Holland and Holland .375 2 1/2

[yumastepside]

Very nice gun, good score !
Proper 375x 2 1/2 FNE brass is available....I make mine from 9.3x74R brass

Roger

 

[Huvius]

Are there pics of your Mauser somewhere?

 

[Hunter-Habib]

Also known as a .375 Velopex. Ideal for driven boar or red stag.

 

[Sarg]

Very nice gun, good score !
Proper 375x 2 1/2 FNE brass is available....I make mine from 9.3x74R brass

Roger

Roger I think the Headspace would be off with the 9.3X74 cases as much thinner rim ?

 

[degoins]

Wow very nice!!

 

[degoins]

Very nice gun, good score !
Proper 375x 2 1/2 FNE brass is available....I make mine from 9.3x74R brass

Roger

thank you sir.

 

[degoins]

Nice rifle & a very nice under rated cartridge, I have a few of them, all bolt guns, would like to try one regulated for the 320gr load but really the 270gr is more than needed on the game you should be shooting with the 2.5in, I use 200, 220gr, 235gr, 250gr some meant for the .375Win which are getting a bit hard to find now days.

It is a Lot more than the .375Win & Not a .303 Brit case necked up, you could use them (30/40 Krag & modified .444Marlin, 405Win) but loads do work best in the proper cases.

Thank you sir. I'd be interested in some of your light bullet load recipes if you don't mind.

 

[yumastepside]

Sarg, would 9 thou' make that much difference in a straight wall rimmed case ?

 

[Sarg]

Not sure Roger, but the 9.3x74 didn’t work for me when I tried to use them !

30/40 & 303 did but short, .444Marlin took some work as did .405Win.

I think too thin to work in my Steyr but also issues in the Lee Speeds.

I could make one up again & see what the trouble was as years ago now.

What are you shooting your loads in ?

 

[yumastepside]

LSA No.1

 

[93marlin]

@degoins your H&H is beautiful. And in a very useful caliber!

 

[degoins]

@degoins your H&H is beautiful. And in a very useful caliber!

Thank you sir.

 

[Sarg]

Thank you sir. I'd be interested in some of your light bullet load recipes if you don't mind.

Id have to have a deep dig to see if I wrote any thing down on those, but I used RL15 & AR2208 (Varget same) my Westley Richards loves the 220gr load, not sure you will have any joy with light bullets in a Double if regulated for the 270gr slug ?

 

[krish]

Beautiful rifle.
Krish

 

[degoins]

Thank you sir.

Beautiful rifle.
Krish

 

[degoins]

Id have to have a deep dig to see if I wrote any thing down on those, but I used RL15 & AR2208 (Varget same) my Westley Richards loves the 220gr load, not sure you will have any joy with light bullets in a Double if regulated for the 270gr slug ?

I've never had much trouble getting lighter bullets to regulate in the doubles I've owned. I had a vintage Alex Henry that actually listed a load for light and heavy bullets in the ledger.

 

[rigbymauser]

Nothing beats the graceful lines of a Holland & Holland pre-WW1 doublerifle. The Dominions were not sidelocks, but backactions which is even better in my book.

 

[degoins]

I got the info on it from Holland and Holland. It was made for a Mr. Hay in 1904. Unusual as it originally came with a Lyman tang sight as well as the barrel sights. Filler screws are in place and look original. And it appears from the copies of the ledger that Mr. Hay also had a .303 built because part of it says "stock same as .303"
If only this thing could talk!

 

[Sarg]

Found a few loads written down, start below these & work up in a Double.

These were no trouble in my Lee Speeds & Steyr action bolt guns.

AR2208/Varget same powder.

I loaded from 48gr to 50gr of Varget with 270gr RN
I use 48gr as it shoots to sights & recoil is nice.

I use 50gr with the 200gr to 235gr Speer
These all shot well in my Steyr & one Speeder the other has a worn bore & really only shoots the Woody 270gr with exceptable accuracy.

I also had similar loads with Reloader 15 but had trouble finding more powder, actually same with 2208/Varget nowadays !

 

[degoins]

Found a few loads written down, start below these & work up in a Double.

These were no trouble in my Lee Speeds & Steyr action bolt guns.

AR2208/Varget same powder.

I loaded from 48gr to 50gr of Varget with 270gr RN
I use 48gr as it shoots to sights & recoil is nice.

I use 50gr with the 200gr to 235gr Speer
These all shot well in my Steyr & one Speeder the other has a worn bore & really only shoots the Woody 270gr with exceptable accuracy.

I also had similar loads with Reloader 15 but had trouble finding more powder, actually same with 2208/Varget nowadays !

Thank you sir. I haven't seen any Reloader 15 in a very long time around here. And very little of any other for that matter. I've had to order pretty much every powder that I use.