.375 reduced loads

[Choupique]

found very little difference in accurachy from the starting load to the "max" loads. And it is very accurate.

I've found them to be more accurate closer to max load, probably just because they are so slow at the lighter charges that they probably have stability problems.

Trail boss is pure magic with cast bullets. I wish I had bought 20 pounds of it when it first came out. I find myself using it way faster than I can buy it.

 

[thoma018]

@Luger00 , I'll take your advice and try it.......Can you you just maybe send me a small jar or so....
Seriously, if you have any to sell LMK.

 

[fourfive8]

As has been posted by @mooze. use the Hodgdon recommended and tested loads of 60% listed max for H4885. Don’t mess around with unknowns!

 

[F. Vaccaro]

Good old IMR 4064 is hard to beat.

 

[GerardV]

Hogden list a reduced recoil load of 81.5 gr of H1000 (AR2217) with a 235 gr projectile at around 2400 fps.

Has anyone tried this or a similar load, noting it's using a slower powder with a light projectile, rather than a lesser amount of faster burning powder?

 

[Brickman301]

I load a 300 grain bullet with 58 grains of Varget loads are going a little less than 2,200fps.
Nice low recoil, but still very effective.

 

[DaddyFlip]

As has been posted by @mooze. use the Hodgdon recommended and tested loads of 60% listed max for H4885. Don’t mess around with unknowns!

Never, and I mean NEVER, try a 60% load of H4885; that's a sure recipe for disaster!

Only, and I mean ONLY, use H4895 if you are going to try a Hodgdon recommended and tested load of 60% of listed max. Don't mess around with unknowns! (like typos from random internet dudes)

 

[mhunts]

For practice loads leading up to my first safari last year, I went through hundreds of the 200 grain Sierra FN Pro Hunter (and about as many 300 grain game kings). These bullets are designed for the .375 Winchester but worked great as practice loads as I got used to shooting from sticks, and firing rapidly. At $33/50 bullets, They are a great way to get familiar with your rifle and put plenty of rounds down range without spending a bunch of money. Sierra and many others have published data.

Recoil energy in a 10lb rifle would be like that of a stout 30-06 if running them at around 2900fps. Sierra recommends running them under 2200fps for use on game, but I'd imagine they would be a deer hammer out of a stand.

I ultimately used 300g Swift A Frames on everything which shot to nearly the same POI as the GK with the same load data. Everything was DRT with the 300 grain swifts.