Recommendations for a 375 H&H?

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I had been thinking about a 375 H&H for a while, but since it will most likely not see much use, I held off for a long time. Then the other week Dominion Outdoors had nice looking ZASTAVA's on for $650 or so and I got excited, too good deal to pass up. Unfortunately my order didn't go though in the end because they were actually sold out :(

Does anyone have good recommendations on a nice 375 H&H in that price range or sub 1k?
 
For sub 1K I would look for a used CZ, used Win 70 or used Whitworth (Zastava's better made and finished cousin).

I like the Zastava's but I would end up spending a few $$ extra to fix things like the sights, bedding, trigger/safety etc.
 
Best option is a rifle chambered in 375 Ruger, quite a few affordable options (as well as expensive, of course, but you have that choice) :)

If you are dead set on an H&H, Winchesters come up on the EE at times.
 
You can get a cheap .375 Ruger, but you'll get nothing for it on resale... the used market is flooded with them.
 
You might find a ZKK 602 BRNO in .375 H&H for around $1k ... that would be the best value for many reasons. If you can find one...
 
I like Browning shotguns :)

Just letting the OP know whats in the EE. Browning is not my first choice for rifles, although I hear the X-Bolt doesn't suck.
 
If you don't mind carrying a heavier rifle, look at the BRNO/CZ magnums.

6 in the magazine is better than 3 in the magazine.

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Plus express sights are so classy and fast on target at close range.

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Im very pleased with my new Montana V2 SS and its been flawless thus far, 3 into an inch with federal factory 270's and 1 1/4 with my 300 grain SBT load if I do my part. 7.3 lbs for the basic rifle , light enough to pack and everythings stainless for our north coast weather.
 
Going cheap with a .375 H&H might prove to be false economy. What you save in the initial price by purchasing the Zastava will disappear if/when you have to pay to have the failed stock repaired, or replaced with a McMillan or a Boyd's laminate. If you do choose the Zastava, get it pillar and glass bedded, and the tang relieved prior to shooting it. That's not a bad route to take for any factory .375 rifle, and a custom rifle would hopefully be bedded. The CZ 550 or a used Brno 602 provides you with the greatest magazine length and capacity without going to a custom rifle. That said, a M-70 would be my second choice. If you are willing to go the .375 Ruger route, look for an older Alaskan model. The used rifle might come properly bedded, but if purchasing used, take care to look for cracks behind the tang and ahead of the forward action screw, which the original owner might not have even seen, particularly in a nicely figured wood stock.
 
When I decided to get a 375, I went with the 375 H&H and I opted for a Winchester model 70 Super Express to match the Super Express I already have in 458 WM. Some time later, having read some of P.O. Ackleys info and that of others, I became very interested in the 375 Chatfield Taylor. :)I took advantage when the opportunity came up and purchased a custom 375CT.

 
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