Does anyone have any experience with the Weatherby .375 H&H? Their custom shop puts out a pretty nice looking rifle, but I have no experience with DG rifles. Any feedback would be appreciated. Here's a link to the rifle:

http://weatherby.com/products/custom.asp?prd=Custom&prd_sub_type=7&prd_id=253

Thanks.

I can tell you having been around this board that it is not going to be a popular choice. Most notably because it is push feed and not controlled round feed. Most will recommend a Mauser variant, especially with the money involved.

Now can you hunt and kill DG with the Weatherby, yes. Is it ideal for the situation should things get hairy, no.

Thanks. That's the kind of feedback I'm looking for.

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Now can you hunt and kill DG with the Weatherby, yes. Is it ideal for the situation should things get hairy, no.

Hmmm. I'll call bullsh*t, even horse sh*t on this one, hunt4life.

Doc, FWIW, I have one of what you speak and it's a fine gun. Been loaned out twice to my best friend for his African Safaris and has accounted for +100k$ (not a misprint) worth of game (+taxidermy cost) except for elephant and rhino. Elephant is next for him and he wants a true, trophy Cape Buff. He'll be taking it again for his 3rd go-round. The gun does now have some character marks or whiskey dents on it. You can trust that he was in some "hairy" situations, tall grass, etc.

Mine is stainless, McMillan, 24" bbl, Accubrake, Talley QD mounts w/1.5-6 Nikon Gold (30mm) scope, and a hooded front sight with a Lyman peep receiver and insert for the rear + a Pachmayr pad. Sweet shooting, deadly accurate, 10.5 lbs all up without ammo in it. 54 degree bolt and with a little practice you can shuck the sh*t out of 4 rounds,,,easily. The scope zero is set for 200 yds and the peep for 75 yds. No return to zero problems with either.

Should also mention about this crf stuff. I've laid on my back and cycled it upside down and with no problems (factory loads). Same with my Weatherby Ultra-Lightweight in 7mm Rem mag. Go figure.

If you want the straight skinny on Weatherby and how they perform, send a PM to Jorge. He'll tell it like it is. All the rest, weeeelllll. Most that have a problem with Wthby is from what they call the "snob factor". F'em and feed'em fish.

DB

Presumptious aren't we. I have two Weatherby's and hunt with them all the time. As I said, you can kill anything with them. However, it has been well documented in PH certification courses and experienced guides everywhere that the CRF is superior should things get hairy with DG. This means if you or your party gets bit by Murphy's Law, you know you had the best equipment for the job.

So you can take you BS schtick and...well you know the rest.

And there are as many others who will say differently and with the experience to back it up.

You might want to recall (or you might not) that Selby used a PUSH FEED M-70 .458 win. for many, many years?? I guess Ole Harry, he dont know squat about protecting clients, his own ass or "hairy situations". I guess not!

You have a good night and take a laxative before you go to bed. Enjoy those presumptuous Weatherby guns of yours and I'll do the same with mine.

Were Whtybys involved with Fontana, Atcheson, etc. when ole Murphy came to breakfast in the recent past? Your 1st note - Bullsh*t and horsesh*t. Name me actual, documented failures where Whtbys failed in the heat of the moment. How bout it, bubba? Love to hear back from you.

DB

If you're interested in that style of rifle you need to check out the Sako rifles as well.

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Mine is stainless, McMillan, 24" bbl, Accubrake, Talley QD mounts w/1.5-6 Nikon Gold (30mm) scope, and a hooded front sight with a Lyman peep receiver and insert for the rear + a Pachmayr pad. Sweet shooting, deadly accurate, 10.5 lbs all up without ammo in it. 54 degree bolt and with a little practice you can shuck the sh*t out of 4 rounds,,,easily. The scope zero is set for 200 yds and the peep for 75 yds. No return to zero problems with either.

Sounds like a nice rifle - post a picture maybe??

By the way, I like Weatherbys - gaudy monte carlo stocks and all!!

I should have known that Dungbeetles cannot read. I never said a Weatherby would not work, but if you are going to spend the money on a Weatherby DG rifle, you are close enough money wise to have a nice custom rifle made.

If you recall, the original Weatherby's were built on Mauser actions and changed to the current design due to pressure control. The other thing is, there is very little said about Weatherby's period for Africa and what is said is usually negative. In this case a .375 H&H is fine, but there is enormous feedback of people not being able to handle the recoil of the Weatherby magnums. My Mark 5 does not always feed well at the bench let lone in a bad spot while my Mausers are like butter to cycle.

Heck DG has fallen to spears, arrrows, muzzleloaders, and an plethora of calibers below .375. For my money, I want to know that I have the documented best action for the job at hand.

If you want to hunt lions, buff, hippo, rhino, and elephant with a Weatherby, knock yourself out. If the crap hits the fan, I am sure your guide will have an adequate CRF to bail you or anyone else out should the need arise.

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I should have known

Heh, heh. Yes, you should have known a lot more than you do and subsequently advise to others. Hunt4life, dont you just love these Weatherby pissin contest?? Happens every time. Enuff nasty, Bro!


Riodot, I'll try and e-mail you some pics of "Lucifer", via PM. He ain't purtty but he'll git er done. You can post if you like.

DocGlenn, back to you and FWIW, down and dirty, I paid 1k$ for the rifle with peep sight set up and all the rest from Weatherby. Then another 100$ for the Talley bases and QD mounts and 385$ for the Nikon Gold 1.5x6 , 30mm scope. Unless I'm backpacking or hiking to hunt, the 7mm rem mag ultra-lightweight stays home. I like it that much.

I'm now thinking about a slight machined turn down of the barrel, lopping it off to 20" or 21", resetting the the front sight and rethreading the barrel for the accubrake. Note: I only use the accubrake for the range, not for hunting and have a threaded sleeve to use when hunting. Presently, the interchange of the sleeve and accubreak has caused no probelms with change in point of impact on this gun. Anyhow, there you have it. I dont think you can go wrong with one but bear in mind that mine is for inclement weather, extended duty and with little attention while in the field, same for the ultra-lightweight. Did I have it to do over again, Doc, I'd have opted for the .375 Weatherby magnum caliber for more flexibility as it'll shoot both. One of those 'just because' things, I guess. I'm happy and you do your part, you'll not have to concern yourself with; "your guide having an 'adequate' CRF to bail you out - should the need arise". Horsesh*t and high drama.

DB

Thanks guys. It is always interesting to get different points of view. I was looking at a specific rifle that was fairly expensive that came as a complete package, scope, break, etc, and wanted to see what everyone thought. I'll probably skip the rifle due to cost. Thanks for the help.