One Rifle

[Jim Golden]

Oh, I see Barnes has a TSX in 350. I'll get some!

 

[WAB]

What 350gr bullets do you guys recommend? I'd throated the rifle out extra long just for 350's, but I worked up a load I liked with 300's and never got around to the 350's.

I’ve used the Woodleigh conventional solids and softs in 350 gr. I don’t know that the 350 gr Woodleigh soft would be hard enough for your rifle. I was shooting them at 2,300 fps.

I think you may have a bit of a challenge finding a .375 bullet that will provide good terminal ballistics at those velocities. Perhaps a mono metal would be worth a try?

 

[Jim Golden]

Well I just ordered two boxes of the 350gr TSX bullets from Barnes. I'll load up them and some 300's and test them on something....not sure what...to see how they hold together.

What do the .378 Weatherby guys shoot that hold together?

 

[BJH65]

I previously owned a 375 RUM and my favorite factory loads were 300 grain Swift A Frame 2760 FPS and Barnes 270 grain LRX at 2980 FPS. I wouldn’t hesitate to use these on Buffalo. Actually my favorite handload for North America was Barnes 235 grain TSX at a moderate 3100 FPS that worked fine on large boar, elk and even a 1200 lb bison.

I have no experience with 350 grain bullets. You certainly couldn’t go wrong with a Barnes 300 grain TSX for everything from impala to buffalo.

 

[David jr]

Oh, I see Barnes has a TSX in 350. I'll get some!

I have been playing with the 350 tsx in 375 H&H
350 TSX are very long and will probably exit a buff with your velocities ,which is a lot moor than any 375 H&H can produce .
Be carful if buff has another buff standing behind it .
I am going on my first safari in 2027 and will only be shooting one rifle 458
Take what you shoot the best which sounds like your 375 Weatherby ,from my shooting experience I would only use the 350 tsx for your caliber.
just plan on all shots to be complete pass through and have a outstanding hunt.
looking forward to hunt report.

 

[roklok]

Jim, my number one choice for your 375 Weatherby would be the North Fork 350 Semi Spitzer. The NF SS is sort of a hybrid between a A-Frame with its bonded front lead core, and a TSX with a monolithic shank/rear portion. At least that's my take on it. A-Frames are great bullets, but the rear core is not bonded and have been known to shed in extreme cases. If you look at the recovered A-Frame I pictured in the earlier post you can see the rear core has slipped forward in the jacket. It is still retained mechanically, but it is not bonded in place. This bullet is fairly mangled, weighs at 254 grains retained of its original 300, or about 84% weight retention. This is from a 375 H&H and impact velocity around 2400 FPS. This bullet entered through a rib and broke the offside shoulder. The velocity when this bullet hit heavy bone of offside shoulder would have been reduced even further after traveling through 2.5 feet of buffalo. Imagine hitting the heavy bone of a nearside shoulder at 2700 or 2800 fps, I believe the potential for bullet failure would be significant even with the excellent A-Frame. I actually think if using the TSX I would stick with 300 grain.

 

[K-man]

I think your idea of a single rifle for a safari like yours is spot on. I have done that eight times, and I have a Blaser r8. Once I took a .300 win mag barrel and a .416 ruger. Your choice of caliber is fine for anything you are shooting. I would only take one weight/style of bullet so you don’t have to swap ballistics during your hunt. I would still practice off sticks as your P.H. Will expect you to use them during the hunt.