375 H&H Bullet for all Game

[Stephen Jensen]

Hi.

I require the same bullet type for my 375 H&H that can be used for Buffalo, Plains Game, Tiny 10 and night critters so I don't have to continually re-zero plus "you never know what's next"

I have just returned from Africa and now have 6 of the Tinys using a 223 with solids. Next time we will be hunting Buffs again so the same bullet in 375 H&H would be very very handy for all 4. If I used 270 TTSX will that work or will that expand for the Tinys and Night Critters?
Thanks

 

[Frederik]

Stephen, it wil depend on distance you will be shooting and I assume the night critters will be clsoer range so shooting a genet for example will leave you with a huge gaping exit hole.
Why not ask the PH what he has available as shotgun or small rifle. Otherwise get a solid that prints close to the expanding bullets you use.

 

[Traveler1]

Stephen, I shot 80% of my pygmy antelopes with a 375 solid. This goes for the ones we were hunting and the one we just came across. Being most were taken before the modern "premium" bullets they were shot with Winchester 300gr solids. A few with 300 gr silvertips and the occasional 175gr corelokt from my 7mm RM. When I did not have solids, I just shot behind the should to punch throw and not expand on the shoulder. As for night critters I used my 22 mag lever action most the time.

 

[Inline6]

I can't imagine a 375h&h opening up on small game with a 300gr AFrame. It did not leave a huge hole on my Sable or blesbok. I'm not sure you would want to use a 270TTSX on DG.

 

[DLSJR]

Stephen, you should have no trouble finding a 375 load that puts a solid and soft very near each other. Both my sons 375 and my 416 group solids less than an inch from where softs group. Plenty close enough. You’ll want to be able to shoot solids for the little stuff, and maybe on some big stuff too, depending on situation.

 

[Boela]

Stephen, have a look at the range of bullets offered by Peregrine. The VRG-3 is a monolithic soft that has served me extremely well. The VRG-2 is a solid. You can work up a single load for both bullet types and shoot them alternately without having to re-zero your rifle. I have done this on multiple occasions.

I have personally hunted Tiny-10 and DG with these bullets in 300gr, and I have yet to be disappointed by their performance.

 

[Stephen Jensen]

Thanks for your replies. Here in Australia it is so bloody hard to get bullets. So if I use a 300 grain TSX for Buffs and Tinys and 270 TTSX for plains? Should the 300 grain TSX not open up OR a 300 grain A Frame that will do all except Genet and Porcupine?

 

[Firebird]

Can you get any solid that might shoot the same as your soft choice?

 

[Berettaco]

I would recommend a 300 gr TSX or TTSX or a 300 gr A frame to handle all scenarios. I’m sure there are other options but those are the bullets I have first hand experience with. Actually very small entrance and exit wounds on small and medium size PG - no bullets recovered.

 

[PARA45]

I took my 375 H&H to Africa in May, and used their Vortex ammo with 300 TSX. Shot a warthog (smallest), lioness and buffalo cow (biggest) with the same ammo. No issues, and the exit wound was no bigger than a golf ball or smaller.

 

[WAB]

300 gr Swift A-Frame

 

[Ryan]

Any high quality 300 grain bonded soft point or monolithic expandable. A-Frame, Trophy Bonded Bear Claw, TSX, Peregrine Bushmaster, etc. On a buffalo it has a large heavy body where they fully expand while the smaller animals light frame doesn't cause the bullet to expand much, if at all, thus acting like a solid. I used Perengrine VRG-3 Bushmaster bullets last January on a buffalo and then four more plains game from a black wildebeest down to a steenbok without any out of the ordinary damage. The tough part about Peregrine Monolithics right now is getting them. I haven't seen .375s in stock for a year or more on their US website.

 

[rookhawk]

Hi.

I require the same bullet type for my 375 H&H that can be used for Buffalo, Plains Game, Tiny 10 and night critters so I don't have to continually re-zero plus "you never know what's next"

I have just returned from Africa and now have 6 of the Tinys using a 223 with solids. Next time we will be hunting Buffs again so the same bullet in 375 H&H would be very very handy for all 4. If I used 270 TTSX will that work or will that expand for the Tinys and Night Critters?
Thanks

If it were me I would be hunting dangerous game with a 300gr Swift A-Frame soft as the first round in the gun. If you shoot a tiny-10 with it, it will pass through with moderate damage. For buffalo I'd have a 300gr A-frame in the chamber and 4 solids in the magazine. If a tiny-10 ran by and I had 2 seconds to adapt, I'd operate the bolt to eject the soft and shoot it with the solid.

Federal 300gr A-Frame loads and their solid loads are almost identical in point of impact if you're a factory load guy.

 

[Tra3]

+1 on barnes 300 grain. Worked great for PG and prints very close to the 300 gr solids.

 

[Andrew62]

I've shot everything with Barnes TSX. I would not hesitate to use Swift Aframe for everything as well.

 

[Hunter4752001]

Steve. A few mobs in Oz currently indicate they have some Hornady 300gn DGS (Dangerous Game Solid) projectiles. If you're worried about expansion on Tiny 10 vs lack of penetration on buff, then that may be an answer. Worth buying a couple of boxes just to keep your options open even if you don't take them.

 

[Doublerifle40]

I think you should buy some of each size to find what is best in your gun. But if you can only afford to try one size, get 0.002" over your barrel groove diameter, then get a friend who casts bullets that caliber to size some of them down to 0.001" to see which size shoots best for you?

 

[TERMINATOR]

300 gr Swift A-Frame

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Because If you’re going to use one bullet for everything you better have a bullet that is great for the Buffalo as priority #1

You need to load for the biggest, toughest animal on your list not the smallest. Load for the biggoand the rest will just die even if the hole is barely bigger than .375

The only two bullets I want for Buffalo in a 375 are the 300 grain A-Frame and 300 grain Trophy Bonded Bear Claw.

 

[CoElkHunter]

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Because If you’re going to use one bullet for everything you better have a bullet that is great for the Buffalo as priority #1

You need to load for the biggest, toughest animal on your list not the smallest. Load for the biggoand the rest will just die even if the hole is barely bigger than .375

The only two bullets I want for Buffalo in a 375 are the 300 grain A-Frame and 300 grain Trophy Bonded Bear Claw.

What about a Barnes TSX or TTSX?

 

[425SCHADE]

Also residing in OZ with its supply chain issues, and wishing to utilise local products wherever possible I'm transitioning to Atomic 29's for my 7x57, 375 H&H and my 425.
Haven't done much testing to date, however I do know a message to Cam will have projectiles in your hand only a few days later. The ones you're looking at will always be better than the ones you're looking for.
Might be an option for you