.375 h&h
10-18-2012, 01:27 PM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Colorado Springs
Posts: 360
Define reasonable? You can fetch new winchester M70's for $1100 for their safari model easily, and some of their other versions may go for less. Brownings, $850-$1000, Remingtons, well that depends. If you hunt around, you can find a Remington model 798 cheap. Its an actual mauser rifle, with a wood stock by Remington that they imported for a few years. I fetched my 375H&H for $450 or so new, but some are pushing them for $6-800.
10-19-2012, 04:24 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 1,781
I have had a few .375 rifles. The new Winchester is the only one that I have ever had that did not need to have something done to it before I took it hunting. I took mine to Africa last trip and all I had to do to get it ready was adjust the trigger (easily done) to my liking.
My first .375 H&H was a old Mauser action with everything else added - it was heavy and by the end of the day it was expensive. My second was a Whitworth. It was pretty rough but turned out OK. A used Whitworth or a Rem 798 (same action) is a good place to start but you will probably spend a few bucks after the purchase. You might end up spending some cash on a trigger, bedding, crossbolts, iron sights, recoil pad, and maybe some feeding issues that need to be ironed out.
Don't overlook the Ruger Hawkeye in .375 Ruger. The price is right and the rifle/cartridge have a lot going for them. I really like mine. The beltless cartridge feeds great. The rifle is light weight for a .375, so it is nice to carry but the factory model is much improved by adding an aftermarket recoil pad.
My first .375 H&H was a old Mauser action with everything else added - it was heavy and by the end of the day it was expensive. My second was a Whitworth. It was pretty rough but turned out OK. A used Whitworth or a Rem 798 (same action) is a good place to start but you will probably spend a few bucks after the purchase. You might end up spending some cash on a trigger, bedding, crossbolts, iron sights, recoil pad, and maybe some feeding issues that need to be ironed out.
Don't overlook the Ruger Hawkeye in .375 Ruger. The price is right and the rifle/cartridge have a lot going for them. I really like mine. The beltless cartridge feeds great. The rifle is light weight for a .375, so it is nice to carry but the factory model is much improved by adding an aftermarket recoil pad.
Last edited by Big Uncle; 10-19-2012 at 09:51 AM.
10-19-2012, 07:36 AM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 1,781
You can end up with some additional outlay on these models too, but the result is a good rifle that is ready to hunt. The Grade 1 is what I would have done to one before packing it in my rifle case. I have seen the CZ quite a bit, but I think most of them had replaced the set trigger before use for DG.
http://www.hunting-rifles.com/CZ/CZowners.htm
http://www.hunting-rifles.com/CZ/CZowners.htm
