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My brother was trained as a navy sniper and he liked shooting his Interarms Mark X .375 better than he liked his Savage 110 Police Tactical in 7mm mag. Said the recoil didn't bother him as bad. Some of the difference could of been in the stocks.

That is B.S.!!!

It was a Savage .270 and you know it!




Johnny $

Yes , Ive used the .375 H&H, I LIKED IT, BUT THEN i USED A .416 rIGBY ON AN ELK IN Alberta back in about '78. It was impressive as well

I have that exact rifle shown in your photo!!! Chambered in .375 H&H. I use the Hornady 270 Interlock loaded to 2550 fps in that short barrel. I don't know how much it's worth, a freind gave it to me for reloading and casting I did for him. I haven't shot an elk with it yet but have with a Model 70 Win. in that cal. and load. Of several elk killed with the .375 one was killed at 388 yards and another at 395 ( both lazered ). Both one shot kills. My Sako wears an old 3x Leopold scope and shoots MOA at 100 yds. Recoil is tolerable. Did shoot a big Muley buck with the Sako, at a barrel stretching 35 to 40 yds. My uncle I hunt with uses the .375 for everything. Has probly taken 13 to 14 bulls with it, and has no complaints. Of the 45 elk I've taken most were killed with a .308 Win. or a .30-06, bout half a dozen with a .45-70. In our loose knit group of hunters we are the only ones using the .375. Most use the .300 Win. Nice seeing your photo I thought I was the only guy who had a Sako like that!!!

I'm kicking around the idea of rechambering my CZ 550 375 H&H to 375 Weatherby. I need a 500 yard rifle where I hunt. I can't seem to get the speed I want, or the accuracy out of the Barnes 250 TTSX. Rifle simply hates the 260 Accubond. Although it loves the 270 TSX at 2600 fps. My dilema is that I don't know if the TSX has the speed to open up at 400 yards. Has anyone done the conversion using the factory barrel with the CZ?(Sorry for the hijack OP)

I hunted last year partially with a 375 H&H but never got to pull the trigger when I had it in hand..I to am totally surprised at the lack of recoil my Mod 70 puts out..260 grain Noslers at 2700 fps is nuttin,recoil wise.I really expected more...

Jayco

I found this picture posted on line its a virtual clone of my sako carbine except my stock woods far darker almost a dark chocolate

You guys are tempting me, but I don't need a .375.

Really! I don't need one.

Then again.......

I like the old style Sako ringmounts shown in that picture.

I have a pair on my Sako .375 H&H, and they are so low the only scope I have that will fit is my old Leupold 3x. This gets the scope really low -- great cheek weld!

I also have a Zeiss 3-9x scope for the rifle as well, but this one requires the old style Sako rings in medium (which are still lower than almost any ring made for Sako's today).

John

Beautiful rifle!

I hunted elk with my CZ 550 375 one year.

After a long day of hiking I got back to camp the same time as my Dad. While we were talking about what we had seen he handed me his rifle so he could take off his pack. He used then (and still uses now) a plain jane Rem 700 BDL 30-06. It felt like a 5wt flyrod compared to the sledgehammer like weight of the CZ!

I never hunted with it again, and is now one of the many rifles I've sold and now regret...

I was shooting the 260 AB's, and like many have said recoil was a big push, not like the sharp jab of my 300 RUM. The CZ is a heavy rifle, I've never shot a 7.5 lb 375, but I would suspect it's not boring

That's why I sold my 12 lb Hawken. At the end of the day I felt like I was carrying a cannon.

KCBighorn:

I also used to have a CZ in .375 H&H but I found it too heavy, just as you did.

My current Sako .375 H&H is 7lbs 7oz with an old Leupold 3x scope. Much better!

I have a McMillan stock on the Sako, and felt recoil is not that bad. Even so, about 5 full-house shots prone in rapid fire is about all I want at one setting.

John

I have hunted elk with my Ruger #1 .375 but never got a shot at one. Do I need a .375 for elk? Hell no, I've hunted elk more with a 30-30 and .308 than I have with the .375 and would again in a second without hesitation. However, I bought the .375 just because I have always wanted one, don't have a good reason other than that. I figured it was in the safe not getting much use so took it elk and deer hunting.

About the recoil, like everyone else has said, it's not as bad as I thought it would be. My .300 Win Mag has worse recoil and the worst rifle I have ever shot was my grandfather's Win model 88 .308, that thing smacked me in the face with every shot until I got a bruise.

If you want to hunt with one, more power to you, do you need it? Like I said, hell no but why not.

mnimrod45

At elk camp in WA all the locals have 375 Weatherby mags, they love them, and those guys are some elk killing machines.

I carry a 300 Weatherby, or a 358 Win, or my 416 Rigby, and next year my 338 RCM will get the nod.

But, in my heart I know I need a 375 someday.