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Lightweight .375H&H bullet results?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jon A" data-source="post: 2264" data-attributes="member: 319"><p>Good to see you here, Ray.</p><p></p><p>I see absolutely nothing wrong with it. You know how some people (especially on other boards) are "stuck in their ways...." It would be blasphemy to load a 375 with light bullets! Almost as bad as taking a push-feed to Africa (even if only going after the non-dangerous stuff)!</p><p></p><p>I'm assuming you're talking about the type of guy that wants to use his 375 on a deer or caribou hunt in open country and doesn't need a 300 grain A-Frame or Woodleigh to kill the little thing but would like a bit better trajectory. In this case I think it's a great idea. This type of hunter probably won't be using a rangefinder, so trajectory is very important and using lighter bullets can make a significant difference.</p><p></p><p>I did the same thing with my 300 Win for many years...hunting deer and antelope with 130 Barnes XBT's launched at over 3660 fps. Talk about flat shooting! Back then I didn't have a rangefinder and wouldn't shoot at a distance that anybody here would consider "long." But it gave me an extended "point blank" range, less to worry about. And it doesn't take a 180 or 200 to kill a whitetail.</p><p></p><p>However, such a guy must know his limitations. Contrary to what many on other boards have said, you can't turn a 375 H&H into a 300 mag just by loading lighter bullets. The low BC of the bullets is the limiting factor. A big cased 30 or 338 with similar weight bullets will shoot flatter, buck the wind better, hit harder and penetrate better at extreme ranges than the 375. They are simply better tools for the really long range job.</p><p></p><p>But that's no reason for a hunter such as the one described above not to gain a little trajectory advantage with lighter bullets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jon A, post: 2264, member: 319"] Good to see you here, Ray. I see absolutely nothing wrong with it. You know how some people (especially on other boards) are "stuck in their ways...." It would be blasphemy to load a 375 with light bullets! Almost as bad as taking a push-feed to Africa (even if only going after the non-dangerous stuff)! I'm assuming you're talking about the type of guy that wants to use his 375 on a deer or caribou hunt in open country and doesn't need a 300 grain A-Frame or Woodleigh to kill the little thing but would like a bit better trajectory. In this case I think it's a great idea. This type of hunter probably won't be using a rangefinder, so trajectory is very important and using lighter bullets can make a significant difference. I did the same thing with my 300 Win for many years...hunting deer and antelope with 130 Barnes XBT's launched at over 3660 fps. Talk about flat shooting! Back then I didn't have a rangefinder and wouldn't shoot at a distance that anybody here would consider "long." But it gave me an extended "point blank" range, less to worry about. And it doesn't take a 180 or 200 to kill a whitetail. However, such a guy must know his limitations. Contrary to what many on other boards have said, you can't turn a 375 H&H into a 300 mag just by loading lighter bullets. The low BC of the bullets is the limiting factor. A big cased 30 or 338 with similar weight bullets will shoot flatter, buck the wind better, hit harder and penetrate better at extreme ranges than the 375. They are simply better tools for the really long range job. But that's no reason for a hunter such as the one described above not to gain a little trajectory advantage with lighter bullets. [/QUOTE]
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