.375 h&h for whitetails

Taken a few squirrels with the ,416 also. They got on my nerves while deer hunting! I didn't have my slingshot with me but, oh well, I turned one to mush and beheaded a couple more. I proved to my long-suffering wife that my rifle was still good to bring home chow, even if she doesn't like squirrel.
 
I think the 375 H&H is a fine deer cartridge. Its used in Africa for everything. Jack of all trades, if you are tolerant to a little recoil. My concern with the cartridge has more to do with its limitations on large, dangerous game than being "too much" gun for smaller game.
 
Having shot a blacktail deer with a 375 H&H, I can affirmatively state you will probably get a 3/8" hole going in, and a 3/8"-1/2" hole coming out. I can tell you that you will not ruin very much meat. The bullet is only traveling 2400-2500 fps, and is designed for Cape buffalo and elephants and such, so it will not expand hardly at all. It is kind of like shooting deer with a 45-70: big hole right through. You probably won't have to track the deer more than 25'.
 

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I'd like a bag of 100. I could actually pick it up since I'm in North Irving, but if you prefer, shipping it is fine.
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