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<blockquote data-quote="LDHunter" data-source="post: 1526940" data-attributes="member: 105"><p>I went with the 375H&H because the two 338WM's I've shot had way more perceived recoil than the 375H&H with no more killing power at less than 400yds.</p><p></p><p>There's just something magical about the 375H&H and I'm not talking nostalgia because I couldn't care a hoot about nostalgia when selecting a hunting or target shooting cartridge.</p><p></p><p>I'm talking about killing power, ease of loading, inherent accuracy, recoil.... The 375 is the king of the big game hunting calibers in my estimate unless you're talking about a true dedicated dangerous game rifle such as an African or Alaskan guide might carry and that's a whole different kettle of fish.</p><p></p><p>Don't get me wrong... The 338 is also an excellent cartridge but I see it as more useful as a long range hunting or target cartridge due to the many choices of target and hunting bullets with high ballistic coefficients.</p><p></p><p>The recoil of a 375 is more of a push like a 308 with a 180gr bullet and the 338 is brutal and makes me think of a 300WM on steroids.</p><p></p><p>If you're going to use that H&H for elk hunting just buy a couple of boxes of factory loads with the 260gr Nosler Partition or load your own with the same bullet. Don't worry much about working up a load either. The 375H&H is so easy to load for that almost any old load will do if you have a good rifle with proper bedding and a good trigger.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LDHunter, post: 1526940, member: 105"] I went with the 375H&H because the two 338WM's I've shot had way more perceived recoil than the 375H&H with no more killing power at less than 400yds. There's just something magical about the 375H&H and I'm not talking nostalgia because I couldn't care a hoot about nostalgia when selecting a hunting or target shooting cartridge. I'm talking about killing power, ease of loading, inherent accuracy, recoil.... The 375 is the king of the big game hunting calibers in my estimate unless you're talking about a true dedicated dangerous game rifle such as an African or Alaskan guide might carry and that's a whole different kettle of fish. Don't get me wrong... The 338 is also an excellent cartridge but I see it as more useful as a long range hunting or target cartridge due to the many choices of target and hunting bullets with high ballistic coefficients. The recoil of a 375 is more of a push like a 308 with a 180gr bullet and the 338 is brutal and makes me think of a 300WM on steroids. If you're going to use that H&H for elk hunting just buy a couple of boxes of factory loads with the 260gr Nosler Partition or load your own with the same bullet. Don't worry much about working up a load either. The 375H&H is so easy to load for that almost any old load will do if you have a good rifle with proper bedding and a good trigger. [/QUOTE]
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