375 H&H Load?

lowndsie · Post by **lowndsie** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 7:07 am

Can anyone recommend a big game load?? Im after a load for one off NT trips for bulls and buff so anything around the 270 to 300gr mark pill wise would be good.

300RUM · Post by **300RUM** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 6:31 pm

Both I and my mate that runs Australian buffalo safaris (australiabuffalosafaris.com ) use the 300gr woodleigh (either RN or the new one) and 80 grns of 2209 for 2500+ fps

lowndsie · Post by **lowndsie** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 7:06 am

Cheers for that mate. 300RUM aye...... what rifle do u have in 300rum?

300RUM · Post by **300RUM** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 7:30 am

The 300 rum is actually a BRNO 602 that used to be a 300WM. I bought the reamer a few years ago and did the job on it. I wanted some thing with a mag box able to fit enough of the big mongrels without trouble. Bloody thing cranks, 4100fps with the 125gr BT. Literally pops pigs like varmints.

lowndsie · Post by **lowndsie** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 7:46 am

Literally pops pigs like varmints.

lol... dont spose you have a picture of that do you?

I was going to get the remmy sps in 300RUM but never got around to it. And now I'm soon to have to 375 well I cant really see the need anymore. Could possibly be on the cards in the future though. The 375 is a model 602 as well. How do you find the rifle in general? any complaints?

300RUM · Post by **300RUM** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:23 am

Lowndsie wrote:
Literally pops pigs like varmints.
lol... dont spose you have a picture of that do you?

I was going to get the remmy sps in 300RUM but never got around to it. And now I'm soon to have to 375 well I cant really see the need anymore. Could possibly be on the cards in the future though. The 375 is a model 602 as well. How do you find the rifle in general? any complaints?

Yeah I do have photos of that, I'll have to dig em out.
Yeah the rem sps in 300rum will be my next rifle in the safe. The BRNO is not really a tack driver. It was more of an experiment to see what the 300rum could do. And I'm impressed. The 150BT will do 3800fps+ out of it too. (25 inch barrel) My 375 is also a 602 and in that calibre its a good tough rifle not an MOA gun but consistent (1.5moa) with any bullet weight. This rifle also pops pigs well. The 220 hornady or even taipan with 80grns of 2208 clocks 3100 odd fps and is very explosive on any thin skinned game. When roo culling with the property owner it would quite often only leave a flap of skin holding the top half to the bottom. The 300rum BRNO will get a new barrel in 416rum screwed on to it some time too.
Cheers Brett

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375 H&H Load?

375 H&H Load?