.390 grain hornady A-tip bullets ,375 cal.

[nick b.]

Are these bullets safe to reload for my .375 ruger haweye African? The bullets are long. thanks for any help with this. Nick B.

 

[Bullthrower338]

That bullet was developed for the long range 375’s like 375 Cheytac. By the time you got an A-tip seated for a 375 Ruger you won’t have room for the powder to drive it I would surmise.

 

[Daryl S]

If you could load it to fit your rifle's chamber and magazine, would it actually stabilize in your rifle's rate of twist?

 

[Muskox]

Safe probably but they would have to be single fed. They are target bullets.

 

[Ryan]

Hornady calls it a match bullet for a reason. It's not bonded so it isn't built well for what most of us want for dangerous game. As mentioned, the only way to make it work in a standard magazine is to seat it deep and now you lose powder capacity. Then Hornady recommends a 1:8 to 1:11" twist and looking up my Ruger M77 African, it is a 1:12". So, if you want it to work you'll need a custom rifle and even then, why when 300 grain bonded or monometal bullets will work better.

 

[Daryl S]

Zackly! Figured it would be 12" for the Ruger. I think my custom bl. is as well. Some might be 14"?

 

[Olvast09]

Stick to 300-350gr. Your shoulder, your rifle, and your targets will all be happier. I learned this one the expensive way