IN THE PAST
A) Remington 300Gr round nosed steel jacketed F.M.J solids (for elephant, hippo on land & follow up shots on Cape buffalo)
B) R.W.S T.U.G 300Gr soft points (for everything else, as well as for the first shot on Cape buffalo)
NOTE: Both of these are discontinued.
CURRENTLY MANUFACTURED PREFERENCES
A) Norma 300Gr flat nosed monolithic solids (for elephant, hippo on land & the tiny 10)
B) Federal 300Gr Trophy Bonded Bear Claw soft points (for Cape buffalo, hippo in water & all plains game)
C) Nosler 300Gr Partition (for lion & leopard)
Miscellaneous
I have taken one hippo on land (my most recent one in 2022) with the Barnes T.S.X 300Gr factory load, and while I was perfectly satisfied with the one shot kill performance… I’m not qualified enough to pass comment on them yet.
I have also taken one lion with Federal 300Gr Cup & Core Jacketed soft points. It worked very well (especially considering that this is a non-bonded projectile), but I still feel that Nosler Partitions are the answer for the big cats.
Yeah, the good old .375 Holland & Holland Magnum is one caliber that will never leave you unhappy.