Originally Posted by szihn
I own both a 375H&H and a 404 Jeffery.

The 404 is one cool rifle, but I have little use for it. When I was a young man I used a 404 for almost a year. Loaned to me, and I came to really like the rifle, but here in the USA I have no use for it. I made the one I own now for the nostalgia of having it, and the 375 covers all the bases better for me as does the 9.3X62 and the 9.3X74R.
There is just nothing in the USA or Canada that a 404 does that a 375 won't do as well, and if the game is over 200 years away the 375 makes range estimation less critical.
Also the bullets available for the 375 go from those made to open easily to those that open only some when they hit thick skin like that of a hippo or cape buffalo, to those that don't open at all.
In the .423 diameter you have "African bullets" and nothing else. Not that it matters much, but it is a point to think about.

If I were to be forces to choose between a 375 OR a 404 I would say the375 is a better choice for me, but the best is to simply have both.


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