Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Express Rifles and Big Bores Only Who makes an affordable 375 H&H....????

Well, the magazine box that came with this action has a spacer in it that won't allow H&H rounds to fit. Brownells and Midway list a separate one for these longer magnums. Their websites seem to show them out of stock.

My Personal preference would be to use a M1999 Barreled action and an Accurate Innovations stock like Joe Graham from NRA did (you can see the rifle on MT Riflemans website in their trophy room) and if I wanted a production rifle and wasn't going to AK till 2008 like you say I would wait for new Kimbers that are supposed to be out by the first part of 2007 ( I was told in 375, 458 Lott and 416 rem).

I'd like to share something about the 20" barrel Savage 116 FSS, "Alaskan Guide" rifle. I shot the same PMC 300 grain XLC loads in it and in my CZ 550, 25 inch bbl., the mean velocity difference was only 28 fps, 2334 fps vs 2362 fps.

My friggen 'buddy' locate a CZ full length stocked, at a local gun dealer today. It's an '06 and I already have two I don't use,really wanted a 7X57. But I'm gonna buy it anyway cuz I love CZ's and always wanted a full length stock 'something' cuz I like their looks.

Yeah,hopeless.

I have never hunted Big Bears, but I do own two .338s and they are really nice to shoot. Besides what Kootenay recommended (all very good by the way) you also couldn't go wrong with an early Model 70 Classic in .338. They will have a serial number under 300,000 and will have the small screw in the bolt shroud. If you buy one of these they will most always be smooth and the scope mount holes will be straight, and the barrels will most often shoot surprisingly good. At least my two do (one stainless and the other blue). Only thing about them you might not like would be the 26 inch barrels, which you might want to have cut down to 24 inches for carrying purposes, and of course, have the trigger looked at as well. Otherwise, you really aren't going to get a much better (subjective I know) rifle for under $800.00.

I have 2 of those early production Classics chambered in 338. One in Stainless, the other is blued. The Stainless rifle is as close to "perfect" for hunting Alaska as it gets. You don't need a 375 H and a H for Alaska. If you are going to hunt Africa, then I'd buy one.

Some of the longest shots I've ever taken at game have been in Alaska. A Moose at close to 300 hundred yards, and a bear at 250. Keep that in mind.

There may be no other place in North America that you will hunt, where owning a Stainless Steel rifle makes as much sense. It could rain every single day that you hunt. Certainly make sure that it wears a synthetic stock.