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I have a 2 .338 Lapua's for longer range hunting. So want to get another rifle.
They can all be ran mild to wild and reloading items are easily available. Which one would you choose.

Of the 4 which have you shot an liked?

I have used the .338-06, the 9.3x62, and the .375 H&H (which supposedly is the same, performance wise, as the .375 Ruger). I liked them all, but now hunt elk pretty much exclusively with the 9.3x62 and 9.3x74R. Idiosyncratic, but that's how I roll.

I love my 9.3x62mm but still need to shoot this one:



(375 H&H).....I think I'll end up liking it too

Shot everyone except the .358 Norma, and own three of the six listed. The Ruger is pretty cool in a 20" barrel and makes a nice compact thumped of large game, but mine has a 24" barrel. The Whelen is cool and 225 grain bullets at 2700 is awesome, but I'd have to say I like my .338-06 the best. No real reason except for the bullet selection and my rifle shoots lights out.

I'll probably work on getting a .358 Norma or STA in the future, and wouldn't mind owning the other two as well.

They are all great round, I'm not a fan of the belts like that are on the .358 Norma but they been around for a while.

That is a really nice rifle.

Such a classy rifle! Great buy!

Yep, nice rifle. Now sell some the others and bring that one on up for a Alaskan brown bear.

Ruger makes a nice .35 Whelen an a nice 9.62x62 also like the Remington model 798 375H&H to. Just so many good choices, also thought of boring out a Ruger 06 to a 35 Whelen to.
I could just cut down one of the .338 Lapua's.

I have a 35 Whelen and a 375 H&H. I like the Whelen better. Nothing wrong with the 375 but it is heavier than my 35 so the Whelen gets carried more.

Mart

I've owned all in your list except the .358 Norma and .375 Ruger. I like them all but currently only have the 9.3x62 and 35 Whelen.

Are you going to primarily hunt it, shoot it or look at it?

9.3x62, unless a little more recoil doesn't present a problem......then a .375 Ruger would be the choice. Everyone should own a .375 at some point in time.

Absolutely can't go wrong with a 375 H&H/Ruger, but I ended getting rid of mine for a pair of 9.3x64 Brenneke's.

I would choose a 338-06(have three of them) over a 35 Whelen/Norma, or 9.3 x62.

I've owned, and hunted with, a 375 H&H, which I have since sold. I now own a Ruger Hawkeye African in 375 Ruger, which I really like. I recently used it on a Water Buff hunt in Argentina, where it performed perfectly.

I have had the trigger worked on to lighten it up a bit, and put it in a McMillan McWoody stock, magnum fill, with a Leupold VX3 2.5-8 scope. Recoil is very manageable, and I actually like shooting it! Accuracy is great, with Barnes TSX 270 gr. bullets at 2800+ velocities.

I love both my 338-06AI and 35WAI

I own a 35 Whelen and 375 Ruger so those would be my choices but a 9.3x62 is definitely worth considering.

Really like that stock I want to do one one day to look similar to the salt and pepper laminate that is showing signs of cracking in the tang on my 375 Ruger How heavy is it as pictured?

I've been pretty damn impressed with my 9.3x62:






I know I didn't have to shoot 5 shot groups but hey, I was having fun

Owned or own all (4) four. Nothing wrong with any of them. Couldn't part with a 338-06 for a good while but it is now gone and I don't see another in my future. Still have a 375H&H, but prefer the 416Rem by a fair margin for that size of rifle. I absolutely love the 30-06 and look at the 338-06, the Whelen, and the 9.3x62 as bigger bullets stuffed into an '06, which is never a bad thing. But I do currently favor my 9.3x62 over my previous Whelen and 338-06. It may be as much about the individual rifle as the chamberings, but I find the 9.3x62 a chambering that is very easy to like.

Best:)

375 H&H or 375 Ruger.