Within a few years, I'm looking to travel the world and hunt game of every size. Including Kodiak bear, Cape buffalo, and maybe a giraffe if I can. To be able to safely take these game and abide by whatever laws that are set in their area I need a cartridge with a caliber of at least .375. I've been looking at four cartridges to push the new heavier bullets fast: 375 Cheytac, 375 Snipetac, 375 Mercenary, and the 375 Mjolnir. I am not an expert on any of these chambering's but from my limited knowledge the 375 Cheytac requires a cheytac length action of course and can push 350 grain bullets at around 3100 ft./s, it seems that the snipetac is an improved version of the Cheytac which gains velocity and im assuming trys to mitigate case growth however I am unsure of how much velocity it gains. The 375 mercenary seems to be a wildcat created by swamplord based on the Cheytac action and bolt face however it has a longer overall length and sharper shoulders allowing the same bullet to be pushed faster. The Mjolnir on the other hand looks to be the derivative of an improved 500 Jeffrey therefore not on the Cheytac action but I do not know if It can be mag fed with a 350 match king, this looks the safest of the options barrel life wise However I have zero knowledge on any of the ballistics for how fast It can push anything. I would like to know more about the three Wildcats and each of their benefits upon the 375 Cheytac. If anyone has first-hand knowledge with these I would like to know brass availability if possible or any other knowledge you would be willing to share.
-Coercionist
In my opinion, you can go with a .375 anything Mag, but why endure the extra cost, extra recoil, extra muzzle blast, etc…
You will want a caliber that is accurate, because shot placement trumps extra energy and bad shot placement.
I, personally, have switched to the 9.3x62mm! The bore is almost as big as a .375, plus if you hand load, you can juice the cartridge up a lot, in a modern bolt action, let's say, like a Sauer 100 Classic XT, which, by the way, won't make you go bankrupt in the process of purchasing it.
With using a 286 gr bullet, and pushing it in the neighborhood of 2475 - 2525 fps, it will equal the .375 H&H in performance. If you, and others don't think so, check online for 60k psi loadings of the 9.3x62mm!
I know there will be some on here saying that the cartridge isn't legal in a lot of African countries, but most of those countries have grandfathered in the 9.3x62. Why? Because it's just that good! Especially, when loaded to 60-64k psi. Plus, those rifles can usually hold one or two more rounds than a .375 H&H Mag.
The 9.3mm bullets are higher in ballistic coefficient and have more sectional density than .375 bullets, and shoot flatter, and dig deeper.
Plus, if you want to make 400-500 yd shots, you can! It shoots plenty flat, about the trajectory of a 180 gr .30-06 load, and have ample umph at those distances to cleanly take deer, bear, elk, and moose.
Just look at it and the ballistics, you'll be surprised. I know I sure was!
Another thing worth mentioning, if you and your ammo get separated while flying to Africa, you can always buy some good ammo over there for it, because it's plentiful.
Just my 2 cents worth.
Hawk
