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Anyone have experience wih 250-grain .375 Swifts on Moose and Bear in a .375 H&H? I have used the 300-grain Swifts on similar-size game and 260-grain Nosler Partitions on elk, but have not tried the 250-grain Swift A-Frames and inquiring minds need to know (especially since I have a box). One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I'll never know. - Groucho Marx | ||
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You also have 250gr Trophy Bondeds...good tough bullet for the increased velocity. | |||
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I used to have all makes of bullets and weights lying around for different rifles, until I decided one day to standardize and use the best bullet for each caliber and shoot everything with it. I think its the best approach. We all tend to skimp on the bullets but its the cheapest cost of any hunt. To answer your Q, I would use the 300grain over the 250s any day, but of course the 250s will also work. | |||
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I appreciate the responses, but they don't really address the question I asked. Since I have a box of the 250-grain .375 Swifts, I am curious as to folks experience with this specific bullet on large critters like moose and bear. Thanks. Dave One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I'll never know. - Groucho Marx | |||
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I guess I am as qualified as the next guy with absolutely no experience with the bullets - but I certainly would expect them to work fine Anyone who claims the 30-06 is ineffective has either not tried one, or is unwittingly commenting on their own marksmanship Phil Shoemaker Alaska Master guide FAA Master pilot NRA Benefactor www.grizzlyskinsofalaska.com | |||
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Thanks Phil, at least you read the question and given your experience, I suspect that you are at least qualified to make an educated guess. One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I'll never know. - Groucho Marx | |||
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What does that have to do with the Moose of Bear question ? Are you a spammer ?  Cold Zero | |||
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I must say R.Walter's post confused me also. Anyway loud-n-boomer I have used the 375 cal 250 SAF but only on caribou. I shot 5 animals on a winter hunt years ago. All shots were complete pass throughs. This load chronographed at 2850 fps and I would not have hesitated a minute to use it on bear or moose if that's what I had to use. I do think you would be better served with the 375 on the big bears and moose with a heavier bullet. The heavier bullet would allow you to take that bad angle follow up shot with confidence. The 375 cal 250 SAF has a prety short OAL and a low BC making for somewhat limited penetration. Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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With respect to R. Walter's post...see rule # 1. L-N-B is saying ATFQ and R. Walter is saying "deal with it Dude" it's the internet. Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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To answer your question...yes they work well on moose. I have personally used them and the moose dropped like he was pushed out of the back of a pick up truck. He made it about 1 step and died. I found the bullet on the opposite side under the hide. It looked great and performed as it should. AKMatt | |||
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At least someone here gets it. | |||
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