Do I really need a .375 H&H ?

BongoBob said:
Thank you Dogleg...I am now convinced beyond any possible dissuasion. I have ordered the .375 H&H I mentioned earlier. My wife will sleep well with the knowledge that our social status is assured and we won't have to move. Now maybe those darn pesky elephants will get the word and stay out of my flower beds too!
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So you went with the 375 H&H Good to hear! ;) SO What rifle are you getting ? :confused: RJ
 
Dogleg said:
You need a .375. Where will you be if someone asks to see your .375? Hooped, that's where. Oh, sure you can fake a choking fit and rush out of the room, or say it's back at Holland and Holland getting reblued or that Martini is re-everythinging it but that's all just playing for time. The risk of having the Heimlich maneuver performed on you, or eventually having to produce a Ralf Martini custom is too high. Alternately you can move away, but that will just start the sequence of events somewhere else. On balance the cost of uprooting your whole life is just too much down-side.

Do you have a wife or family? If so you are risking their happiness and social standing as well. The shame of living a lie is a great stresser and can take a huge toll. Its not unheard of for these things to affect marriages or even health. The divorce rate of men with two or more .375s is low, statistically insignificant really. I'm sure your wife will appreciate you looking look out for her best interests like that. Its the responsible thing to do.
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Post of the Month.

But only because it's too early in the year.
 
Dogleg said:
You need a .375. Where will you be if someone asks to see your .375? Hooped, that's where. Oh, sure you can fake a choking fit and rush out of the room, or say it's back at Holland and Holland getting reblued or that Martini is re-everythinging it but that's all just playing for time. The risk of having the Heimlich maneuver performed on you, or eventually having to produce a Ralf Martini custom is too high. Alternately you can move away, but that will just start the sequence of events somewhere else. On balance the cost of uprooting your whole life is just too much down-side.

Do you have a wife or family? If so you are risking their happiness and social standing as well. The shame of living a lie is a great stresser and can take a huge toll. Its not unheard of for these things to affect marriages or even health. The divorce rate of men with two or more .375s is low, statistically insignificant really. I'm sure your wife will appreciate you looking look out for her best interests like that. Its the responsible thing to do.
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I LOVE It! Almost ordered one myself ;-)
 
Go get one, All I really needed was my old 303, but I seemed to want a lot more variety over the years. You only go around once!
 
Well Dogleg, I guess I'm not in any fear of having to move any time soon, thank God. I haven't completed this move.....yet. With 3 H&Hs and a chambered out H&H to the Wby, I'm in good stead, and not likely to be shamed from the community. Sure glad you cleared that up for the poor guys who ain't got a 375 H&H............you might just have started a "run" on 375s with that post.........Good that'll drive the prices sky high then I'll flog a couple of mine and then maybe I can afford a hunt somewhere.
 
I ain't ever gonna have a .375 H&H... but I have a .366 Wag and a 9.3X74 Break action... do I still have to move out of the neighborhood, or am I good???
 
BongoBob said:
Ok, I know "need" is a relative term and "want" is really all the justification anyone needs as long as you can afford the thing(s) you want.

I have always wanted a .375 H&H. There's just something about the cartridge that has always called to me. I have shot one several times, and witnessed how effective one can be on a moose...pretty much the definition of "bang - flop"! That being said, I've had the same results with my .338 WM every time.

I suppose I already have the bases covered for anything I'll ever hunt in N America (I don't hunt any bears) with a .223, 7mm RM, 30-06, .35 Rem and the .338 WM, but for some reason I still want a .375 H&H...am I being unreasonable?
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Hell no, if you have the money and you want it, that's great! It'll make a great grizzly/moose/elk rifle!
 
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