Reloading for .375 H&H

[woodpuppy]

OK, so I did it! I ordered a #1H in .375 H&H. 8)

Now I need to start planning for reloading, as factory ammo is a trifle spendy and I'll want to load cast bullets. I have always used Lee dies. I do plan on ordering a caliber-specific load book, but I've got the 48th Lyman manual to start.

Please share your favorite loads, tooling, and methods. What are your favorite / longest lived cases? Any specific things to look for with this cartridge?

thank you!
Dave

 

[EVR]

Work up according to the book safety procedures. I use 76 grains H4350 + 300 grain Hornady RN + CCI LR Mag or Win 120 or WLRM {magnum} primers. I've used WW and RP cases. I've had good service from both. Several thousand rounds thru my 25 year-old-SAKO. I have saved a number of 3-shot groups with this load that measure inside 1-inch at 200 yards. The gun has worn out one Leupold scope and been reblued in recent years as it had begun to look quite "stainless"...

That load combination has done well for me on a variety of game in Africa and elk and deer here. Yotes, too.

 

[DMCI]

375 H&H is a super fine medium round for hunting on this continent. Nosler makes outstanding bullets that almost guarantee kills with good placement on heavy game. A friend of mine was able to take brown bears in NE Washington state. His story follows below.

This morning I got up at 0410 again, and again headed up the hill with Shane and Chris. Young John decided it was a good morning to sleep in. We hiked in, started glassing and within a half an hour we'd spotted another chocolate boar feeding at the edge of a berry patch. We put together another stalk, and closed the range to 306 yards according to the laser. I dialed up the old Redfield to 6x, put the crosshairs on the bear and waited for a clear shot opportunity. He stood to get some berries and I torched off the 260 grain Nosler Accubond. I lost the bear in recoil. The "twack" of the bullet striking home was clearly audible. Chris yelled "You hammered him." I reloaded, cautiously optimistic, since we were 300 yards from the bear, and couldn't see him.

Shane and I found my bear, very dead, about 6' from where he'd been standing when I punched him between the shoulders with the Accubond. It messed up his spine as well as his lungs, and likely the heart - exiting at the bottom/front of his chest. He too was a chocolate colored boar, almost a twin to my son's bear, but a little older and a little heavier. These are average size bears for the area. Estimated at about 275 for John's and about 325 - 350 for mine. Hard to say for sure.

 

[don44]

I have a #1 in 375 H&H and it is one fine rifle. I also use 76 gr of 4350 and a 300 gr bullet. Very fine round and I know you will love your new #1.