A pair of 375HH projects
- Thread starter twoshots
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- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
I love the 602's stock, the wood grain at the butt is interesting, and you seldom see the contrasting forend tip on one of their classic stocks, its more often encountered on the Monte-Carlo. My own preference would be to have a standard trigger on both. Its nice to see that MPI kept the open grip and low comb. My McMillan's closed grip required me to add a knuckle deflector behind the trigger guard, and it's high comb forces me to mash my cheek into the cheek piece when I shoot with irons, and it rattles my teeth when I press the trigger.
I disagree that you wouldn't see the advantage of the Lott chamber in a 20" .458. The modest bore capacity suggests you'd still make about 2300 fps with a 500. Frankly though, a bottle neck cartridge like a .458 Ultra (.460 G&A) is preferable in a bolt gun and produces similar ballistics, 2400 fps from a 24" barrel.
I disagree that you wouldn't see the advantage of the Lott chamber in a 20" .458. The modest bore capacity suggests you'd still make about 2300 fps with a 500. Frankly though, a bottle neck cartridge like a .458 Ultra (.460 G&A) is preferable in a bolt gun and produces similar ballistics, 2400 fps from a 24" barrel.
I picked the mpi stock especially for the classic lines and to protect my fingers during recoil. (375's not bad at all but this will be bigger and badder some day
The wood grain on the 602 is pretty nice and flows through the wrist properly. It's too bad it's not more uniform in the lower half but nice for a production rifle. I had the gunsmith add the fore-end cap out of black walnut to emulate some of the old African hunting rifles. I had expected the barrel not so thin and the fore-end shorter but sometimes projects go where they go and the end result was a spectacularly fast rifle. Thanks for all the interest guys, I know this style isn't everyones cup of tea but handling them really brings to light the reason they used to make them this way.
Nice rifles. I have never owned a .375 but my cousin got one a few years back. Just a Remington 700 with synthetic stock, a light rifle and boy, does it kick. That being said he shot a 900lb bull moose facing him in the chest and found the bullet balled up under the hide in the hind quarter. Great penetration!
I like the crossbolts and I am pleased you left the set trigger on the ZKK .. for some people it seems odd to use a set trigger on a 375H&H ... but imo a set trigger exploits the inherent accuracy of that rifle and calibre combination. And despite a little take-up .. it works just fine when unset. Looks like you left the forend screw to barrel dovetail as well which I think is another good feature.
I don't mind the trigger, as you say there is a little take up but not so bad. What I like about that trigger assembly is how robust it is. Built like a tank true to brno form.
Mike Webb the wood stock brno here only weighs 8.1lbs and the recoil with 300 grain pills is not bad at all. The trick is that it fits me, my muscles are relaxed while on target and my cheek is not getting smashed. It's really all about the fit and balance although weight can help all else being the same.
Mike Webb the wood stock brno here only weighs 8.1lbs and the recoil with 300 grain pills is not bad at all. The trick is that it fits me, my muscles are relaxed while on target and my cheek is not getting smashed. It's really all about the fit and balance although weight can help all else being the same.
TS... thanks for the updated photos. So you find the balance and feel to be similar despite the differing specs? Also, it almost appears in the pics that the LOP is different on the two guns... is it in reality or just a perspective thing with the photo?
Yes, they handle very similar due to the point of balance and weight between the hands. The synthetic stock 550 is imho too heavy for a 375 at 9.7lbs but it will either go on a diet or move up in caliber.
The lop is slightly longer on the synthetic. The wooden stock lop is the same as when I bought it and will get a 1/4" spacer soon. The synthetic stock recoil pad is going to be rounded off more as well. I want to test them a bit more before final trimming...
The lop is slightly longer on the synthetic. The wooden stock lop is the same as when I bought it and will get a 1/4" spacer soon. The synthetic stock recoil pad is going to be rounded off more as well. I want to test them a bit more before final trimming...
