And for those who want to turn the clock back to the 1920s, Kynoch ammunition is available with the 180-grain Woodleigh Weldcore at the original velocity of 2,700 fps. Federal 215 Large magnum rifle primers. Mag., all in 26-inch barrels, were 3,022, 3,128 and 3,200 fps, respectively. The .300 H&H is a fine African plains game cartridge, and suitable for all but the most dangerous big game and pachyderms. The .300 H&H Mag.
Despite what benchrest shooters have to say about short and fat being the way to go in cartridges, I find the .300 H&H Mag.
The two have virtually identical case capacities. 66 grains in my new Browning XBolt Stainless Stalker. quite capable of equaling the accuracy of any other cartridge of its caliber.
One way to get "modern" load data for the 300 H&H is to use 300 WSM data. Be hard to pack it in the woods if it were mine. until 2006 when a friend and I decided to go on a combination hunt in the Yukon for moose, caribou and grizzly.
Joined Mar 26, 2013 Messages 171 Reaction score 142 Media 70 Oct 31, 2013 #1 I just purchased a new rifle in 300 H&H mag and am looking for some advice on what works best with this cartridge as it is completely new to me. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Sweet Rifle/cartridge combo first off! I eventually got around to shooting three other Model 70s, one of them a target rifle with a 28-inch barrel described by Winchester as the “Bull Gun.” There was also a Remington Model 721 and a 1940s vintage rifle built on the 1917 Enfield action. Whereas the “Magazine Rifle” described in the Holland & Holland catalog sold for $320 at Abercrombie & Fitch on Madison Avenue, the Model 70 in .300 H&H Mag. The .300 H&H Magnum cartridge was introduced by the British company Holland & Holland as the Super-Thirty in June, 1925. Hornady recently added to its Dangerous Game Series the 180-grain InterBond at 2,900 fps, while Nosler offers the AccuBond of the same weight at 2,950 fps in its Trophy Grade line of ammunition. Yes premium factory loads are pricey in the 300 H & H...>$75 a box in Alaska.
All rights reserved. According to that same reloading manual, maximum velocities for a 180-grain bullet in the .308 Norma Mag., .300 Win. Sure would like you to post up some pictures for us to drool over! Those propellants can be used with heavier bullets but slower burning options, such as RL-22, RL-25, H4831, MagPro and V-N560, often deliver higher velocities at equal levels of accuracy. I have a late 50's M721 Remington in the 300 H&H, and it likes Barnes 168 gr. Click the button below for the most recent reloading data sheet.
Reloading can be dangerous as equipment differs and our published data can not take into consideration all the possible variants. case necked down. We have updated our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy as of May 5th, 2020, http://www.barnesbullets.com/files/2014/11/300H-HMagWeb.pdf. (3) It's from a high-production year, not a pre-war or transition gun. The load data published by Peregrine Bullets is intended as a guide only and for use by experienced re-loaders familiar with safe reloading techniques. His/my pet load for is is 66 gr imr 4350 behind a 180 gr Nosler partition. as it was commercially loaded in the United States in those days. 150g Hornady SST. Just before I was going to spring for a new rifle, I inherited a cache of arms from my grandfather-in-law, which included a '56 serial Model 70 in 300 H&H. Berger VLD hunting for everything. The barrels of all rifles in .300 H&H Mag.
Cordite originally loaded in the .300 H&H Mag.
Most of us who have owned firearms through the years can tell stories about “the ones that got away.” For the most part, gun trades have not caused me a great deal of sadness, but there are a few I should have hung onto. Nosler Inc | Privacy Use Order Processing. More modern magnums continue this practice, but headspacing on the belt is not necessary with their more sharply angled shoulders. Click to expand... Did you mean the 300 Win Mag? I had pretty much forgotten about that first rifle in .300 H&H Mag. received its first boost in performance when the Western Cartridge Co. introduced two loadings, 180 grains at 3,060 fps and 220 grains at 2,730 fps. And for 6mm Remmy and anybody else who wanted pics, here you go. I think a 180 gr. [1] The case was belted like the .375 H&H Magnum, and is based on the same case, as also is the .244 H&H Magnum.
