Craig Boddington was the senior contributing editor of our modern gun and ammunition caliber dictionary. Craig was involved in the development and testing of many of these and writes from first hand experience. This dictionary was written exclusively for Wholesale Hunter with unique information found nowhere else.
GUN CALIBER DICTIONARY
Rifle Ammo
300 H&H
The 300 H&H (300 Holland & Holland Magnum or Super Thirty) was introduced by Holland & Holland in 1925. Based on the 375 H&H case necked down, it has a long (2.85-inch) tapered case and gentle shoulder. These features rob potential velocity…but allow extremely smooth feeding. The 300 H&H achieved world-wide fame when Ben Comfort used it to win the 1000-yard Wimbledon Match in 1935. Western had been loading 300 H&H ammo in American since 1925, and in 1937 it was among the initial offerings in Winchester's new Model 70 bolt-action. Although Roy Weatherby's 300 Weatherby Magnum was much faster and made some inroads, the 300 H&H remained the world-standard "fast 30-caliber" through the 1960s, when it was gradually replaced by the 300 Winchester Magnum. New rifles in 300 H&H are now rare and current factory loads are mild, commonly featuring a 180-grain bullet at 2890 feet per second. Even so, the 300 H&H remains a great hunting cartridge, still very accurate and still smooth-feeding. — Craig Boddington
