Is the 465 H&H as dead as your dinner?

[Bonefish2150]

the 465 and 400 H&H were both cartridges invented just for the sake of H&H collectors. they use rare bullet diameters and match the ballistics of cartridges already in existence.

why buy a 465 H&H when you can buy a 460 WBY? (same parent case but .468" bullet vs .458" bullet)

why buy the 400 H&H when you can buy the 416 RM? (similar parent case but .411" bullet vs a .416" bullet)

-matt

Because they are cool classic style cartridges, not the boring every day stuff. Don't care what bullet diameter they use. I handload. Don't care if the reloading dies are 3 times as much, or the bullets.

 

[grand veneur]

Because they are cool classic style cartridges, not the boring every day stuff. Don't care what bullet diameter they use. I handload. Don't care if the reloading dies are 3 times as much, or the bullets.

I see it that way too, and as the owner and user of a rifle caliber 460 Weatherby Magnum, I would have no problem hunting with a rifle caliber 465 H&H Magnum. I like the cartridge design, even more than that of the cartridge 460 Weatherby Magnum. As for the money, the reloading components are far from the problem; it's rather the rifle you need.