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Rugerno1shooter · September 3, 2007, 03:30 PM

Tater, Have you ever had any exp with the hotter .375 H&H loads or the .358 STA? (.375 H&H necked down to .35 cal). How do your hotter 8mm rem mag loads compare? I tend to go with what is accurate vs what is the max it can handle...
I've found that usually the best accuracy from the nasty nasties comes from about 100-200 fps slower than max-I'm getting pretty good groups from my .375 H&H (1.5-2.5in). I'm going to try a couple more loads with IMR 4350 and then switch to IMR 4831 I believe.
So far That seems to be pushing the 300 grain pill at about 2500-2525fps and it doesn't hurt much at all...just a biggggg strong PUSH.
Would you describe your exp with the 8mm rem mag as mainly big pushes or what? (I'm getting a second opinion here, my g/f all 103-105lbs of her is willing to shoot 40-50 rounds of 8mm Mauser off the bench or that .375 H&H load off hand and she doesn't believe me that the recoil of the 8mm rem mag is a big strong push instead of a bone cracking slam into you recoil).

Thanks
Pat

September 3, 2007, 03:30 PM	#7
Rugerno1shooter Senior Member Join Date: March 30, 2007 Location: VA Posts: 144	Tater, Have you ever had any exp with the hotter .375 H&H loads or the .358 STA? (.375 H&H necked down to .35 cal). How do your hotter 8mm rem mag loads compare? I tend to go with what is accurate vs what is the max it can handle... I've found that usually the best accuracy from the nasty nasties comes from about 100-200 fps slower than max-I'm getting pretty good groups from my .375 H&H (1.5-2.5in). I'm going to try a couple more loads with IMR 4350 and then switch to IMR 4831 I believe. So far That seems to be pushing the 300 grain pill at about 2500-2525fps and it doesn't hurt much at all...just a biggggg strong PUSH. Would you describe your exp with the 8mm rem mag as mainly big pushes or what? (I'm getting a second opinion here, my g/f all 103-105lbs of her is willing to shoot 40-50 rounds of 8mm Mauser off the bench or that .375 H&H load off hand and she doesn't believe me that the recoil of the 8mm rem mag is a big strong push instead of a bone cracking slam into you recoil). Thanks Pat