Looking at getting my first .375 H&H Magnum. The gun in question is a used Weatherby Mark V Synthetic at a hard to beat price. How would this gun be for one's first 375? Wondering about lack of weight and recoil and stock design more than anything else. I do have the same stock in the Vanguard in .300 WSM and like it very much. Thanks for any advice.

You'll never feel the recoil when the trophy is in your sights.

The 375 Synthetic is not going to be light. The WBY stock handles recoil very well. Most here will tell you to stay clear of WBYs because they're not CRF, bla bla bla. I hunt with Mod. 70 CRFs but last year picked up a 338/378 Synthetic and really likr it. If the price is right you won't be dissapointed.

I bought a Weatherby Mark 5 Weathermark Alaskan made in Japan as my first big bore. Price was very right. It has rather more a straight stock than is typical on a Weatherby. It has no iron sights.

It has been accurate and very resistant to the weather! Has always delivered less than an MOA with any bullet, and 0.3" groups at 100 yards with 235 gr Speers at nearly 3000 fps.

The rifle is lighter than the M70 SS Classic ... but felt recoil is about the same and it has been more resistant to rain and sweat.

I like the rifle and think you'll find it to be fine. At the right price, it is a good way to start your path to a larger bore rifle for DG while providing a good backup and plains game rifle.

Hello,
I do like the CRF big game/dangerous game rifles, but as others have stated, the Weatherby is a fine rifle in many respects and sure you will like it. Good Luck!

I bought...or shall I say stole a Weatherby Safari grade in 375 H&H at a gunshopo going out of business this is absolutly a fun gun to shoot and for some reason shoots very well offhand....i don't think you could go wrong!

Arrccod/Bill

One of the biggest gun buying mistakes I have ever made was NOT buying a Weatherby Stainless .375H&H. Found it in a pawnshop right after Christmas and could have had it for much less than it was worth.

Weatherbys are a love 'em or hate'em thing for most people but usually not for the right reasons. Most people are in love with the name and mystique or are totally turned off by it. But be that as it may, they are pretty well made rifles, and many of them can shoot.

Yes, you may want CRF for dangerous game, but if this is your first larger caliber rifle, that's probably not on the immediate horizon.

LWD

I bought a USA made stainless-synthetic Mark V in 375 H&H a few years back. Great rifle!

I think one needs to differentiate between "real" Wbees and "corporate" versions. As I recall, real ones had claw extractors. When it went from Roy's Gunshop to a corporate entity is when they lost a great deal of utility and went "uptown bling" as a priority. They illustrate the standard progression: small business pushing performance and quality, to a bigger business that now has investors to answer to (that are usually not aficianado's)to ROI and accountants running it, to a bloated caricature of the original lean machine. When making money replaces making the best product you can and figuring out what to charge...the passion is replaced by retirement planning.

The new rifles are well made, it is just a consensus that CRG boltguns or Doubles are the ONLY answer to what to take dangerous game hunting.

If the stock fits your face and shoulder, you will enjoy it a lot.

Rich
DRSS

Those synthetic stocks weigh about as much as a wood stock. At least the one on my Weatherby does.

The ones made around FN Mauser action are gems.

I love Weatherby rifles, I LOVE the 375, so it sounds like a perfect match. I say buy it and don't look back. Recoil shouldn't be bad by the time you get it loaded and scoped.

The Mark V isa top 375. Plently of magazine length and good barrel contour.

I have two of then when the first stainless Synthetic made in the USA came out.

My only grip is that Wby and 375 just don't seem to go together but that is purely a personality issue.

It will feed while the CRFs are jamming as Wby does the lot from the magazine box. Be a great candidate for rechamber to 375 Wby.

If it is a later model, then check with Wby or Leupold on the serial number as the later models no lomger take rem 700 mounts. They will work but are not spot on. later Wbys have mounts marked as Wby Mark V.

For mounts that are not available, duch as Leupold cross slot mounts then you need a set of m70 and Rem 700 bases and from M70 base goes on the front of the Wby and the rear Rem 700 on the rear of the Weatherby. Leupold were giving refunds if you had to buy two sets of bases.

Leo M,

I don't own any Weatherby rifles, but I did my first shooting of .375 H&H Magnum caliber ammo about a year ago in a light weight synthetic stocked rifle that weighs about 8 pounds with a scope. I was very concerned I might develop a bad flinch.

But beforehand, I had a one-inch Pachmayr decelerator pad installed, the length of pull properly adjusted, and bought a 1-4 x 20 scope that would give me plenty of eye relief.

First time off the bench, I fired off a box of twenty rounds with no discomfort. In fact, I could easily see making the .375 H&H my only choice for a centerfire rifle.

Buy the rifle and make sure it's adjusted to you. You'll be smiling after you shoot.

Cheers

I just saw a super grade model 70 in 375 H&H this weekend at gun shot for $850 .I should have gotten it.There was also a model 70 338 win mag for $500.They were both good deals so keep an eye out for them.There are some 416 rem mags floating around for $1000 so keep an eye out for them.I like it even better than the 375 H&H but thats just me I have 6 416 rem mags.I reload all the time hardly any factory stuff goes through my 416s.The 375 H&H brass is getting harder to find and the 416 rem mag is still around by reminton for how long no one knows.I had very good luck with the speer 325 gr bullets in my 375 jdj and 375 winchester.The reminton Exteme model 700 is not too bad of a gun either but I have heard alot of stocks cracking with the 375 ultra mag.Dot forget the 375 Ruger thats an awesome round also.

If you but two past pads and shoot standing off of a milk crate with a 60 pound bull bag off top of the bench the 375 is a big pussy cat.I shoot my 416 rem mags over 100 times every time I take them with reduced loads.I dont bench rest the big guns I like my shooting too much and standing bench is way easier on my shoulder and I have never been hit from a scope that way.