While both cartridges are regulated by the CIP only the .300 H&H Magnum's chamber is regulated by the CIP. My friend owned both rifles, and the one he used still wore its original Lyman Alaskan 4X scope. Powders include IMR, Hodgdon, Norma, Accurate, Alliant, Vihtavuori, Ramshot The belt plays a useful role in these cartridges in that it provides a demarcation point for reliable headspacing of the cartridge. The 180-grain load duplicated the velocity of the .30-’06 Sprg. The .300 H&H can exceed the maximum velocity of the .300 Winchester Magnum by about 75 fps with the 250 grain Barnes bullet in front of a maximum load of 67.0 grains of H4831 powder. The .300 H&H Mag. 115 SW Columbia St | Bend, Oregon, USA 97702 | Toll Free: Nosler Showroom / Open to the Public: Monday - Friday 10:00 am to 5:30 pm PST, Load Data &Technical Information by Cartridge. 180 is way overkill for deer, much less antelope. Federal leads the pack with four 180-grain bullets, Trophy Bonded Tip, Trophy Copper, Barnes TSX and Nosler Partition, all rated at 2,880 fps. Even though Remington and Winchester stopped loading the .300 H&H Mag. Load Data &Technical Information by Caliber. And, perhaps most importantly (4) I couldn't sell my wife on the necessity of a new rifle when there's nothing this one won't do. Just for the fun of it, we turned back the calendar several decades by leaving our miracle-fabric clothing and plastic rifle stocks behind; instead, we wore wool and carried pre-’64 Wincheseter Model 70 rifles in .300 H&H Mag. There are minute but significant variations with regard to dimensions between the two cartridges. One way to get "modern" load data for the 300 H&H is to use 300 WSM data. While a bit much gun for most of my needs, it's hard to justify buying new with this in the safe. The .300 H&H Magnum cartridge was introduced by the British company Holland & Holland as the Super-Thirty in June, 1925. For the handloader, the venerable .300 H&H Magnum gives away nothing to the newer short and standard length .300 Magnums, and it is superior with the heavy 220 and 250 grain bullets.
Without any pressure issues this comes out of the tube at ~3130fps. Mag.
Joined Dec 20, 2000 Messages 17,698 Location Indiana. For many years the standard .300 H&H factory load in the U.S. listed a 180 grain bullet at 2920 fps. (2) It's a standard grade. As the CIP uses the shoulder vertex length as an index to provide correct headspacing for the cartridge, this indicates that the cartridges are dimensionally interchangeable.
Once you have made 10 posts, you will be able to start new threads in the forum. At 200 yards the figures are 2380 fps and 2260 ft. lbs. According to the Barnes Reloading Manual No. Start Reloading Today Although cartridges are generally considered interchangeable, chambers conforming to the strict minimum chamber of the .30 Super may not be able to chamber the .300 H&H Magnum. 1 their 180 grain bullets can be driven to a MV of 2904 fps in front of 65.0 grains of RL19 powder, and a MV of 3091 fps in front of 69.0 grains of RL19. At first glance its Ultra Walnut stock from S&K Industries appears to be nicely figured American walnut and it is, but viewing it from the top reveals two thin layers of carbon fiber sandwiched between two thick layers of walnut. The case was belted like the .375 H&H Magnum, and is based on the same case, as also is the .244 H&H Magnum.The belt is for headspace as the cases' shoulders have a narrow slope rather than an actual shoulder. Copyright 2004, 2012 by Chuck Hawks. I have handloaded for through the years had a rifling twist rate of 1:10 inches, and they shot accurately with bullets as light as 125 grains and as heavy as the Sierra 220-grain MatchKing.