Best .375 H&H Mag loads for mule deer 19 of 19 .375 H&H Mag factory loads carry 1,000 ft·lb and expansion velocity for mule deer; the best reach 750 yd (Hornady Dangerous Game Series 270 gr SP-RP InterLock). Ranked, with the drop chart for each.
Load gr Max ethical yd MV fps 500 yd ft·lb Shoulder shot Hornady Dangerous Game Series 270 gr SP-RP InterLock 270 750 2,800 1,762 behind the shoulder only Norma 250 gr Ecostrike 250 750 2,690 1,708 yes Federal 270 gr Power-Shok JSP 270 600 2,690 1,319 behind the shoulder only Norma 300 gr Oryx 300 600 2,559 1,287 yes Barnes VOR-TX Safari 300 gr Banded Solid RN 300 550 2,540 1,199 yes Federal 300 gr Power-Shok JSP 300 550 2,530 1,268 behind the shoulder only Federal Safari Swift A-Frame 300 gr 300 550 2,450 1,188 yes Federal Safari Trophy Bonded Bear Claw 300 gr 300 550 2,400 1,206 yes Norma African PH (Woodleigh Soft Nose) 350 gr 350 550 2,300 1,193 yes Hornady Dangerous Game Series 300 gr DGS 300 500 2,530 1,026 yes Hornady Dangerous Game Series 300 gr DGX Bonded 300 500 2,530 1,026 yes Nosler Expansion Tip 260 gr E-Tip 260 500 2,700 1,976 yes Remington High Performance Rifle 270 gr Soft Point 270 500 2,690 1,014 behind the shoulder only Federal Safari Woodleigh Hydro Solid 300 gr 300 450 2,500 929 yes Federal Safari Trophy Bonded Sledgehammer Solid 300 gr 300 400 2,440 857 yes Norma African PH Solids 300 gr Norma Solid 300 400 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
Deer-class rules of thumb; a slightly bigger animal than a whitetail. Legal: CO: 1,000 ft·lb at 100 yd. Floor used: 1,000 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: chuckhawks.com , www.petersenshunting.com .
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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.