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I'm like Scotty, in that I like the pre 64's. The H&H receivers are one of my favorites to build on. I sold one 375 H&H to gunner here and it is a damn tack driver. He took that rifle to Africa a few years ago and used it successfully on some African big game. Here's that rifle before I sold it to him:

I would pack it around in the elk woods. It's probably a bit big for elk, but I've heard it works just fine. The most recent 375 I had was a pre war. I picked it up for a great deal here locally and turned around and sold it:



The pre 64's feed so smoothly and always shoot accurately (speaking big bore 375's). My experience with the CZ550 was fairly short lived (had and used it for a few years). The rifle was a very accurate rifle, but did not handle very well. Mine was chambered in 9.3x62mm, but was basically the same exact gun they build the 375's on:

The sob thought it was a varmint rifle, it was amazingly accurate. Like I mentioned in an early post though, I hated the safety lever. I used this rifle in the field and that's where I find out whether or not it earns its place in the stable:

Thats where my m1917's shine. It might just be me because I shoot lefty, but for a left handed shooter shooting a right handed rifle, nothing feels better than a m1917 safety lever. However, it's not just the safety lever i dislike on the CZ. Its its poor handling characteristics. I can say the same thing for the Interarms MKX rifles. They just don't balance and point the way a good rifle is supposed to. I've sent damn accurate rifles down the road because they just don't feel right in the woods. A good rifle should feel like an extension of your arm, point like second nature and operation should be carried out without thought. That's the way the m1917 is for me, even though it is a "unique" alternative. If one were to find a prime condition sporter m1917, they could have a damn nice 375 made out of it. The enfield is a very robust action that can house some very big magnum cartridges. My 308 Norma magnum is built on a very nice sporter m1917 (BSA model E):

As is one of my 30-06 rifles.

Recently I saw a couple 375 H&H rifles locally that were around $1,100.00. One was a beautiful Kimber and the other a low comb pre 64 model 70 that had been engraved. The rifle was professionally engraved by a smith in Alaska (so the story went), but that greatly affects the value of the rifle. In my opinion, the rifle was priced too high at $1,100.00. I'm thinking if it sits on the shelf for another month or so, the shop owner may be more inclined to sell it cheaper.