What's So Great About The 400 H&H?

Aaron N said:

So I’m laying in bed this morning for some reason thinking about the 318WR.

Then I began to wonder about which 8mm does the best replication of it, and then wondered if there’s a 375 H&H wildcat necked down to 8mm.

I bet you could make a nice round by necking up the 375 to .410 I thought after that. Well what would I call it? Obviously 400 H&H, wait a minute……..

I chuckled, I hope you do too!

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Pheroze said:

I am picking up my 400 H&H next week. I will soon be able to say first hand what it's like!
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Pheroze said:

I am picking up my 400 H&H next week. I will soon be able to say first hand what it's like!
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Mauser3000 said:

Who built it?

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Aaron N said:

So I’m laying in bed this morning for some reason thinking about the 318WR.

Then I began to wonder about which 8mm does the best replication of it, and then wondered if there’s a 375 H&H wildcat necked down to 8mm.

I bet you could make a nice round by necking up the 375 to .410 I thought after that. Well what would I call it? Obviously 400 H&H, wait a minute……..

I chuckled, I hope you do too!

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hoytcanon said:

If I were building one, I would definitely be blowing out that shoulder... the neck is ridiculous.

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Certus said:

Just get the rem mag then.
.400 H&H looks great as is, as does its big bro the 465

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hoytcanon said:

Except, I have buckets of .375 H&H brass... and I tried and discarded the .416 RM years ago.

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Certus said:

You’re talking about making a .416 rem with a .006 smaller bullet though, I don’t think you’d be satisfied with that pursuit if you didn’t like the Rem.

As said - H&H went for Nostalgia and classic looks. They nailed it. Plus makes the belt have more of a purpose, that long slope and taper.

Anyone know a source of 465 barrels..?

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jacques smith said:

400HH rules. I like mine just fine

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MBaugh said:

Old thread but just wanted to chime in. I love my 416 RM but after purchasing a Dakota 76 traveler from here, With a 375H&H and 400 H&H barrels, I’ll take the 400 H&H over the RM any day. It’s made 5 trips to Africa. With the 400 H&H loaded with 400 grain No. Fork SS I’ve taken 3 buffalo, zebra, sable in Mozambique and blue wildebeest and Kudu in Botswana. With a 400 Gr NF solid I took a bull elephant while in Botswana. Both are Chronographed at 2,436 fps and extremely accurate. Recoil is very manageable. The long neck provides great next tension no crimping necessary. Best part is the rifle itself! Here are a couple of pics of recovered bullets, Buffalo, elephant and sableView attachment 785543View attachment 785544View attachment 785545View attachment 785546View attachment 785547View attachment 785553

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MBaugh said:

Old thread but just wanted to chime in. I love my 416 RM but after purchasing a Dakota 76 traveler from here, With a 375H&H and 400 H&H barrels, I’ll take the 400 H&H over the RM any day. It’s made 5 trips to Africa. With the 400 H&H loaded with 400 grain No. Fork SS I’ve taken 3 buffalo, zebra, sable in Mozambique and blue wildebeest and Kudu in Botswana. With a 400 Gr NF solid I took a bull elephant while in Botswana. Both are Chronographed at 2,436 fps and extremely accurate. Recoil is very manageable. The long neck provides great next tension no crimping necessary. Best part is the rifle itself! Here are a couple of pics of recovered bullets, Buffalo, elephant and sableView attachment 785543View attachment 785544View attachment 785545View attachment 785546View attachment 785547View attachment 785553

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MBaugh said:

Old thread but just wanted to chime in. I love my 416 RM but after purchasing a Dakota 76 traveler from here, With a 375H&H and 400 H&H barrels, I’ll take the 400 H&H over the RM any day. It’s made 5 trips to Africa. With the 400 H&H loaded with 400 grain No. Fork SS I’ve taken 3 buffalo, zebra, sable in Mozambique and blue wildebeest and Kudu in Botswana. With a 400 Gr NF solid I took a bull elephant while in Botswana. Both are Chronographed at 2,436 fps and extremely accurate. Recoil is very manageable. The long neck provides great next tension no crimping necessary. Best part is the rifle itself! Here are a couple of pics of recovered bullets, Buffalo, elephant and sableView attachment 785543View attachment 785544View attachment 785545View attachment 785546View attachment 785547View attachment 785553

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Bushog said:

Made the mistake of talking to Duke last week.....

Thinking a 400 H&H/300H&H Parkwest Traveler.... Thoughts from the gallery?

The guys at Gulf Breeze are certainly advocates of the 400 H&H. This place is great, good info on the 400 H&H cartridge here.

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