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Having shot a blacktail deer with a 375 H&H, I can affirmatively state you will probably get a 3/8" hole going in, and a 3/8"-1/2" hole coming out. I can tell you that you will not ruin very much meat. The bullet is only traveling 2400-2500 fps, and is designed for Cape buffalo and elephants and such, so it will not expand hardly at all. It is kind of like shooting deer with a 45-70: big hole right through. You probably won't have to track the deer more than 25'.
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My original thought was exactly what you mentioned above. Bullet hits, expands and comes out the other side. The reason I made this post is that my buddy who owns the 375 just got back from an antelope hunting trip in Wyoming. He brought a picture back for me showing what a 300 H&H at 125+ yards did to an antelope. I was amazed at the carnaige this round did to the antelope. The pic I have is pretty graphic so I won't post it, but it blew almost all of her lower organs out through a massive hole on her right side. I have truely never seen any thing like it.
After seeing that picture, I thought it was time to get some opinions on the 375.