Reasons for owning a dangerous game rifle in North America

Well...as far as class goes I think the 375 H&H is right up there! Gun I most regretted not buying was a custom 375 H&H LH and I've always got my eye out for a nice double or bolt gun. I've been out a couple of times hunting and wished I had a 375 H&H when I saw MONSTER grizzly tracks and felt seriously undergunned with my 30-06 with 150 grain SST's. In North America. Last couple of years. In the snow.
 
I have two friends who have used nothing but a 375 for everything from Antelope too moose for 200 plus years, they both have other rifles but prefer to use the big one. hand loading is a big game changer for this cartridge for sure!
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Some people say to me what do you need firearms for you only have one arm, Lol. I say too them, "what I don't need is people like you".
 
Gatehouse said:
The current top choice in .375 caliber cartridges is of course, the 375 Ruger, which outclasses the H&H in all respects. However if you have found a rifle that you like and it is chambered in the obsolete H&H, it's not a bad way to go at all. I[m sure you will enjoy your new rifle!
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While the enthusiasm is admirable the OP can ignore the sales pitch, I’ve guided .375 Ruger armed clients on Grizzly hunting and carried a .375 H&H myself right behind them. There isn’t one iota of difference between them any hunter could note if they were handed a rifle blind, contrary to popular Gatehouse opinion. The .375 H&H is just easier to feed, literally and figuratively the world over, both are great rounds. Buy the gun you like, and if it comes in .375 Ruger and not H&H good on you it’ll serve you well. If you see yourself if only in your dreams expeditioning in the dark corners of the dark continent no question get the H&H.
 
well now I feel that I need to go shopping again I need to add a 375 and a 416 to the line up... there is a big hole in my hunting rifle selection

the last 3 hunting rifles I bought were a 325WSM browning x bolt a 458WM Zastava model X and at the last auction a 338WM Savage 116 came home with me.

I think I need to add something made by Cz and my Winchester line is weak too since I sold that 308, might look at a Sako but I do have a Tikka in 25-06 and they are similar.
 
Ardent said:
While the enthusiasm is admirable the OP can ignore the sales pitch, I’ve guided .375 Ruger armed clients on Grizzly hunting and carried a .375 H&H myself right behind them. There isn’t one iota of difference between them any hunter could note if they were handed a rifle blind, contrary to popular Gatehouse opinion. The .375 H&H is just easier to feed, literally and figuratively the world over, both are great rounds. Buy the gun you like, and if it comes in .375 Ruger and not H&H good on you it’ll serve you well. If you see yourself if only in your dreams expeditioning in the dark corners of the dark continent no question get the H&H.
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The Ruger is a better cartridge, but absolutely, the H&H is a great second choice.
 
They’re within 75-125fps of each other in a standard action OP, and when the .375 H&H is in a magnum action it’s a wash. You’re just going to find the H&H easier to support and the Ruger gets you a free pair of skinny jeans or something if memory serves. :p I’d build a .375 Ruger if it was all that fit in my action and I’d be very happy with it. Given the choice I take the H&H as I travel a bit, and it’s one of five cartridges I’ve found in constant supply in dusty corners of Africa. I also like how the H&H feeds, slickest round I’ve chambered and extracted.

Your turn Gate let’s keeps this going for old time’s sake. :d
 
Ardent said:
They’re within 75-125fps of each other in a standard action OP, and when the .375 H&H is in a magnum action it’s a wash. You’re just going to find the H&H easier to support and the Ruger gets you a free pair of skinny jeans or something if memory serves. :p I’d build a .375 Ruger if it was all that fit in my action and I’d be very happy with it. Given the choice I take the H&H as I travel a bit, and it’s one of five cartridges I’ve found in constant supply in dusty corners of Africa. I also like how the H&H feeds, slickest round I’ve chambered and extracted.

Your turn Gate let’s keeps this going for old time’s sake. :d
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Give it up....the .375 Ruger is hands down the superior cartridge... there is no need for debate... here... on a firearms site... in the hunting and sporting arms section... again... the crown has passed to the successor, no point in belaboring the inevitable... sucks to be the old king, best just waddle off to Boca Raton, settle down in a pastel pink condo, sit in a rocking chair and watch the egrets hunt for frogs.
 
