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375 Weight
24 March 2019, 22:05
Ongwe375 Weight
How much does your bolt action 375 weigh? H&H, Weatherby, RUM or whatever.
Mine is right at 9 lbs. 14 oz. scoped and ready to load.
Just wondering how that stacks up to others.
(And, yes, I'm bored!)
24 March 2019, 22:14
shootawayI shot one for the first time in Africa last year.It was a new Win.Mod.70 with open sights.I found it easy to shoot offhand and very accurate.I saw on the Win.web site that it weighs 9lbs.I find that perfect.
24 March 2019, 22:47
surefire7I have (8) 375 rifles. They are:
Dakota Safari 375 H&H: 8#8oz
Kimber Caprivi 375 H&H: 9#4oz
Whitworth Safari 375 H&H: 8#14oz
Winchester Safari 375 H&H: ? (Way in back of safe)
Ruger RSM 375 H&H: 10#0oz
Ruger Hawkeye African 375 Ruger: 7#14oz (no muzzle brake). I have three of these rifles.
These weights are all rifles with NO scope or rings.
24 March 2019, 22:59
FrostbitMy Hoffman Arms .375 H&H is less than 8 1/2 pounds scoped and loaded.
24 March 2019, 23:12
BaluleMy BRNO ZKK602 is at the gunsmith now, at 11lb fully loaded I never hunted with this gun since I got my 416 Rem M70.
The barrel is being cut to 18,5" and a slim wood stock is being built from a gorgeous blank. I gave them a target of 7lbs without scope or ammo. The wood is dense if they get it below 8lb I'll be happy enough.
375s don't have recoil and these guns are carried far more than they are shot.
At the original weight it had zero utility for my wife and son.
24 March 2019, 23:29
30.06king7.44 lbs
Blaser R93, scoped, with sling, unloaded.
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25 March 2019, 01:23
drongoDakota Safari 8.2 lbs unscoped
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25 March 2019, 02:31
JBrownOlder Sako, 7.75 pounds scoped. It is just about perfect IMO.
Jason
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25 March 2019, 02:55
fairgameMine seems half the weight of my double but heavier than a 30.06
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25 March 2019, 18:13
nopride2Pre 64 mod, 70, 9lb. 6 oz. scoped.
Dave
25 March 2019, 18:50
Blacktailerquote:
Originally posted by nopride2:
Pre 64 mod, 70, 9lb. 6 oz. scoped.
Dave
Same as mine.
Have gun- Will travel
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25 March 2019, 21:25
memtbYou have forced me to dig my retired, early ‘80’s manufacturer, Win. Model 70 .375 H&H, from the safe. She weighs 10.0 pounds....ready to hunt , no ammo!
With my style of hunting, and potential shot distances a bit long...I built a lighter (9# 1 oz., scoped, fully loaded, slung), .375 AI. The new (1990) rifle was also built, a bit more weather resistant!
So now, I will put my old H&H back to her esteemed position as “Safe Queen”!
So, the answer is.... 10.0 pounds or 4.536 kilograms ( for our metric friends)!
memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
25 March 2019, 22:00
376 steyrMy little 376 steyr with scope and no ammo weighs 10 lbs. It's an easy enough shooter. For those hunters that are use to the bigger big bores like a 458 winnie then a light 375 rifle is no problem. For those hunters that are use to the 270 to 30/06 class any gun that can shoot 300 grain bullets with a muzzle energy of 4,000 ft/lbs or more need a little more weight than their "deer rifle" on average.
26 March 2019, 08:51
Michael RobinsonAll three of mine are right around 10 lbs., scoped. That’s a good weight, IMHO.
They shoot like .22s, or so it seems to me.
Mike
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