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The favorite probably depends on the day. As to the cartridges and my purpose, I have an extreme like for the 375 H&H, 375 Ruger. I mostly use the 375 Ruger and have a few in various configurations.

Though, I do love the way the 375 H&H feeds in a M70, very smooth, slick, and almost effortlessly. My upcoming project is to slim up a couple of M70 stainless rifles in 375 H&H.

The 416's are excellent rounds. I have recently picked up a couple of the 416 Ruger Alaskans. I will be replacing the Hogue stock. But, for as is, it is hard to beat for a wet weather and in close type rifle. The 416 Remington is a great round also. I have one in a M70 Safari Express, but prefer synthetic and stainless for my hunting. I would like to handle one of Montana Rifle Company 416 Rem in SS.

I like the Whitworth rifles also, a classic looking using rifle.

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My favorite is my Merkel .470 NE. It's just a little package of fun.

My favorite is a Winchester M 70 .375 H&H Super Express. The scope is a Ziess 4x,it now wears a Leupold 1x-4x.

Is that a push feeder?

Yes.

Kleinguenther .411 KDF Mag.
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CZ .404 Jeffery
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I'm 68.

My first 375 H&H mag. was a Pre-64 Winchester Mod. 70 (when I was 23). It killed several blackies in Quebec before I sold it to an Austrian friend of mine who still has it sleeping in his gun cabinet.

The year after I purchased a Browning Safari in the same caliber. This one followed me until 2008 and has accounted for moose, bear, european stag and several truckloads of wild boar notwithstanding roe-deer who could never tell the difference.

Another good friend of mine has it standing in his gun cabinet in France.

After a severe heart attack in the fall of 2007 I thought hunting was all over (and lifetime expectancy limited...).

I wasn't sure either if I could still shoot large calibers safely. Therefore the decision to part from the faithfull lady.

Well, you know what? I should have kept the motha and asked to be buried with it.

The 375 H&H magnum is a fabulous number. It makes one hell of a difference on game as compared to standard calibers.

The very best rifle for it was the Mauser 98 magnum rifle. For the ordinary guy it is the Winchester Mod. 70.

The Browning Safari was not a true Mauser magnum but it could handle the pressure of the 375 H&H magnum.

My son has a Winchester Model 70 in left-hand version. It is topped with both a Leupold 2.5-10x45 LPS and Leupold 1.5-5x20 Vari X-III.

My Merkel 500NE double is my favourite Big Bore. It's heavy enough to tame the recoil to manageable levels and it has near perfect balance. I can also find the sights very quickly with it.

I still think I might need a 500Jeffery bolt gun, but none of my friends have one, so I can't try it out. I did fire a friends 505Gibbs and discovered that went beyond fun for me.

Someone would have dug you up for it. I hope your heart issues are resolved and that you can still enjoy one of life's little pleasures ... shooting a .375 H&H.

If you think a 375 H&H is a pleasure to shoot, then you should try a 416 and enjoy even more pleasure.

I am looking at a 416 Rigby right now. I already have a .308, a .30-06, (2 actually), a 9.3 x 62 and a .375 H&H. Want vs Need argument going on in my head at the moment. We'll see which wins out? Luckily I reload, since at over $4.00 a round, a 416 Rigby addiction can get costly in a hurry!

"Want vs Need argument going on in my head..."

Yes, Friend, that is the question...

Well, Frank Barnes in his Cartridges of the World wrote "The .416 Rigby is probably the best magazine big-game cartridge ever offered.".

Whether one believes that or not how you gonna know 'til you see for yourself? That's justification right there, right?

(just trying to do my part)

I like em all,but I have 2 450 rigbys,and I would like a 500 Jeffery, even though I have a 505 on order. Maybe someday I'll break the habit.

I have a pre-64 Model 70 in 375 H&H, a .416 Taylor and a 458 Lott, but I just sent off a check for a Dakota in .416 Rigby.

I'll have to get back to ya' on this one.

donsm70

You and me both..

Massaged my M70 .458 Win into an 11 shot .458 Lott culling machine. It now has to earn back its "favorite" status, but it seems likely to pull it off. It takes 5 or 10 shot modified Accuracy international .300 Win magazines.

Did you also put a lift kit on your Cadillac? I'm sorry, but that's just so wrong on so many levels!

i haven't seen 10 round .300 AI mags for years...my three went to New Zealand

It was with a lot (get it a Lott, har, har, har) of trepitation that I set out to change something I already liked, and which worked exceedingly well into something that I felt would be an advantage in a very specialized application.

I shot 123 total buffalo (Mixed trophy and culls) with this rifle before it was modified, and the temptation to leave it alone was high. Still, when trying to convert a herd of live water buffalo into a herd of dead buffalo it becomes quite clear that an empty rifle is of little use. Then you get a Hmmmmmmmm "what I really need" moment and the result is in the picture. Hopefully my opportunity continues into the future and I'll see if my decision was the right one. If not, they still make the M70 and I'll get another one. Might anyway.

My light culling rifles have been fitted with 10 shot mags already, and there is no question that firepower is the only way to fly on multiple targets.