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I am considering purchasing an Interarms/Whitworth rifle for an upcoming safari. Probably in .375. These were built on a CZ Mauser action and assembled in the UK.

Thoughts and/or comments?

I liked the several I have owned in the past. I recently sold this 375 to an African-bound hunter, and I wish now I hadn't. They are very good rifles for the money...this sold for $1,000.00, delivered.

Great rifles. Had I walked into Great Northern Guns two days earlier a couple of years ago, I would have taken a Whitworth in .404 Jeffery to Mozambique instead of the CZ I ended up buying. But the Whitworth had a "SOLD" sign on it by the time I saw it .

I've owned a couple of them in lesser cartridges in the past, and my wife hunts with one in 7x57. I would much prefer a slick tuned Whitworth to almost anything new being sold today...the exception being the Ruger Hawkeye .375 African.

Dennis

Buy it and enjoy it. Bring it with you to Africa and use it for its intended purpose i.e. the big boys.

yeah...what he said...lol

The Whitworth is a straight Mod 98 action variation called the Mark 10, on a very decent rifle. They handle recoil very well and come only in .375 H&H. caliber.. The other calibers are mark 10's, without the island sights, Classic African design (English) stock. The Whitworth Express is the creme de creame of the Mark 10's IMO...

No argument on the quality, but they were also imported in .458 Win Mag. 1993 is the last year that Gun Digest shows the Whitworth rifles as available in the US, in both .375 and .458. I know they also brought in a few in .404 Jeffery -- I know of at least two. And they were both Whitworths -- not rebarreled.

The 1992 Gun Digest shows two Whitworth variants -- the "standard" Whitworth Express in a variety of chamberings, and the Safari in .375 H&H adn .458 WM.

Incidently, MSRP in 1993 was $900...

Dennis

Buy it! I have a 375HH in a mrk 10, not a whitworth. It has beentuned and restocked {accurate innovations}. It shoots 1/2 in groups,its been to Africa and is going back this year. Feeds and ejects flawlessly.

OK, now I am convinced.
Anyone got one collecting dust............

Had one in 375 and one in 458. They looked like twins. Sold them years ago. Very good rifles but Africa didn't happen.

Wish I would have bought the .458 I had the chance at a couple of years ago.

Mine was for sale here for a month... It was my last one and was unfired, except by the factory. I don't know whether the purchaser would sell it, but I'll ask.

I've got several customs built on Whitworth actions from Brownells. Still have a 375 length and 308 length in the safe unbuilt. The built 375 I have just came back from Stuart and wears a Dakota 3 pos safety. It shot 1" groups with h4350 and 300gr Failsafes. Great guns. The custom 6.5x06 is a one holer as is the 257 improved my wife shoots. I used the Timney deluxe triggers and stocked them in the old Fajen Laminate classic stocks. The 35 Whelen Improved may go to africa next trip. It too shoots well.

I do have one that is gathering dust . Unlike most , I am sort of underwhelmed by this rifle in 375 . It is a decent gun , but I think the 375 cartridge would be better served by a longer action . The ring dimentions and spacing on mine are identical to a military M98 , which doen't leave alot of room for loading the long cartriges , they even resorted to a little mickey mouse groove at the top rear of the front ring to aid in loading room .

I will say it is extremely well balanced and pointable....probably the best I've seen in that repect in a bolt rifle . With a shorter cartridge like 458 , it would be a dandy .

Its the same basic action as the FN, used for many fine safari rifles and the excellent Brownings of the past. It is almost identical to the FN/Sako I have and covet in 375 Wby. Scope mounts are interchangible. I do agree that the action is better suited for the 458.

That's was I use. My 375 H&H Whitworth African Express shoots MOA with factory fodder and sub-moa with my hand loads. Buy it, shoot it, never let it go.

Good Hunting,

Bob

Hard to find a better, more reliable 375 for the money than a Whitworth.IMO you CAN'T find a better 375 for the money.Every one friends and I have owned has been very accurate and dead-nuts reliable.

A buddy from NY took on an African lion at about 15-20 feet last year with one.It was pretty frantic.....Tabby is dead and my friend is intact.That's all I need to know about Whitworths.

Late to this post.............

I have an Interarms Whitworth in 375 that has been bead blasted. I thought it was a modified action because of the bullet groove in the front of the loading port - maybe it came from the factory that way.

Sounds like this might be a good rifle to re-stock and hang on to. At the moment it has some type of aborted Ramline hanging on it but it screams for a McMillan.

A. Whats this rifle worth?
B. Is this rifle/action acceptable for building a semi-custom?

I was actually thinking of selling it to buy an M70 SS Classic in 375. Good idea or bad?

I'd like to hear opinions of those traveling to Africa.

Mule Deer, I stand corrected, the Whitworths in .458 slipped my ole mind, not uncommon these days...I was not aware of the .404 in a Whitworth Express. I did own a beautiful original FN in .404 some years ago, but someone with more money than I had to have that lovely rifle...

I don't think the .404's were ever catalogued, but I have actually held one in my hands . And misfired on getting one that was for sale in Montana a few years ago, by virtue of waiting a day too long to call.

I have trouble remembering what I did this morning, but I have no problem remembering those two rifles... .

I like my CZ well enough, but it bears no comparing to the Whitworths. I won't likely miss a third chance.

Dennis