375 Ruger

[troy fairweather]

Ya that would be perfect for short range deer, I agree not worth it since poi is so off.

 

[Legionnaire]

Hmmm. The only H4895 load on Hodgdon's site is with 235 grain bullets. Max charge of 71.0 grains at 2,882 fps. According to Hodgdon, it is safe to start at 60% of a max load of H4895 and work up to an accurate reduced load. I might try ... because I am curious, not because I have a need.

 

[Gordon]

As promised in post #59 above, here is my range report on Trail Boss.



Open to theories as to why the velocity dropped, but it seems to me these data are useless. Recoil was mild for a 375 across the spread; felt to me like a .308 driving a 168 grain bullet. I might try again, but maybe not. If these data can be interpreted at all, it would seem there might be a node between 26.0 and 27.5 grains (only a 20 fps velocity spread). I might load up three each at 26.0, 26.5, and 27.0 and shoot for groups at 50 yards to test accuracy. Not worth shooting at 100, as POI with Trail Boss was more than a foot lower than full-power Varget loads.

I don’t really have a need to shoot super light loads in .375 Ruger, even though a 235 grain bullet at 2,000 fps would be a dandy deer round. If I do decide to try for a reduced load, I might try H4895 with a heavier bullet.

I believe Trail Boss was designed to keep pressures in a certain range thru it's chemical and physical make up. Looks like 25 grains is that pressure range and then the pressure suppression kicks in. But that is a guess ! Yes 4895 is a great mild velocity powder for .375 H&H sized cases, especially with jacketed bullets like that.