Now I really have no burning desire to own one and have never had the oppurtunity to fire one but to those of you that own or have shot the .378 Wea, are all the stories you hear about it being a beast in the recoil department true. I know the in Any Shot you want they describe it as the absolute worst. Now I know that alot of the info in there has to be taken with a large grain of salt but I would just like some plain facts. Just seems lately that I'm thinking more and more about this round. I have a .375 H&H and that is a fast as I think that those bullets should go but would the .378 be something worth playing around with? Maybe one shot is all it would take to cure my curiosity!! Thanks alot. I know I'm a sick puppy

It's not really bad at all. In a properly built rifle you have absolutely no reason to be concerned. In a badly built light rifle, It can be brutal.-Rob

I've got one in a Mark V Deluxe but haven't gotten around to shooting it (will do so soon).

Get one weighting 9 pounds or so and have a good muzzel brake put on it and it'll kick like a 300 Winchester.Our very own 500grains has shot one identical to my rifle with the Accubrake and said it was a pussy cat.

The wonderful thing about the 378,that all the nay sayers over look,is that it'll push a 270 grain spitzer nearly 3200 FPS.It shoots as flat as a 300 Weatherby stuffed with 180s,all the way out to 500 yards (I belive that +3 at 100 gives about -28 at 500),and it's still packing quite the wallop,way out there.

If you want one,get it.If you end up not liking it,you can always get your money right back out of it.

A friend of a friend is selling one on the classifieds at 24hrcampfire right now,for $1300.It's in a Rimrock stock and comes with dies and brass and whatnot.

Brian.

Thought I'd add a pick of mine-

http://community.webshots.com/photo/56259045/56259746TYCLnV

Brian.

JR I have 2 friends that have Mark V Weatherbys in 378 Mag. I have shot both of them a fair amount. Rifle No1 has the Magna-port muzzle break. It is still pretty "thumpy" form the bench.
Rifle No2 had no muzzle break. It was not fun to shoot from the bench. My friend and I took it to KDF and had their muzzle break installed. After that it was a pussycat. You could shoot it prone with a Harris bipod just like a varmint rifle. You need ear protection.
I had a Mark V in 416 Wby Mag, with a KDF break. It kicked much worse than a 378 with no break.
I shot it ONCE without the break, once and only once. The recoil is so heavy AND fast that quick follow up shots are difficult, also you cannot shoot the rifle from any type of unathorodox position, off hand does not hurt, just a BIG ka-slam.
Another friend has a 460 Mark V with the Pendleton de-kicker. It is the worst kicker of the three IMHO.
I had a Mark V in 340 Mag, you could shoot it prone with a sling no problem. It did not have a break.
I will say this about the Mark V rifles, I have NEVER seen one malfunction. They always would feed, extract, and eject.
I did have to re-tighten the action screws every 10 to 15 rounds on the 416.