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Kickboxer
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Actually, the Brinkmann has been replaced with a Komodo Egg. I like it better for cooking, but cannot use it for picture taking... that sucks.
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koshkin
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If I were to buy a 375H&H (and it is on the list of guns I plan to get, but not near the top), I would be going for a CZ. This version seems to fit me pretty well:
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Ilya, I just found a Action Arms catalog from 1994 and with it was a dist. price list. BRNO 602 Magnum Mauser barreled actions in .300 Win. Mag, .375 H & H and .458 Win. Mag cost $371, $371 and $389.00.My CZ-85 Combat 9mm$479.00 and my 600 was $435.00 and my Timberwolf was $204.00 Skip |
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In 1994, I was in the process of graduating from high school and my primary purpose in life was to entertain myself as much as I could before starting college in the fall. I think I had succeeded since I do not remember that summer at all. As much as I hate to admit, at that point of my life I had never heard about CZ or 375H&H... ILya
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sakomato
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The 375 Ruger is no longer rare and it will be chambered in more and more manufacturer's rifles as time goes by. It started in the Ruger rifles and I believe now you can get it in Howa rifles and CZ Safari Classics It has a little more powder capacity, is unbelted and will fit in a 3.4" action (win mag size) Mine has a 24" barrel (a rebarrel and not the Savage I posted a pic of) and I have loaded a 260 gr Accubond to 3000 fps and my normal load is a 270 gr TSX at 2850 fps The 375 Ruger and 375 H & H have about the same relationship that the 300 win mag and 300 H & H had in the past. Care to guess which will win out? Don't get me wrong, the 375 H & H is a fine caliber. I just prefer the added oomph and unbelted standard action bolt throw Edited by sakomato - July/30/2013 at 17:24 |
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I was looking at 375 Ruger when I got my H&H. Only reason was I could not find anything suitable at the time except lever guns. I like the levers, but thought it was a waste of potential for that caliber. I currently wish I had held out for the 375 Ruger. I like the 375H&H, but it is just so-so to me. I also have a 300H&H... I like it, but it has no real advantage over my 30-06s.
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Obi Wan Kenobi
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Sparky just my humble opinion. The 375 is a wonderful round. Its at the top of my list for someone hunting dangerous game in Africa. I love the different versions made by Sako in 375. But you don't need that much gun in Alaska. A 325 wsm will kill anything cleanly in North America. Like the 280 delivers a similar wallop of the 30.06 without the 06's recoil, the 325 wsm delivers a similar wallop to that of the 338 without losing your teeth in the process. Aside from common predjudices and not a whole lot of available ammo like the 280, the 325 wsm is specifically designed for a light weight short action rifle that would give similar energy and knock down power of the 338 minus the 338's recoil. I know people who rave about their 325s and killing the biggest of brown bear with them. Edited by Obi Wan Kenobi - July/30/2013 at 21:14 |
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A 375H&H is just so-so?? I am getting more interested in the 375 Ruger. So what does the Ruger have over the H&H? |
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MORE POWER... arrhhh, aaarrhhh, arrrrhhh, arrrrhhh, aaaarrrrrhhhhhh....
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Urimaginaryfrnd
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The 375 H&H has been around forever so there is ammo in all kinds of odd places but it is a very long case and a belted case so the action of the rifle has to be long enought for the cartridge and a lot are not. 375 Ruger is a newer cartridge and a shorter case which is not belted. When resizing a case reloading the belt does not get resized and I have had some stick in the chamber in a tight chamber. I really like the rifles Savage is offering in stainless in .375 Ruger the cost is several hundred less than a blue winchester and the rifle just comes up perfect for me I have almost bought one several times and probably would have already if I didnt have stuff in the H & H already. But I may have to have one before too long I really like the one with the 20 in barrel and iron sights.
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The CZ, Winchester, Mauser, and Ruger, etc. are controlled round feed....so in 375 that eliminates the Remington and Browning.... ....I don't mind push feed in a deer rifle, but I would not get one in a Dangerous Game rifle....even if I wasn't going to shoot anything dangerous. ....other than that factor, I don't care too much for Remingtons.....and Remingtons are terribly short on me....I'd have to add three inches of wood to the butt...... Never had a Browning.....too modern for me!!! I like the ancient FN Browning High Powers.....but that's a whole different rifle..... |
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The M16/M4 are push feed
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.....didn't think of that.......I was thinking of snarling fur bearers with big teeth and stuff jumping on my neck....
....on second thought, maybe I oughta get a Double rifle so I don't even have to work the bolt!!
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The CZ and the Win are still high on my list. Thoughts on the Ruger?
Since I have shot the 375H&H I know what to expect. But a friend thinks he knows someone who has a 375Ruger not sure what it is though. I have looked for 375 Ruger ammo but have not found any yet. If I do go with the 375Ruger the Savage looks nice as well. |
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tahqua
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I would get the Winchester or the CZ because of the H&H. |
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i love my m70 semi custom H&H i wouldnt trade it for anything, and its a push feed.
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375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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Bet that would make you feel a lot more comfortable with on standing in front of a Cape Buffalo.
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Remingtons are accurate sure enough. I had two, I believe....maybe three. I had a really nice M 725 270, and a nifty little M 722 300 Savage!!
Gone but not forgotten. The 270 had a pad added and the LOP was 14".....the little 722 was a little short, but it was a 300 Savage. That 300 was my all round 'shoot-something-off-the-porch' rifle for years. Varmints beware.
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What the what? That sounds outlandish...
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