Best .375 H&H Mag loads for black bear 15 of 19 .375 H&H Mag factory loads carry 1,200 ft·lb and expansion velocity for black bear; the best reach 650 yd (Norma 250 gr Ecostrike). Ranked, with the drop chart for each.
Load gr Max ethical yd MV fps 500 yd ft·lb Shoulder shot Norma 250 gr Ecostrike 250 650 2,690 1,708 yes Federal Safari Trophy Bonded Bear Claw 300 gr 300 500 2,400 1,206 yes Norma 300 gr Oryx 300 500 2,559 1,287 yes Nosler Expansion Tip 260 gr E-Tip 260 500 2,700 1,976 yes Barnes VOR-TX Safari 300 gr Banded Solid RN 300 450 2,540 1,199 yes Federal Safari Swift A-Frame 300 gr 300 450 2,450 1,188 yes Norma African PH (Woodleigh Soft Nose) 350 gr 350 450 2,300 1,193 yes Federal Safari Woodleigh Hydro Solid 300 gr 300 400 2,500 929 yes Hornady Dangerous Game Series 300 gr DGS 300 400 2,530 1,026 yes Hornady Dangerous Game Series 300 gr DGX Bonded 300 400 2,530 1,026 yes Federal Safari Trophy Bonded Sledgehammer Solid 300 gr 300 350 2,440 857 yes Norma African PH Solids 300 gr Norma Solid 300 350 2,550 816 yes Barnes VOR-TX Safari 300 gr TSX FB 300 300 2,540 1,444 yes Hornady Outfitter 250 gr CX 250 300 2,700 1,589 yes Nosler Trophy Grade Safari 300 gr Partition 300 300 2,450 1,495 yes Hornady Dangerous Game Series 270 gr SP-RP InterLock 270 wrong bullet 2,800 1,762 behind the shoulder only Federal 270 gr Power-Shok JSP 270 wrong bullet 2,690 1,319 behind the shoulder only Federal 300 gr Power-Shok JSP 300 wrong bullet 2,530 1,268 behind the shoulder only Remington High Performance Rifle 270 gr Soft Point 270 wrong bullet 2,690 1,014 behind the shoulder only
Fat and hair hide the vitals: aim 4–5″ behind the shoulder and a touch high. Partition / bonded / monolithic. Floor used: 1,200 ft·lb at impact plus the bullet's published expansion velocity. Orange = a target or varmint bullet (construction, not energy); red = never carries the energy. Sources: www.themeateater.com , www.oneoutdoors.org .
All .375 H&H Mag loads
Figures are the maker's published BC and muzzle velocity in the maker's test barrel, solved with ZeroDope's point-mass engine at 59 °F, 29.92 inHg, sea level, 100 yd zero, 1.8″ sight height, 10 mph full-value wind. Your barrel, your chronograph and your conditions change them — the app corrects for all three, then you true it on steel. Terminal figures are energy floors from the sources on each animal, not a licence; legal minimums vary by state. © ZeroDope.