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been looking at one of these in 375HH. Any one have experience with this one?

thanks

they look mighty sweet. One day i'll add one to the 375 collection

Why isn't it stainless?

I believe the Kodiak is stainless? Thats why i am interested.

The other Bear Series are blued.

Looks sweet, in left handed too!

i like the black bear, but wish it was offered in stainless

I owned a Kodiak 375HH, it was a nice rifle IMO. Not sure what you need to know? You could probably find some online reviews of this rifle that go into a fair amount of detail.

My big game rifle was a Sako 30-06, and for large game I had an old 375HH built off a Mauser and also had a copy of Phil Shoemaker's M70 416 Magnum light rifle. I replaced both the Mauser and M70 with the Kodiak, but ended up building another improved version of the Shoemaker M70 and liked it better than the Kodiak, so the Sako was sold. I do like the Sako Bear series and wanted a non-magnum version that could replace both the 30-06 and 416, so I got a 9.3x62 Black Bear. I like this rifle so much that I sold my Sako 30-06. The Black Bear is about a pound lighter than the Kodiak and handles better, IMO. I doubt there is anything I could kill with the Kodiak that I could not kill with the Black Bear. If I were to go with a heavier and less handy rifle like the Kodiak, I prefer a 416 Rem over 375HH for large game. But for a non-magnum big/large game rifle, I am enamored with a handy 9.3x62. Therefore, the Kodiak didn't float my boat.

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I had a SAKO18" .375 in a factory McMillan, think it was called the Alaskan, sold it here, I think, years ago.

I love the feel of the Black Bear in 9.3 I will own one soon.