball. program and give me a starting point. I guess a liability issue. Guess I'll buy some 4831SC.

Thanks again,

David Walker

quote:

Originally posted by Will:
Hey, old man! 68 gr. was giving me 2400 fps w/the 350 gr. bullet, for the 375 H&H. Maybe you're getting lightheaded from the altitude.

But you're right I'm supplying an answer to an absent question!

Not to mine. I'll get some RL-15 an PP's and try them in my Mod. 70.

Thanks.

In that big Rigby case I would not go with the SC, rather the regular IMR-4831 or H4831. Pick a powder that will fill that big case is always a good idea...You can get near 2700 FPS with the Rigby case, its just a 416 Wby without a rim...

Its been loaded down historically to 2400 FPS because that is a proven killer load, super mild of pressure in the Rigby..A good load.

Thanks Ray, I kind of figured I'd back off a 400gr. load maybe a few grains and see where I'm at with H4350. Or maybe I'll just use what Geoff sent and work up a little to what I want, or maybe more accurately, what I can stand to shoot. I shot it for the first time on Sunday. I had 350's loaded in front of 53gr. of 5744 for a light load and in front of 96gr. of H4350 for a stiffer load. It wasn't nearly as bad as I expected. Not as bad as my Encore with a 2oz. turkey load. And not any worse than my buddies A-Bolt in .338WM. I like it so far.

David