another 375 H&H slow load question

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Looking for anyone with experience downloading 375 to 9.3x62 territory.

Since my wife has never shot anything with thump, I want to work up a load with a 250 gr (Barnes, Hornady, Sierra, etc), or possibly Hammer's 220 or 256 gr, that will come in at under 30 ft lbs of recoil in my new Ruger #1 tropical.

I'll likely be using Varget over the other medium rate spherical I have since they seem to perform more consistently with powder charges above 95% fill.

At the upper 20s, that's roughly the same as a lightweight 30-06 pushing 200 gr or heavier bullets, so shouldn't be a bad intro to medium bore.

@sgt_zim
After reading the 9.3x62 journal ( a very enlightening read) they found that penetration on game was better with the 375 at slower velocity and there wasn't much difference in performance on game.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Looking for anyone with experience downloading 375 to 9.3x62 territory.

Since my wife has never shot anything with thump, I want to work up a load with a 250 gr (Barnes, Hornady, Sierra, etc), or possibly Hammer's 220 or 256 gr, that will come in at under 30 ft lbs of recoil in my new Ruger #1 tropical.

I'll likely be using Varget over the other medium rate spherical I have since they seem to perform more consistently with powder charges above 95% fill.

At the upper 20s, that's roughly the same as a lightweight 30-06 pushing 200 gr or heavier bullets, so shouldn't be a bad intro to medium bore.

@sgt_zim
You could just try using minimum loads of H4350 for a given projectile. This would give even slightly lower recoil because the powder charge would be less for a given weight than varget. Less projecta mass equals less recoil and muzzle blast.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

It's a Ruger #1, so a little light for 375 H&H, I think factory spec on it is around 8.5#, plus a scope will get me a little over 9#. I have a heavy PAST pad I use for my 404J, definitely part of the equation.

I had a couple 30-06, but I sold them both years ago. My 9.3 is just way too long for her to shoot - LOP is 14.75 to fit me. I have some nice, mild loads for Oryx at a bit under 2300 fps, the rifle is just too long for her.

I'm checking with a couple buddies to see if I could borrow a 30-06 or 300 WSM, but I think I'm going to have to find a slow load with a light bullet for the Ruger.

@sgt_zim
You could always order another stock from Ruger and cut it to fit her then add some lead to the stock to increase the weight.
With 2 stocks you have a rifle that fits both of you.
Bob

 

[sgt_zim]

@sgt_zim
You could always order another stock from Ruger and cut it to fit her then add some lead to the stock to increase the weight.
With 2 stocks you have a rifle that fits both of you.
Bob

Bob, she's about 5'11". I suspect the OEM LOP is going to be right where it needs to be, or perhaps a skosh short. She has a long neck and long arms. The recoil pad looks OEM, I may replace that anyway, we'll see when I finally take possession of it in a week or so (should arrive at my dealer's house tomorrow). I'm in Baton Rouge taking care of Mom until next weekend.