Is a .375 H & H too much cartridge for moose

My buddy got one a few years ago, Remington 700 Stainless with synthetic stock. Very light but he swears by it, has shot a few moose and deer with it. He is an experienced shooter and says he doesn't notice the recoil on game but after eight rounds off the bench he says his groups start to widen up a fair bit.
 
Just rebarred a stainless Mod. 70 with a fairly light 22" 375 barrel. Great all around Moose gun. 375s don't have to be heavy. 375 No.1s are slightly lighter than the 416/458s should be perfect.
 
I have a 375 H&H in transit to me now, if I am lucky enough to draw a tag this fall I will be using it on a moose! (or the 444, or the 300 win mag. It's good to have choices):D
 
MTM said:
Just rebarred a stainless Mod. 70 with a fairly light 22" 375 barrel. Great all around Moose gun. 375s don't have to be heavy. 375 No.1s are slightly lighter than the 416/458s should be perfect.
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According to the Ruger website, the #1H tropical in .375 H&H weighs 9.25 pounds. It is indeed slightly heavier than the .458 Lott
 
The wonderful thing about the .375 H&H is its versatility. It is an accurate humane killer provided the hunter does his part, and it matters little what the size the game might be. Game that is light framed is killed without much bullet expansion, thus little loss of edible meat, while heavy game gets the full measure of performance where its needed. Loaded with a good 270-300 gr bullet, you can hunt the world with your .375.
 
4 out of 5 dentist recommend 375 H&H !

Superb caliber but there are no free lunches: a 9lbs 375 H&H will give a you a healthy 37 ft-lbs serving.
(This number is TWICE what you get from a 9lbs 30-06)
On the plus side, you'll get the ultimate anti-flinching training device ;)
Alex
 
Moose are not difficult to kill IMHO. I have shot a lot of them, using everything from the 6mm Remington up. A well placed shot puts them down in short order.
However, the 375 is an excellent "do-everything" round that would make very fine moose medicine.
I would caution against any thoughts that the big boomer will compensate for poor shooting, however.
This means practicing and getting used to your 375.
Then go hunting....enjoy your moosemeat!! Regards, Eagleye.
 
I don't believe that the .375 Ruger is any better or worse than the .375 H&H.
I do believe that the 1-S is better suited to either round than the 1-H.

The rifle it comes in is the only real reason I bought the Ruger over the H&H, which is a pretty good reason in my opinion.

Food for thought.

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I use my Ruger No 1 375 H&H for deer every year. It is not too big for moose. No such thing as too big unless you can't handle the recoil. My deer gun this year (among others) will be a 475 A&M mag. That is a 460 Weatherby necked up to .475. You will have a lot of fun with the 375.
 
Shot my first moose with a 375 h&h it was a 1 shot kill and you could eat right to the hole. And having that rifle in grizzley territory made me feel a little safer as well!:)
 
AlexF said:
Superb caliber but there are no free lunches: a 9lbs 375 H&H will give a you a healthy 37 ft-lbs serving.
(This number is TWICE what you get from a 9lbs 30-06)
On the plus side, you'll get the ultimate anti-flinching training device ;)
Alex
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Many hunters just have poor recoil tolerance, in other parts of the world .375 H&H is just middle of the road, and it doesn't recoil in any way that will hurt you. It's quite sedate, a .30-06 is a light cartridge and many in North America fail to see that. And yes, it's a perfect moose cartridge if you ask me. :)
 
The 375 H&H is a very good moose caliber and has nothing to prove as far as effectiveness even on critters much larger than moose, my only gripe is that the Ruger No.1 does not handle recoil very well in the larger calibers with it's very small recoil pad surface area, I find the No.1's brutal in the heavy calibers say from 300 WM and up. IMHO
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