.375 H&H Rifles
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HonestJohn
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Nice new .416 CZ at Mcavoys, just saying…
I’ve a mint 416 rem round count 100 max
Hanechdene
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One that fits you if you don’t want to develop a flinch.
Depending on the purpose, also consider 9.3 x 62
ColinJ
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This. I recently sold my Mauser MO3 .375 to concentrate on my 9.3x62. I didn’t enjoy the 375, much prefer the 9.3. I’m getting through about 200 rounds of 12b per week so I’m not adverse to recoil, but the 375 was just a bit too much for regular use.
Namman
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Have had a Steyr Mannlicher mod S .375 for 25 years. Still pleased with it.
Worst two 375's I've owned were 2 Sakos.
A Sako Finnbear and a Sako Safari.
I have a Chapuis double in .375" and love it, if you practice enough with it, you'll soon acclimatise to the recoil.
I concur with Namman on the Sako, I had a Finnbear once and bits kept breaking/falling off.
The 9.3x62 is a good round but ammunition for .375" at the moment is more widely available as are reloading components so factor this in when choosing,
The CZ550's are great rifles but see if you can get an "American" i.e. straight stocked model, I had a CZ in .416" Rigby with the European style stock, i.e. a lot of drop at heel which didn't help with perceived recoil even though they are heavy rifles.
I concur with Namman on the Sako, I had a Finnbear once and bits kept breaking/falling off.
The 9.3x62 is a good round but ammunition for .375" at the moment is more widely available as are reloading components so factor this in when choosing,
The CZ550's are great rifles but see if you can get an "American" i.e. straight stocked model, I had a CZ in .416" Rigby with the European style stock, i.e. a lot of drop at heel which didn't help with perceived recoil even though they are heavy rifles.
Awesome and tremendously flexible calibre! I am sure you will love owning one!!
There are quite a few options and your choices depend on your budget and expected use. Are you wanting it for fun/range use or for larger plains game or dangerous game? What features are important to you? Do you want controlled round feed and a 3 position safety as these are typically advised for DG use but are less important for a plains game rifle. There are a number of secondhand .375s around in the UK that have often only been lightly used but there will only be a few new rifle options if that is important to you. Sadly CZ have discontinued the 550 in safari calibres which is a shame and Sako haven’t released the new 90 in larger calibres yet. That leaves the Winchester model 70 in the lower price bracket which is a really sensible start if you want a new rifle at moderate cost. Mauser still do the .375 in the M12 and you can get a Blaser barrel if you like that system. You can pick up some good deals on .375s in the Holt’s sale and there is the TT proctor for sale as Ronin has pointed out. I don’t know how much you know about Trevor Proctor but he was a keen safari hunter who knew what was needed on a safari rifle and built his rifles well in the traditional Rigby style. The Proctors that I have shot have fed, fired and ejected flawlessly and I would not hesitate to take them into the field for dangerous game use. If I were to get a new rifle, I would spend lots of time checking feeding firing and ejecting cartridges and only accept 100% function. Often the CZs take a bit of work to get them working 100% but once they are sorted they are bombproof and are relied upon by many PHs to get them out of tight spots.
Personally I would suggest thinking carefully about stock design as they do recoil a touch. Nothing horrendous but you won’t want to benchrest 40 rounds at one go. Most people find the straight stock design handles the recoil well in comparison with stocks with more drop at heel.
There are quite a few options and your choices depend on your budget and expected use. Are you wanting it for fun/range use or for larger plains game or dangerous game? What features are important to you? Do you want controlled round feed and a 3 position safety as these are typically advised for DG use but are less important for a plains game rifle. There are a number of secondhand .375s around in the UK that have often only been lightly used but there will only be a few new rifle options if that is important to you. Sadly CZ have discontinued the 550 in safari calibres which is a shame and Sako haven’t released the new 90 in larger calibres yet. That leaves the Winchester model 70 in the lower price bracket which is a really sensible start if you want a new rifle at moderate cost. Mauser still do the .375 in the M12 and you can get a Blaser barrel if you like that system. You can pick up some good deals on .375s in the Holt’s sale and there is the TT proctor for sale as Ronin has pointed out. I don’t know how much you know about Trevor Proctor but he was a keen safari hunter who knew what was needed on a safari rifle and built his rifles well in the traditional Rigby style. The Proctors that I have shot have fed, fired and ejected flawlessly and I would not hesitate to take them into the field for dangerous game use. If I were to get a new rifle, I would spend lots of time checking feeding firing and ejecting cartridges and only accept 100% function. Often the CZs take a bit of work to get them working 100% but once they are sorted they are bombproof and are relied upon by many PHs to get them out of tight spots.
Personally I would suggest thinking carefully about stock design as they do recoil a touch. Nothing horrendous but you won’t want to benchrest 40 rounds at one go. Most people find the straight stock design handles the recoil well in comparison with stocks with more drop at heel.
John Gryphon
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I can vouch for Winchesters any day of the week.
One doesn't have to be a snob to shoot game.
One doesn't have to be a snob to shoot game.
It tickles me, serial number 260. I already own 261. Now if 259 or 262 were a 243 I wonder how I’d convince my FO ?
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