Delightful Reading -- .300 H&H

[FNSafari]

In the April/May issue of Handloader Magazine Terry Wieland has an excellent article on "Holland's .300", a well written (as is the norm) article on the great .300 H&H cartridge.

To my surprise and great delight he also has an article in the most recent Shooting Times magazine on the compared efficiency of the 300 H&H, the .308 Norma Magnum, the .300 Win Mag and the 300 Weatherbee, I believe, cartridges.

Two great articles on a woefully underappreciated 30 magnum case by one of the best writers plying his trade today imo.

 

[snert]

Handloader is a fine mag. So few of those left now.

 

[effendude]

I have 100 pieces of once fired Remington Match brass in 300 H&H I received from an old match shooter. I need a Pre-64 to enjoy them with!
Scott

 

[Gary in MD]

Terry is a pretty decent writer.
I think Ken Waters’ pet load write up of the old 300 H&H was a nice one. A little outdated as far as powders go but still good reading.
Gary

 

[FNSafari]

I have 100 pieces of once fired Remington Match brass in 300 H&H I received from an old match shooter. I need a Pre-64 to enjoy them with!
Scott

Either that one or a good Browning(FN made) safari grade bolt rifle. Either one would be just fine imo. Good luck with your quest. I found an all original M70 a few years ago and it is beautiful. The 26" barrel may be too ungainly for some but I live with it.

 

[FNSafari]

Terry is a pretty decent writer.
I think Ken Waters’ pet load write up of the old 300 H&H was a nice one. A little outdated as far as powders go but still good reading.
Gary

I agree re Ken Waters' writings. His compilation of articles book should be a must have imo. Regarding powders, well everything new is not necessarily better. IMR 4350, 4831 and H4831 are hard to beat.

 

[wboggs]

The old Norma 205 was the best I ever used in the 300 H&H and the 300 Wby. Next was IMR 4350 and last H4831.
I bet you could work up an accurate load using the current versions of any of these powders. A 3000fps load with the 180 is plenty for most applications. For the largest game go to a 200 or 220 nosler partion. A game animal will never know the difference of 100-150 fps difference in a load.

 

[swd]

I took a 1950 M70 in 300 Magnum (300 H&H) to Zimbabwe in 2009 with a 1964 Leopold 3x9. By the new gun writers nothing about that combo should have been able to even kill a gopher. Great cartridge!

 

[wboggs]

I pay little attention to writers who think you only need the latest and ? greatest and who condone very long shots. I was taught to get as close as possible then get and additioal 50yds closer.
Sad that the younger shooters are only exposed to the new philosophy but the old guys are almost all gone. Unfortunately, I'm in this last group.

 

[FNSafari]

I wish the gun magazines would take a more definitive stand against "long range" animal shooting...say more than 400 yds. You can see the undercurrents of objection in some of the writings of individual contributors, but the ad $ wins out and the damage spreads. Wait till the anti-hunting crowd gloms onto this irresponsible behavior.

 

[209jones]

Shot a couple of deer with the 300H&H last fall, 1885 Win. Forgot how nice that 28" barrel swung offhand.