Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting 375 H&H for elk thoughts....

Something like say,a .460 Wby?

Nah..

Barely enough gun for NM Jackwabbits...



DF

No,the .460 is enough for NM rabbits.

Trust me.

Over penetrates...

DF

Use whatever rifle that you like shooting. At least you have enough gun if some other critter shows up.

If you can pack it and can shoot it then have at it.

I use a .270 for rifle elk hunting. It's perfectly adequate. If I had a 375 H&H I'd use it just because! I know two guys who hunt everything from antelope to moose with 338 WM. Thing is, it kills antelope with a nice clean wound channel that drops them right there and works great on the big boys too.

Plus, if you get into jackalope you can feel confident in not being under gunned.

I had a friend who used a 375 H&H on deer and elk. He said it worked great in thick timber. He didn't have to worry about trees. He could just shoot through them.

Longcruise, The .338 WM is my wife’s “only” hunting rifle. Pronghorns/deer up to moose. It simply works! We considered the .375, but to get it down to a good carry weight, required more money than we had to spend at the time. memtb

That it does.

I use a 375 Ruger Guide Gun 20" barrel with 300gr. Accubonds traveling 2590fps chronographed average. I use a Leupold VX3 2.5-8x36mm with Alaska Arms LLC quick detach rings. Then in thick brush a NECG Ruger Ghost Ring sight. I sighted in scope dead on at 200yds, which is 2.5" high at 100yds. Ghost ring sights dead on at 100yds. I have used this combo on deer and elk.

Id go 6x42. Liked it on my .375 and would be what I would have used had a drawn a Ky elk tag


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Ky221 I drew a late season cow tag for Kentucky this year.
I normally use my 264 Win Mag for elk out west . This year I got to thinking that I spend more time hunting in and out of the timber than I do in the sage or open fields. All my shots have been 300!yds or less. So I’m going to put the .375 to work.
I got a fourth season rifle elk tag for Colorado next week. Unfortunately I won’t have my 375 up and running before heading out but I will have it in hand when I head to Kentucky.

RMerta, great decision! It’s a shame you won’t get to use it In Kolorado! If you get your .375 down to a comfortable “carry weight”....you may find it will be your “go to” hunting rifle. Unless, the shots will be quite long! memtb

all the suggestions sound great, but i don`t see very well with a lower powered scope anymore,i would buy a larger powered scope like a Nightforce 2-10x50 maybe ?i do like Leupold too ,maybe a larger powered Leupold would work fine too. i like 375 H&H cartridge too. good luck with your choice,Pete53

I used a similar rifle to your Mod 798....the more refined Whitworth Express ( Mark X for all intents, same as 798) for PG with 270x and a 2.5x8 Leupold. In the mountains, I favored the Mod 700 BDL SS .375 H&H with 2.5x8 and later the Mod 700 Classic with 1.5x5 and 300 Nosler

My last bull, circa 2015 up from Leadville, dropped to the shot at 250 yards from a 270 Win Montana and the 140 gr TSX at 2950 fps. As I have written before, this rifle and my "light" stainless fluted Brown stocked 375 H&H would meet every need I see ahead. But what fun is that???

I’ve carried my 375 Imp while elk hunting a bit. It’s only a couple ounces heavier than my 338. No elk with it yet, but I did take a little buck with it during deer season. The 250 TTSXs seem to work just fine there as well.

I have used mine one elk, moose and antelope.. I like it but don’t shoot it a lot.. My pick for a scope is a 3-9.. I took it to Africa about 25 years ago with a low power scope.. It was brushy country and I figured it would be perfect..Killed only one animal with it.. A waterbuck.. I used my .300 the rest of the time because it had a 4-12 and was much better for picking a hole in that brush to shoot through....

Hello,

I used my .375 H&H Winchester 70 pre 64 as my main big Red Deer rifle for years. Most used bullet the 270 grs Win Power Points, 270 grs Hornady Spire point. Both at 2700 p/s. Lately, some Barnes X 250 grs, and Nosler Partition and Accubond 260 grs. All worked great at 2800 f/s.
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This previous one with a N. Accubond 260 grs. Recovered under the opposite side skin.