bullfrog99
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I am interested in the caliber, and want to buy an accurate rifle, but i dont' have the big bucks to spend on a custom gun. what is the best budget(under 1000.00) 375 H&H rifle?
what is the most reasonably priced and accurate 375 H&H mag rifle?
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Al Thompson
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I don't think there are any in-accurate rifles out there. But it depends on your definition of accuracy.
I'm very partial to CRF rifles and judge accordingly.
If you want the best chance for the best accuracy, either the Remington 700 or Browning A-Bolt is probably your best bet. (too many bests?)
On the flip side, if the rifle will hold 1.5 inches for a 3 shot group at 100 yards, it meets my criteria. The .375 is a wonderful medium rifle and not a benchrest gun. Maybe a 2 inch group with the right bullets.........
YMMV!
Giz
I'm very partial to CRF rifles and judge accordingly.
If you want the best chance for the best accuracy, either the Remington 700 or Browning A-Bolt is probably your best bet. (too many bests?)
On the flip side, if the rifle will hold 1.5 inches for a 3 shot group at 100 yards, it meets my criteria. The .375 is a wonderful medium rifle and not a benchrest gun. Maybe a 2 inch group with the right bullets.........
YMMV!
Giz
Nevada Fitch
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I own a Remington Classic in 375HH Mag and I can highly recomend it.I Have shot it quite a bit with handloads.I have also killed several head of deer with it.I have not killed an elk with it yet but have every confidence in it for that purpose.On thing I really like about this rifle is that it is fairly light for a 375,yet recoil is very managable for me.I personally find that most 375's I have seen to be too heavy for me,but mine is no heavier that most 7MM or 300mags I have seen.One thing I really love about my 375 is that that big long 375 case feeds like butter.A smoother working bolt action I have never shot.
No, bench-rest shooting with a .375 may not be one of the most popular sports (at least outside of the circle of sickos like yours truly 
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But, believe me, expecting no better that 1.5MOA from your .375 is cutting it a lot of undeserved slack. The .375 H&H (just like its offspawn, the .300 H&H) is capable of (and should be expected to achieve) superb accuracy in the sub-1" region.
I had those results with the many .375 rifles I have owned or shot in the last few years. Ruger, Beretta, Winchester, Sako, Interarms.... All mighty accurate.
As far as price, the Winchester mod. 70 and the Savage Safari Express should fit the bill nicely. Only thing I don't like about the Savage is that butt-ugly (and unsportsmanlike to your buddy hunters) muzzle-brake at the end of the barrel. Aside from that, from what I hear, it's a winner in terms of accuracy and price.
If you get a .375 and you cannot get any better than 1.5" or 2" at 100 yards, either you, the rifle, the ammo or a combination thereof is doing something wrong.
)But, believe me, expecting no better that 1.5MOA from your .375 is cutting it a lot of undeserved slack. The .375 H&H (just like its offspawn, the .300 H&H) is capable of (and should be expected to achieve) superb accuracy in the sub-1" region.
I had those results with the many .375 rifles I have owned or shot in the last few years. Ruger, Beretta, Winchester, Sako, Interarms.... All mighty accurate.
As far as price, the Winchester mod. 70 and the Savage Safari Express should fit the bill nicely. Only thing I don't like about the Savage is that butt-ugly (and unsportsmanlike to your buddy hunters) muzzle-brake at the end of the barrel. Aside from that, from what I hear, it's a winner in terms of accuracy and price.
If you get a .375 and you cannot get any better than 1.5" or 2" at 100 yards, either you, the rifle, the ammo or a combination thereof is doing something wrong.
I agree with 416 Rigby, both my 375s will shoot as accurately as I could hold them off the bench. They are Model 70s and very accurate. You just got to be able to take the wallop, which really isn't that bad. 
You can pick them up used for fairly reasonable if there is a gunshop that caters to fairly well to do clientele in your area. They are never shot enough to even wear them in.
The Model 70 in 375 or 458 is much better built than the smaller calibers. Don't be put off by the inaccurate ones you may have heard about. Winchester puts a lot more work into the big bores.
Happy shooting
You can pick them up used for fairly reasonable if there is a gunshop that caters to fairly well to do clientele in your area. They are never shot enough to even wear them in.The Model 70 in 375 or 458 is much better built than the smaller calibers. Don't be put off by the inaccurate ones you may have heard about. Winchester puts a lot more work into the big bores.
Happy shooting
About seven months ago I purchased a new Winchester Model 70 Safari Classic in 375 H&H and love it. Nice wood and fit and finish. With factory Hornady 270 grain ammo it shoots 1.25 MOA, and with a 300 grain Sierra and IMR 4350, I got .8 of an inch. The trigger is heavy but otherwise I love this gun. I paid 725.00 for it.
Hey, Mackie, have you tried adjusting the trigger?
If you disassemble the barreled action from the stock, you should be able to see a trigger-adjusting device consisting in a small nut that you can screw or unscrew to lighten or tighten the trigger pull.
That should make the rifle a lot easier to shoot.
Try and let me know if it works.
Tom
If you disassemble the barreled action from the stock, you should be able to see a trigger-adjusting device consisting in a small nut that you can screw or unscrew to lighten or tighten the trigger pull.
That should make the rifle a lot easier to shoot.
Try and let me know if it works.
Tom
Hey, 416 Rigby, no I did not try to adjust the trigger, mostly because I never knew how. Only trigger I did before was a Rem 700 and that was with a freind who done a bunch of them. I will try what you said this weekend. My other Model 70 is a pre-64 in 30-06 and had a gunsmith do it. I will let you know how I made out. mackie
Stephen A. Camp
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Hello. Another vote here for the BRNO/CZ rifle. Mine's slick as a gut and groups about 3/4" @ 100 yards with loads it likes. Best.