1st Larger Bore Suggestions

Hard to go wrong with a 375 H&H. I've owned and shot a few over the years and even hunted whitetail deer with one for a couple of seasons (it didn't tear up meat as some fellow hunters feared it would).

I think it is one of the easiest "big bores" to own and shoot. Ammo (if you don't handload) is relatively easy to come by at any well stocked gun store. It is easy to handload for as brass and bullets are fairly common. The recoil can usually be managed by most shooters (I've fired a LOT of shotguns that kicked a LOT harder than most of the 375s I've owned). The guns don't have to weigh 15lbs to feel comfortable shooting.

It (along with the above mentioned 45/70) is one of my all time favorite cartridges to load and shoot. I REALLY regret getting rid of my very first 375 H&H. It was an Interarms Mark X Whitworth Express Rifle. Classic oil finished stock, 3 leaf express sights, Mauser type action, barrel band front sling swivel. A classic of the type, in my opinion. I SURE why I had that one back.

I am currently without a 375 and have thought about getting yet another one, and I had thought about the Ruger #1, as I have owned them in other cartridges. They are very good rifles.

Papershotshells
 
A couple of years ago, I picked up a Rem 700 XCR II in .375 H&H. I restocked it in a B&C Medalist Sporter in Weatherby configuration and glass-bedded it. I added Leupold QR mounts and rings with one of my Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40 scopes. One of these days I'll pick up another set of QR rings and get a 1.5-6x24 scope...BTW, my Leupy set-up returns to zero when I take off and replace the scope.

With 69.0 gr of RL-15 under a 260 gr AccuBond, it is a sub0MOA shooter...and will drop anything on the North American continent. I have it sighted in at 200 yards...with this load, it is near .30-06 180gr ballistics. I actually look forward to range days where I practice off of shooting sticks. I recommend it unhesitatingly.

FH
 
NEF Handi Rifle in 500 S&W Magnum! Yes, it's only a single shot, yes, it's "old school" break open design. But it is a lot less costly for something "just for fun". Ammo cost is high, but aren't all big bore calibers. Besides, the difference in the cost of the gun will help offset the price of ammo. Also, dies, and components are available if you decide to roll your own.
 
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