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A bit off topic, but I have to commend jeffdwhite on everything other than his choice of caliber.
I also hunt from a well appointed ATV. Go to a good area, sit in a padded chair placed in a good brush hide (considering a pop up blind for warmth). I have winch, extra cable and rope, even a pulley for hanging deer without heavy lifting. If I can't get to the deer with my machine-rare-that is what sons-in-law are for ( other than siring grandchildren). I always have ice water and coffee, lunch, and usually fresh fruit on board.
Us old farts, do not want to make too much work while having fun.
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I carried mine deer hunting a bit this year. Didn't get one with it though. I got a deer with his younger, slimmer sibling.
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I think it is to do with macho man. Most of us have at least a mild case.
Jack Jack, While I respect your view, I am one that did not base my purchase of a 375H&H on Macho Manisum! It was based on fact & fiction. I had read about this wonderful cartridge while I was just a very young lad. Not even old enough to hunt in my home state. I read a book called Death in the Long Grass and Big Game and Big Game Rifles. I was hooked on the idea of the perfect all around 375H&H. I actually did not get a 375H&H until I was 37 after hunting elk with a 7mmRM and did not like the results. I read a lot about elk hunting cartridges and there was a toss up between the 338WM & a 375H&H. Boddington, O'Connor, Keith, Capstick, Taylor, Sitton, Aagaard, Spomar, Truesdell, Simpson, & others consider the the 375H&H THE all around choice for hunting the world. Which I had dreams (Fantasies) of doing such a thing. So for me the 375H&H was a sensible choice over the 338WM. Heck if they can use it in Africa from everything from Dik-Diks to Elephant it should be capable here in the US for everything also. I am also a firm believer in the one rifle theory. Learn it, shoot it, and you'll be better than most that shoot a bunch of different rifles. I know my 375H&H inside and out, handle it very well, and I shoot it very well. Could you kill everything in the US with something smaller...like a 223AI...Probably? But you can't find that ammo almost anywhere. Boddington actually wrote if he could only have two rifles, he would choose a 30/06 & a 375H&H. If he could only have one it would be the 375H&H. Now here comes the anti-macoism...you don't need to load it to warp speeds for it to perform. Reduced loads are very accurate and easy to shoot. But if you need the power it is there. You can't do that with most other cartridges, like the 223AI. I guess if I was more of a American cartridge history buff I might be hunting a 45-70 or maybe a 40-90 or some other sort of old black powder gun. Or if I just hunted deer maybe a 30-30 lever gun. For my hunting a 375H&H & Recurve bow seems to be just about right for everything.
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I got a turkey and a crow with mine
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Rockchuck... A 300 gr Sierra works real well... It's also done a fine job on bear. I've carried it for elk & mule deer, but have yet to take a shot with it at those animals.
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Beautiful bear!!!! The #1 is sharp also..
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Thanks. I am pleased with both the bear and the rifle. Bear was taken with a single 260 gr Nosler Accubond at a tad over 300 yards.
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With a Remington .375 H&H "Classic" and a 300gr Hornady BTSP.
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I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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I'm bout 60 yrs and never needed one but time and curiosity changes perspective. Have a pre-64 and took off a .300 HH AI barrel and put on a .375 HH 21" take off with an NECG barrel band front for cheap. Now mounted with a Vari-III 1.5x5 and them lighweight Talley base/ring setup....sure is a nice "weighty" rifle. Have yet to blood the thing but trust soon I will....Brooks Range country allows for that. Have SAF 300's loaded.
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If you own a .375 H & H, what do you use it for in the U. S.? In the middle 90's I made a couple trips for plains game.. During that time I barreled up a 700 in .375 H & H.. Shot one waterbuck with it and a couple pronghorns.. Always, think I will take it for elk, and I have, but never shot one with it.. I plan to use it for deer, but again, never shot one.. When I see the number of questions about the old 375 or the newer ones for that matter, I wondered what do you guys use your .375 for here in the U.S.?? I can see a use in Alaska for big bear, but here it would just be because we like the caliber.. ??? What do you use this old caliber for?? I used my H&H for every thing. Took deer & antelope with it. First comfirmed kill was a prairie dog @ about 60 yards. Never did get an elk with mine but did get a calf elk with my brother's H&H
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wondered what do you guys use your .375 for here in the U.S.?? I can see a use in Alaska for big bear, but here it would just be because we like the caliber.. ??? What do you use this old caliber for?? Mine is a Sako AV, I've mainly used it for doubles and triples on hogs. Try to line 'em up and see how many one can perforate with one shot. By time you get back on target, them that ain't dead or squirmin' have skeeeeeedaddled before the trigger can be squeezed again. Best, GWB
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Even with the "exposed hammer" deal, it still gives you some pretty good options. Lots of 45/70s. Here is my "primitive" weapon, a BPCR in .45-70, shooting a 250 gr. Barnes TSX at 2,550 fps with Vv-120, actually a Barnes 1895 Marlin load. The high wall design is a heap stronger than the 1895. The VX-3 3.5-10x40 CDS is set up for this load and I can put them on a pie plate all day long at 300 yds. Last deer was hit in the chest, fire hosed blood for 20 yds. The bullet took out the top of the heart and blew a huge exit hole. So those monometals must be expanding pretty well... DF
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Elk - deer - antelope -head shots on little stuff like squirrel.
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My 21" SS M-70 Classic NH .375 H&H with Zeiss Victory 1.5-6x42 in Talley QD's and NECG irons. Trimming the barrel from 24" to 21" helped balance and handling. The New Haven trigger is adjusted to a clean 3#'s. I bought it used on the Fire Classifieds and then fixed it up. Gun shoots great and to me is a tough, moderate priced .375 H&H, about as solid and functional a gun as one would want. This one should be near indestructible in Alaska or where ever. It's not that pretty, but a sturdy tool, ready for harsh conditions and hard use. I also have an M-8 3X Leupold with #4 German reticle in Talley QD's set up as a spare glass. I'd like to try this one on hogs and whitetails with a 270 gr. Speer. DF
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Very nice DF. I keep my eyes open for those Classic SS 375's.
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They're a bit barrel heavy, as Winchester (NH) used the same contour for their .416's and .458's. And, those had a lot more metal removed due to larger bore diameter. And these W/W barrels are way too good to discard. So, cutting them to 21" or so seems to be about right. And, with a round like this, you don't lose that much velocity, not enough to worry about, IMHO. The Tupperware stock seems OK. I jerked the hot glue bedding out, Steel Bedded the lug, drilling around in the stock so the bedding material would self lock. Not much sticks that well to Tupperware. The Classic stock shape is pretty good, not quite an Echols Legend, but $600 cheaper... DF
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Spring 2016 this H&H will be chasing brown bear in Alaska. Will be using the 270 gr TSX.
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Ed,
I like that one. What's the weight, all up?
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