Decent price and a gun that you like? Sure, buy it. Theres no difference of impulse buying a .223 vs a .375 HH, they're both guns, they both go bang when you pull the trigger and they both make excellent gophers guns. Buy it!
 
Perfect round and rifle for those rabid squirrel that have the strength of two crackheads and/or those squirrelly rabbits that will come at you like a charging meth addict.
 
The Ruger does everything that the H&H does and also fits into all standard action rifles. Literally, the 375 Ruger outclasses the obsolete H&H is every way except nostalgia.

Comparing the two reminds me of the 303 British and the .308 Winchester. 303 British has been around much longer, has been used extensively to hunt every species in world. Still works great and has always been one of my favorite cartridges. But no question the .308 is a better case design and cartridge. The 303 and the H&H still work fine and if you want a so chambered rifle it will serve you just fine, but nobody has designed a case like the 303 British in over half a century and there is a reason for that- their case designs are obsolete.
 
pacobillie said:
I went to a gun show on Saturday and saw a beautiful rifle chambered in 375 H&H at a decent price. I almost bought it, and have regretted not buying it since then. Fortunately, I have contact info for the seller.

Of course, I have no real need for such a rifle. I already own multiple rifles, that cover just about every type of hunting that I will likely ever undertake. But who says (other than liberals) that you should only have firearms that you need.

So, in order to rationalize such a purchase, and although I do not need to provide any justifications to anyone, I am curious as to how I (or you) could spin it.

So here goes:

1. If climate change turns out to be as severe as most liberals say it is going to be, we might find ourselves hunting elephants and other pachyderms in Canada in our lifetime! Sounds reasonable Go .460 Weatherby!
2. You have to be ready for when those polar bears start drifting south on floating ice pack, due to the rising level of the oceans and the general disruption of the world climate. You have to protect your family. Need a .458 Win Mag.
3. I might win a lottery and feel a sudden urge to go hunt in Africa. Got to familiarize myself with the rifle, just in case. In that case a nice .470 N.E. double rifle.
4. A moose can never be too dead! A .375 H&H is in order.

Please extend my list!
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I used to have a custom Sako .375 H&H with a Brown "Pounder" stock. 100 rounds would go down range at least every month.

People buy .300 magnums so why not?
 
Gatehouse said:
The Ruger does everything that the H&H does and also fits into all standard action rifles. Literally, the 375 Ruger outclasses the obsolete H&H is every way.
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And yet it’s still composed of the same brass tube and cordite, I can certainly see the drastic revolution in technology in motion. ;) As for fitting in a standard action... Weatherby, Sako, Winchester, Remington, Zastava, Browning, Heym... all standard action .375 H&Hs. That argument has always seemed bizarre to me, it’s like claiming because the Chevy 350 fits in the Firebird it’s better than the Camaro. Which also fits the 350.
 
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And yet it’s still composed of the same brass tube and cordite, I can certainly see the drastic revolution in technology in motion. ;) As for fitting in a standard action... Weatherby, Sako, Winchester, Remington, Zastava, Browning, Heym... all standard action .375 H&Hs. That argument has always seemed bizarre to me, it’s like claiming because the Chevy 350 fits in the Firebird it’s better than the Camaro. Which also fits the 350.
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Same old stuff, folks wanting something new & different. A 350 small block be more entertaining in a light package. ;)
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Ardent said:
And yet it’s still composed of the same brass tube and cordite, I can certainly see the drastic revolution in technology in motion. ;) As for fitting in a standard action... Weatherby, Sako, Winchester, Remington, Zastava, Browning, Heym... all standard action .375 H&Hs. That argument has always seemed bizarre to me, it’s like claiming because the Chevy 350 fits in the Firebird it’s better than the Camaro. Which also fits the 350.
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:) Good observation and assessment.
 
My only complaint about my CZ 375 in a B&C stock is that it’s heavy. With a light day pack in thick bush that doesn’t make too much difference.
 
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