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Very accurate and fun to shoot. She was good to me but time to move on...

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Excellent pictures! Good luck on your sale.

I move along all the time, but can't seem to justify selling a rifle.

Beautiful rifle... excellent caliber which would take anything in the New World, but a .375 H&H Magnum is more "cartridge" than most guys can reasonably handle, even with that muzzle-brake. I've never used a muzzle-brake on my rifles. Does it really help THAT much?

Seems to me that your price is 'way too low, but an excellent "buy" for anyone willing to take that recoil. Of course, recoil might not be too bad with that muzzle-brake you have on it.

My thought on the recoil is tempered by the heavy recoil of my .338 Win. Magnum (no muzzle-brake) which truly "punishes" me and actually becomes painful after the 17th. shot. That's why it's "retired" and sitting in an honored place in my gun-safe.

That said, your rifle is an excellent "buy" for anyone wanting an fine, almost "custom-made" rifle firing a powerful "can-do" cartridge.


Strength & Honor...

Ron T.

I disagree but I am not normal! LOL

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A positive response to the ad and a qualified opinion on recoil from the cartridges mentioned.
After firing many rifles chambered for 375 & 338 mag over the past 45-50 years , I have coined a specific type of recoil.
I call it "Recoil Velocity" !
Meaning simply ,the rifle comes back faster , which creates more "felt" recoil than a 375 Mag and more than the shooter would expect!
In a comparison, One would expect a 270 gr 375 H&H Fact' load to "kick" harder than a 225 gr 338 Win Mag Fact' load,fired from identical Rifles, let's say Pre-64 M70's w/ MC stocks , or Ruger #1 w/fact' stocks.
NOT so ; The 338 Rifle comes back so much faster ,that it overcomes the bullet weight differential with the additional velocity of the lighter 225 gr .
In retrospect I believe my "Recoil Velocity" is derived, simply from the muzzle "Energy" advantage of the 338 over the 375, combined with the reaction of the Rifle to the velocity of the 225 gr bullet.

The recoil of the #1 375 is really not all that punishing, and better than several bolt guns I've fired the same ammo in. (And it's a pussy-cat compared to the likes of light rifles like the #1-S in 45-70 or 9.3x74R.)

When I first got the rifle it was my first .375 and 'big bore'. It was not without some trepidation that I headed to the range for my first session. I had hand loaded some medium range .270 gr loads to get her sighted in. It was about 32* and sleeting and I was alone at the range and trying to be quick. I had no idea what to expect when I pulled that trigger off the bench.

Forcibly telling myself not to flinch, I slowly squeezed the trigger and...thought I misloaded the round. Between the rifles weight, brake (was already on when I bought it) and the medium load, it was an absolute pussy cat. I eventually went on to load up HOT loads with 300 and even 350 gr bullets. It was never really bad to shoot even from the bench. I had several sessions of 40 rds off the bench with no ill effects (except maybe concussion fatigue).

To contrast that, I have a Rem 700 in 9.3 that kicks my ass. Off the bench I can manage maybe 12 rounds (NOT full power) before I have to quit to avoid a flinch. Probably stock design because my buddies two 9.3's aren't near as bad.

I find a lot of truth in Nitro's post. I had a No.1A in .35 Whelen that was pretty unpleasant. I could tolerate it with a scope and warm loads. One day I decided to put a peep sight on it and was shooting full house 250 gr. I calculated the recoil velocity (can't remember it exactly) but in that light of a rifle it was brutal! Very nasty. Couldn't help but think Lipsey's should've spec'd that one with the 'S' contour. Maybe I would've kept it.

Anyway, I liked the old .375 BERNIE and for now I'll probably keep the dies, etc. in case I ever stumble across a 'must have' CRF of some sort in .375 again. Apart from the weight, the .375 has a lot going for it, especially if you hand load...