300 H&h For Long Range
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Since the military never issued 300 H&H ammunition it would have to be some sort of one-of-a-kind black ops thing if one were ever used, I expect. Sniper rifles then were mainly .30-06 and .308 (as used today), though Carlos Hathcock did rig a .50 Browning machinegun with a scope and set the cylce rate low enough to allow single shots to be fired from it. He used it as a counter-sniper weapon to protect the encampment he was in.
No reason you can't experiment with it, though.
Since the military never issued 300 H&H ammunition it would have to be some sort of one-of-a-kind black ops thing if one were ever used, I expect. Sniper rifles then were mainly .30-06 and .308 (as used today), though Carlos Hathcock did rig a .50 Browning machinegun with a scope and set the cylce rate low enough to allow single shots to be fired from it. He used it as a counter-sniper weapon to protect the encampment he was in.
No reason you can't experiment with it, though.
Thanks for the info. I think that I'll try getting a hold of a armory and see if this caliber was erver izssued asx a black ops. Seem like this caliber has not a big following. My experience is that this caliber has an inherant accuracy. Can't wait to try some loads.
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The 300 H&H has been used in long range competition shooting, but was never an official sniper round.
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Back in the 70's I fired in 1000 yard matches in California, Arizona and New Mexico, there were almost always 300 H&H magnums on the line, usually older duffers who were spanking a lot of the new guys, (like me), with the old gun. Weatherby took that case and made the 300 Wby mag out of it so it lives on in a new form. I would love the old H&H just because of the history behind it but can't really afford another gun and can't justify it.
Shooting alongside one of them I learned quickly to wait till I heard 'BOOM' before I took aim and went 'bang' with my 308. Lord I do miss those days.
Shooting alongside one of them I learned quickly to wait till I heard 'BOOM' before I took aim and went 'bang' with my 308. Lord I do miss those days.
The .300 H&H dominated the Camp Perry shoots for years prior to WWII. It was the cartridge of choice for the long range competition shooters.
Had a Mod 70 in this chambering back in the early 60's and loved it. Sadly, it was lost in a canoeing accident in the frigid waters of Canada in the mid-60's. With 180 and heavier bullets, it will hold it's own against most present day cartridges.
Had a Mod 70 in this chambering back in the early 60's and loved it. Sadly, it was lost in a canoeing accident in the frigid waters of Canada in the mid-60's. With 180 and heavier bullets, it will hold it's own against most present day cartridges.
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Ben Comfort won the 1000 yard Wimbledon Cup in 1935 with one.
Ive got a Remington 700 Classic in 300H&H that I have not wrung out to see just what it can do but I know it shoots plenty flat enough to make 400 yards feel very easy.
Ken, that is a crying shame. Makes you just hate canoes, doesn't it?
Ive got a Remington 700 Classic in 300H&H that I have not wrung out to see just what it can do but I know it shoots plenty flat enough to make 400 yards feel very easy.
Ken, that is a crying shame. Makes you just hate canoes, doesn't it?
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