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What say you? Opinions?
300 H&H opinions?
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OU812
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- Apr 18, 2006
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Would love to own one in the right setting, and most likely will sooner or later.
nvbroncrider
Handloader
- Aug 20, 2011
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You need something to tinker with might as well be that.
Rigbymauser
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FOTIS":1vy980eq said:
You have a .270wea they in princip can throw an 180grain bullet @ 3000ft/sec. How much more will the ol' gent H&H offer you?.
I have one, but it rarely comes out. Actually it is still standing at my gunmakers ready to be picked up for a sight adjustment I turned the rifle in for for over 2 years ago.
I have a .333Jeffery which is my next gun after my .270wea. The only thing I can see the .300H&H
would fit in my battery today would be a load with 220-240grain bullets...but again..it's only 60grain
away from my .333Jeffery.
The best reason I can give you is: It's a classic, and I want one because I do, and to h#$%& with all
the experts. It's a sexy looking cartridge too which mustn't be ignored.
DrMike
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Rigbymauser":203w9jag said:
Sounds quite reasonable to me.
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The 300 H&H is a classic. It will feed smooth as butter.
That long case has a lot of sex appeal too.
Loaded up with a 165/168 gr BT, it would make for a dandy deer/antelope round. 180 gr PT would make for a nice elk hammer.
JD338
That long case has a lot of sex appeal too.
Loaded up with a 165/168 gr BT, it would make for a dandy deer/antelope round. 180 gr PT would make for a nice elk hammer.
JD338
RememberBaker
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I'm a traditionalist, I like the old cartridges and someday I will have a classic rifle in all of my favorites. .257 Roberts, 250-3000 Savage, 300 H&H, .35 Whelen......I can probably come up with a few more. There are modern cartridges that can outperform them all, but they hold no appeal for me.
So Yes, you need a 300 H&H!
So Yes, you need a 300 H&H!
Guy Miner
Master Loader
- Apr 6, 2006
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Performance is very similar to the .300 WSM, but the cartridge has faaaaar more class.
I missed the boat on the .300 H&H Number One to accompany my .375 H&H Number One. That would have made a great pair of rifles.
Guy
I missed the boat on the .300 H&H Number One to accompany my .375 H&H Number One. That would have made a great pair of rifles.
Guy
Oldtrader3
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The case capacity of the .300 H&H is precisely that of the .300 WSM. This makes the choice both practical and reminiscent. I owned a Model 70, Pre War (4 digit S/N) and an Alaskan pre 64 Winchester. I used the Alaskan with the red pad as my choice of .300 Magnums. I killed an elk with the 180 Partition at about 2950 fps plus, I killed several long range mountain hunted mule deer with the 165 Partition and the 168 BT at high altitude and long range. Both laid deer down amazingly fast at any reasonable range to 300+ yards.
Both of my H&H rifles fed like glass with that long tapered cartridge. The caliber is also super repeatable to load for. I have used the same loads in three H&H rifles to the same effect with sub MOA accuracy. I also have owned a .300 WSM, it did not have nearly the same nostalgia or class that the .330 H&H has for me.
Both of my H&H rifles fed like glass with that long tapered cartridge. The caliber is also super repeatable to load for. I have used the same loads in three H&H rifles to the same effect with sub MOA accuracy. I also have owned a .300 WSM, it did not have nearly the same nostalgia or class that the .330 H&H has for me.
I love the 300 H&H but since I couldn't swing a Pre64 H&H I ended up with a WSM in a Featherweight. I see both of the cartridges as two peas in a pod. Similar case capacity and ballistically just about the same. I know I still keep my eye out for a mismarked Pre64 but the chances are pretty slim.
I do love that long, lean case and the way it has to feed has to be slick. Not that the WSM doesn't feed great though.
With today's powders, the old 300 is better than it ever was.
What are you thinking Fotis? I know you must have a hat trick ready somewhere!
I do love that long, lean case and the way it has to feed has to be slick. Not that the WSM doesn't feed great though.
With today's powders, the old 300 is better than it ever was.
What are you thinking Fotis? I know you must have a hat trick ready somewhere!
wildgene
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...when I was growing up my dad worked @ a car dealership that was about 7 blocks from Al Biesen's shop in Spokane. My problem, & I blame Jack O'Conner, John T. Amber, & AL Biesen, is w/ a .300 H&H or the other Classics, like the .257 Roberts, 7X57, etc., it should look like this...
DrMike
Ballistician
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I can see how that would spoil a person, Gene. Biesen certainly did beautiful work.
Oldtrader3
Ammo Smith
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My Model 70 custom by Jules Bantchni, London Guns, California. Biesen's son is still going strong as a stockmaker!
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/ ... 70-1SG.jpg
This Photobucket app stinks!!!!
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b204/ ... 70-1SG.jpg
This Photobucket app stinks!!!!
DrMike
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Very handsome, Charlie.
Oldtrader3
Ammo Smith
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Thanks DrMike!
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wvchevy3":1g56rqt3 said:
Just thinking out loud really
