"best" off the shelf 375 H&H

Had a look around and was going to buy a Winchester in 375, just buy luck came across an old ZKK 602 that some older gent didn't need any more. Needless to say am very happy as I didn't think I would find one, Winchester would still be my second choice.
 
A-zone said:
My experience is limited to my "new" Brno 602, recently acquired from another forum member. I had a Limbsaver recoil pad installed and the trigger cleaned up and had it out to the range for the first time yesterday. The rifle is scoped with a Leupold Vari-X III 1.5-5 in Talley QD's.

My response to firing the .375 H&H for the first time was "Wow, that wasn't bad at all!" :eek: :D Accuracy was just over MOA (about 1 1/4" at 100 yards and around 3" at 200 yards).

Bottom line: I would recommend a Brno 602 to anybody looking for a .375.
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Sounds like it found a good home...;)
 
.375 H&H Rem 700 XCR. Very accurate, Light, and the R3 recoil pad works great, and it is reasonably priced I think @$1000. Mine is topped off with leopold QWR and a VXIII 2.5-8x. For me this combo works great.

Just my 2 cents.
 
What Boomer said!!
I also have a Sako full stock carbine in 375H&H...but I think the 602 is the better gun..
 
I think a Ruger No. 1 would be pretty cool to own in 375.
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That's what I'm split over CZ or Ruger No.1. Apparently some people do hunt big game with them in Africa and reloads when practiced are almost as fast as a bolt gun.
 
Rembo said:
Which one would you buy out of the currently available factory 375's?and why?
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It would be stretching the "off-the-shelf" parameter, but I would order a Montana 1999 stainless barreled action and a McMillan stock, though realistically, in the wait time for Montana and McMillan you could dig up a M70 classic easily enough.

The Montana/McMillan route you'd get the barrel contour/length you want, and a choice of stock style and LOP (all McM Win M70 patterns will work on a M1999) for under 2k. They aren;t exactly off-the-shelf, but a couple phone calls and a visa card and you're in business.

I find 602/550's to be fairly bulky rifles with long bolt throws and deep bellys, at least for 375 H&H class stuff that easily fits in M98/M70/M700 class rifles.
 
Gunslinger said:
That's what I'm split over CZ or Ruger No.1. Apparently some people do hunt big game with them in Africa and reloads when practiced are almost as fast as a bolt gun.
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This can be true. My #1 wears a shellholder on the buttstock, and I can eject a spent casing and fire in a new one quite fast... not AS fast as simply working a bolt, but fast enough.
 
I have a Winchester model 70 Super Express that consistantly shoots 1" groups at 100 yards with factory ammo.
 
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