Backcountry Hunting Podcast: .375 H&H: All-Around Cartridge Champ

.375 H&H: All-Around Cartridge Champ

Jun 12, 2020

SHOW NOTES

• World's All-Around Hunting Cartridge Champ: .375 H&H

• .375 H&H vs. .375 Ruger

Cartridge Characteristics
- Adequate for anything
- Inherently accurate
- Mellow recoil
- Readily available rifles & ammo
Bullet choices
- For Pachyderms
- For Cape buffalo and big bears
- For Moose & Bison down to deer
Rifle options
- Controlled feed vs. push feed actions
- Wood vs. composite stocks
- Stainless vs. blued steel
- Backup sights
Recoil characteristics & control
- Known for "slow" kick
- Don't fear the .375
How to get the best out of your .375
- Pick a tough-ish, high-BC bullet
- Choose a versatile scope
- Zero it for 200 yards and work it out to 500