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.275 H&H Magnum

Rifle cartridge

Field	Value
name	.275 H&H Magnum
image	.275 H&H Magnum Cartridges.JPG	image_size = 300px
caption	.275 H&H Magnum cartridges
origin	United Kingdom
type	Rifle
designer	Holland & Holland
design_date	1912
production_date	1912–1939
case_type	Belted, bottleneck
bullet	.287 (7.29 mm) (as per orig. H&H spec.)
neck	.325
base	.513
rim_dia	.532
rim_thick	.220
case_length	2.5
length	3.42
primer	Large Rifle Magnum
bw1	140
vel1	3000
en1	2150
bw2	160
vel2	2700
en2	2600
bw3	175
vel3	2680
en3	2810
balsrc	[Chuck Hawks](http://www.chuckhawks.com/275Holland_Mag.htm)

The .275 Holland & Holland Magnum is a semi-obsolete rifle cartridge similar to the 7mm Remington Magnum. Essentially the .275 Holland & Holland Magnum is a necked down shortened variant of the .375 Holland & Holland Magnum. It was introduced by the British company Holland & Holland with the .375 Holland & Holland Magnum that was introduced in 1912 as the .375 Belted Rimless Nitro-Express. The .375 Holland & Holland Magnum was intended for dangerous African game animals, while the .275 Holland & Holland Magnum was intended for longer range shooting of antelope in Africa and Red Stag in the highlands of Scotland.

History

Aside from the belted case, the .275 H&H was very similar to the .276 Enfield cartridge of the Pattern 1913 Enfield rifle then under development by the British military to replace the Lee–Enfield. Cordite loadings gave both cartridges a reputation for unpleasant muzzle flash and short barrel life. Western Cartridge Company offered United States loadings of the .275 H&H Magnum in 1925 with the .300 H&H and the .375 H&H. The .275 H&H was omitted when Winchester Repeating Arms Company started chambering their Winchester Model 70 rifle for the other two in 1937. The .275 H&H offered little ballistic advantage over the .270 Winchester with contemporary smokeless powders. U.S. ammunition production ceased during 1939.

Subsequent developments

Following World War II, independent gunsmiths in the United States began exploring the ballistic possibilities of military surplus IMR 4831 powder salvaged from Oerlikon 20mm cannon cartridges and marketed by Hodgdon Powder Company. The long range ballistics of wildcat cartridges resulted in commercial availability of the 7mm Weatherby Magnum in 1945, the 7×61mm Sharpe & Hart in 1953, and the 7mm Remington Magnum in 1962.

Holland & Holland continue to supply factory loaded .275 ammunition and the cartridge is occasionally chambered in custom made "classic" rifles. With modern powders, the 275 H&H can be handloaded to approximate many currently available 7mm Magnum chamberings. Correctly headstamped empty brass cases are made by Quality Cartridge Co. USA. The cartridge was loaded in two different versions rimless, and flanged, for double rifles and single shots. The flanged version was loaded to a lower pressure and velocity. (2650 fps with a 140 grain bullet).

References

[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQY/is_1_53/ai_n16866650/ Sports Publications]
Barr, Al, Teesdale, Jerald, Keith, Elmer & Hardaway, Ben F. ''Reloading Information (Volume 2)'' 1951 National Rifle Association pp.54-58
Hagel, Bob ''Propellant Profiles (Volume 1)'' 1982 Wolfe Publishing Company {{ISBN. 0-935632-10-7, pp.113-114
Hornady, J. W. ''Hornady Handbook'' (1967) Hornady Manufacturing Company pp.155&158

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