.375 h&h for whitetails

[CoElkHunter]

375 h&h works great for whitetail. I am not sure load matters much but the 270 grain core lock works great in my experience

A 225gr Core Lokt from my .338 WINCHESTER MAGNUM works great on elk too.

 

[bohannon]

I took 3 whitetails with my 375 h&h this year. I used 300gr power shock that I had laying around. I like it - put them down quickly with no more meat damage than what I normally see with a 45-70 or .308.

 

[CoElkHunter]

Nope a .300wm and .458wm but no 375, I’d build a .375 chatfield Taylor if the caliber more manufacturer support.

The .375 Taylor is a necked up .338WM as you already know. But the .300 and .458WM use the same cartridge case as the .338WM so it would be possible to create the Taylor through incremental steps with different die sets. Better to get a .338WM and have the barrel rebored and chambered to .375 Taylor. I’ve thought about doing the same but then found a .375 Ruger Guide Gun. The cost anymore for a new barrel with sights and/or rebarrel and the accompanying gunsmithing costs for a .375 Taylor are an exercise in diminishing returns for me.

 

[CoElkHunter]

This thread got dragged up from 5 years back Bob I don’t even own the rifle it was made about anymore.

It’s the AH way. Never say never. LOL

 

[steve white]

A former friend (rip) used his 375 regularly on Roosevelt elk. He hunted knife edged ridges and wanted them to drop to the shot.
I have some 250 gr A Frames that would probably not do much differently to a 220 nobler out of a 30'06. Hate to waste them on light game, though.

 

[Russ16]

I’ve shot white tails with 270 and 300 grain partitions. Not big deer smell east coast deer. Put one through the shoulder and it doesn’t matter if it expands. It’s doing the same damage as an expanded 270 or 25 caliber bullet.

Don’t overthink it. A big bullet causes rapid blood loss. That’s ultimately what kills.

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

The .375 Taylor is a necked up .338WM as you already know. But the .300 and .458WM use the same cartridge case as the .338WM so it would be possible to create the Taylor through incremental steps with different die sets. Better to get a .338WM and have the barrel rebored and chambered to .375 Taylor. I’ve thought about doing the same but then found a .375 Ruger Guide Gun. The cost anymore for a new barrel with sights and/or rebarrel and the accompanying gunsmithing costs for a .375 Taylor are an exercise in diminishing returns for me.

If I did decide to build one I’d just buy another tikka t3x and have it rebarreled, I did the same with my .458wm bought a second .300wm tikka and had it barreled over. Only reason I would consider a Taylor is that it fits the action with no modifications.

 

[CoElkHunter]

If I did decide to build one I’d just buy another tikka t3x and have it rebarreled, I did the same with my .458wm bought a second .300wm tikka and had it barreled over. Only reason I would consider a Taylor is that it fits the action with no modifications.

Good idea and the Tikkas are nice rifles.