Anybody weighed one of these? 7 1/4 lbs. seems a bit light.

I have weighed one of these at a gun store. Came in at just over 8 pounds.

Is that the old stainless Classic or the new Stainless Elite

Older Stainless Classic thanks.

Mine when outfitted with scope and loaded weighed nearly 11 lbs. I have sent it in to a custom smith to get lightened up, hoping for loaded weight of 7.5-8

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Originally posted by hikerbum:
Is that the old stainless Classic or the new Stainless Elite

The new stainless elite will still have the heavy barrel and open sites.

When I get on the USRAC sight I can't find any mention of the "Stainless Elite"

Or any stainless .375's at all any more. What has been changed on this new rifle?

http://www.winchesterguns.com/prodinfo/catalog/category.asp?cat=001C

These are the model 70's


#'s 14,16 and 17 are all stainless and come in 375h-h

I've got one, and the unloaded/unadorned weight is closer to 8 1/4 lbs. I do not know why Winchester maintains that wrong information.

The one stainless Classic .375H&H I handled seemed awfully light, even lighter than my 7.75lb. Sako FinnBear in the same chambering.

George

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Originally posted by RMiller:
http://www.winchesterguns.com/prodinfo/catalog/category.asp?cat=001C

These are the model 70's


#'s 14,16 and 17 are all stainless and come in 375h-h

RMiller,

Thanks it was that dreaded next page button that I missed.

Surestrike,

I thought that might have been the case.

I looked at both the stainless classic and the safari today.

I held them side by side and I swear the stainless was close to 2 lbs lighter than the wood stocked model.

The stainless classic felt like it had a hollow buttstock.

It was not real well balanced compared to the safari classic.

Out of the box, my SS version weighed 8.35 lbs.

The wood stocked version weighed 9.2 (I forget excatly).

I had the SS version rebarreled by Douglas: 7.24 lbs.

Mine weighed 8.35 lbs. Rebarrled by Douglas: 7.24 lbs.

The wood/blue version weighed about 9.2 lbs., but I forget exactly.

Just got a Winchester Classic Stainless (old style) in 375 H&H. Weights are: (NO sling)
Buck Naked and Empty: 8.35 lbs - 8 lbs 5.6 oz..
w/Leupold QR mounts, rings, and Simmons Whitetail Expedition 1.5-6x32: 9.56/9.62 lbs - 9 lbs 9oz/9 lbs 10 oz..
w/4 rds Factory (Rem) 270gr. 9.93 lbs - 9 lbs 15 oz..
Bare rifle was originally weighed on an Ohaus Champ II digital scale used for parcel shipping. All other weights were on an old fashion growcery store type meat scale - which also showed a bare rifle weight corresponding to 8.35 lb.
They are off in the original specs of 7 lbs 4 oz. Once I shoot it I don't think I'll complain too much about the extra pound.
4570Forever

A very wise rifleman told me once that he "preferred to carry a light rifle but preferred to shoot a heavy one!"