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Old 04-24-2013, 14:39   #1
Guymullins
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Holland & Holland's century-old claim proved valid.

When the .375 H&H Magnum cartridge was launched to the public, the company claimed that three differing bullet weights could be used in the field without the need for altering the shooters point of aim. This always sounded like an impossibility to me, but today, I got the opportunity to see whether there was any merit to their claim.
The Holland claim was that the 235gr, 270gr and 300gr could be used over the more common shooting distances without altering the point of aim, thus greatly simplifying the task of PH's and their clients. At the range today, preparing for a weeks hunt next month, I had a pal re-load some of my cases with 270gr bullets rather than the 300 gr ones I usually use. Using a target with many small concentric ringed targets on it, I shot two groups of three rounds from both bullet weights without altering my point of aim at 100m. The slightly bigger group, in 300gr was shot with ordinary cheap factory ammo and the smaller with the 270gr hand loads. As you can see, the results speak for themselves. I now need to get hold of some 235gr bullets to prove the claim totally.
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