Good points...
Info On 375 H&H
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Good points...
I just want to thank everyone for their very constructive input from this post. I got exactly what I was looking for from it. I have my 375 H&H barrel for my TC in the mail and look forward to getting it out to the hunt camp for a sight in. I am gonna start it off with a 2.5 X10 4200 Bushnell Elite with factory Barns Tripple X 300 grains and see what happens. Again thanks much appreciated for the input.
Barry
Barry
I just want to thank everyone for their very constructive input from this post. I got exactly what I was looking for from it. I have my 375 H&H barrel for my TC in the mail and look forward to getting it out to the hunt camp for a sight in. I am gonna start it off with a 2.5 X10 4200 Bushnell Elite with factory Barns Tripple X 300 grains and see what happens. Again thanks much appreciated for the input.
Barry
Not that I woudl want to get inbetween a shooter and a desire to shoot expensive ammo, but the 300gr TSX bullets are really for cape buffalo and hippos.
A 270gr TSX will kill the hell out of anything in North America and the 235gr TSX would be no slouch, either.
A 260 or 300gr Accubond is also a nice choice.
And when dealing wiht bigger bullets like this, even regular ol' cup and core bullets will do for Ontario hunting...
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One more bit of advice, based on hard learned lessons years ago. I would upgrade your scope to a Leupold. They can be found on the EE frequently- sometimes at a fair price. A Leupold will give you greater eye relief, which you really want with most magnums. And Leupolds have a great reputation for ruggedness. Just my $0.02.
Yup X2.
The 250-270 grain TSX offers quite a bit of versatility over the 300 grain stuff.
As Gate said the 260 Accubond is a great North American bullet and the 260 Nosler is a beast the performs better than it's modest weight would suggest.
Take your time and keep the shooting fun. If you are feeling beat up put the gun away for a while.
Good luck with you new toy.
Mark me down as another who finds the .375 kicks less than the .338.
There's a couple of cheerful retired characters at our club, that you can bet willl shooting something different on any given day. They easily have hundreds of rifles. A couple years ago one of these guys was getting the snot beat out of him with a tupperware stocked .338. We were yakking back and forth between the benches and the walk up to change targets when I told him that my .375 would kick him less. While he had his doubts, he did shoot it and had bought his own by the next time I met him. He declined to shoot the .416, though he talked his son inlaw into trying it. Cheerful with a mean streak?
I cannot begin to remember how many times I have heard this about 375 being easier to shoot than a 338. Now I will have to go buy one and find out!
I am 5'8" and 160 lbs. I shoot 2 different 338's I own regularly and find them much easier on my than either of my 300 Win Mags. On the other hand, one of my 240 lb buddies sits at the bench and absorbs the entire recoil of the 338 and it hurts him. One of the other guys my size suggested that the smaller/lighter guys roll with the punch like a boxer and a big heavy guy is immovable and has to absorb all the recoil.
The guys I know who find the 375 easier to shoot have always been of a smaller build. The couple of large guys I know who have shot them said they were punishing.
Out of curiousity, the guys on this thread who find them easy to shoot, what is your size/weight?
Cheers!
I am 5'8" and 160 lbs. I shoot 2 different 338's I own regularly and find them much easier on my than either of my 300 Win Mags. On the other hand, one of my 240 lb buddies sits at the bench and absorbs the entire recoil of the 338 and it hurts him. One of the other guys my size suggested that the smaller/lighter guys roll with the punch like a boxer and a big heavy guy is immovable and has to absorb all the recoil.
The guys I know who find the 375 easier to shoot have always been of a smaller build. The couple of large guys I know who have shot them said they were punishing.
Out of curiousity, the guys on this thread who find them easy to shoot, what is your size/weight?
Cheers!
I'm not sure of your theory. I think recoil tolerance is learned. Although an ill fitting rifle will increase felt recoil to a person.
I'm 6ft tall, and 275 lbs, and I shoot a 8lb .375 Ruger with no problems.
I only owned one .338WM and didn't think the recoil was intolerable, either. I sold it becuase it didn't seem to do anything different to deer, moose or bear than my 7mm RM that I was also using at the time.
Joep17,
I'm 6'1" and 202 pounds. For what it's worth I have two .375s, a CZ and a Remington. Both weigh within ounces of each other but the Remington kicks more. The straight, very American stock comes straight back and the CZ kicks up and back spreading the kick over my shoulder, cheek and the sky.
I'm 6'1" and 202 pounds. For what it's worth I have two .375s, a CZ and a Remington. Both weigh within ounces of each other but the Remington kicks more. The straight, very American stock comes straight back and the CZ kicks up and back spreading the kick over my shoulder, cheek and the sky.
Maybe he's a pussy? Or maybe he hasn't caught on that the bench is the problem?
Got my TC 375 H&H barrel in the mail last week, got in on the gun scoped up etc etc, get to the hunt camp to shoot it, first round ejector misses the casing have to get the cleaning rod out to tap the spent round. We fired off a bunch of rounds anyway to get a feel for it. You can push the shell right over the ejector was I ever ticked. Gonna send it back and try another barrel hope I just had bad luck and this isnt going to be an issue. Was very disappointing as I wanted to get it tuned in, now gotta start again.
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I am glad to hear others with a brno zkk 602 find the recoil rather lite. I found it strange there was such little recoil after some of the stories I heard. My gun is heavy but I don't mind a couple extra lbs when I know it has all the power I need without making me uncomfortable about pulling the trigger. Confidence in the guns power and pulling the trigger feels great.
FWIW
My 602's have have an aweful amount of drop in the stock.
Makes them great for open sights, but the serious drop to the stock does make the muzzle clime like a rocket ship. This significantly adds to the recoil sensation and makes them brutal from the bench.
The 550's stock design works a bit better for me...though the stocks are ugly.
I own a conventionally stocked 8.5 pound 375 that I prefer to shoot over the much heavier Brno's.
My 602's have have an aweful amount of drop in the stock.
Makes them great for open sights, but the serious drop to the stock does make the muzzle clime like a rocket ship. This significantly adds to the recoil sensation and makes them brutal from the bench.
The 550's stock design works a bit better for me...though the stocks are ugly.
I own a conventionally stocked 8.5 pound 375 that I prefer to shoot over the much heavier Brno's.
