Another big bore "New Guy" question..... What do you guys think of the Pro Hunter in 376? Is this just a wanna be 375? Looks like a nice handy rifle and the price is right,so as it would be great to hear the good ,the bad and the ugly about it before I throw down some money in a couple of weeks... I have a 375 H&H in a Browning A bolt and the only reason for thinking about this Steyr is...It's a real good deal! Thanks for your help!!!
TwoSixty, just an opinion but I've read a lot about it and if I could justify the need for one I wouldn't hesitate to buy one. It's nice and compact, ballistics are close to the H&H, adjustable length of pull and the cartridge case. The case is based on the 9.3X64 and from every picture I've seen of it , it should be just as smooth feeding as the old round. The SBS bolt is as good as they come, I can't see anything negative about it except that it's not a 'pretty' gun but if you're buying a calibre of that size I don't imagine you're going to baby it. Enjoy making your decision and let us know if you do.
Posts: 2092 | Location: Canada | Registered: 25 April 2003
As far as cartridge performance, you'll get .375 H&H ballistics with same weight bullets in same length barrels, but with less recoil. Most of the Steyr .376s I've heard about are 1.25" rifles at 100 yards with Hornady factory ammo, and the rest were better than that, but I wouldn't expect sub-MOA unless you handload.
As for the rifle itself, I find the ergonomics to work for me, and I particularly like being able to shorten the stock without gunsmithing, since I prefer a 12.5" LOP. Of course, if you have the opposite problem, extra spacers are inexpensive, too.
Posts: 1079 | Location: San Francisco Bay Area | Registered: 26 May 2002
I bought mine 6 months ago and have had nothing but fun with it since. It shoots my handloads into an inch or less at 100yards. I just got some of the Northfork 250 grain bullets and it will put 3 of them into a cloverleaf with 62 grains of H4895. I heard on this forum to try the VV550 for some extra special loads so that is my next project before elk season arrives. As to its looks, it looks better and better everytime I shoulder it, it shoulders and aims very well.
Had mine a little over a year. Put a 1-3x in QR mounts. Milled a ghost ring into the mount itself with a groove for visibility and removed the rear sight blade. Painted that ugly stock with some flat green camo paint and speckled it with black. Put a pacskin type pad over the stock. Shoots great with Hornady 275's. Rolls piggies. Had to change the rings to a medium height to allow the ghost ring but it works fine. It does jump a bit. Put a couple extra spacers in it to keep from riding up too far. Ugly is as ugly does-I think it performs beautifully. Draw your own analogies but for the price and low cost of ammo, it's a nice package. M
I recently traded for the grand-daddy of the .376 Styer. It is an M-1910 Mannlicher-Schoenauer in 9.5x57 Mannlicher M-S caliber. That is 0.375" diameter for those who don't want to do the conversion. A 6-1/4 pound rifle with 2,700 to 3,000 foot-pounds of muzzle energy. I am in the process of working up loads for it and have found the recoil to be impressive, but not excessive. I thought about the Styer, but I like restoring and shooting old stuff.
Posts: 212 | Location: Omaha, NE | Registered: 22 August 2003
For those wanting to make the 376 compact why not buy a scout stock. Check out STYER. They also have the high capacity magazine adapts for $20.00 only for the light calibers.
