Hi Folks,

wanting to know the real world weight of this gun. It states 8 pounds on the Winchester website which in my view is about perfect for a .375 H&H

On my last Safari I had to site in a fellow hunters Sako 375H&H. It sure did have a sharper recoil to my heavier 9.3x62 BUT for hunting with a scope on it was fine. not sure of their exact weight But that Sako would be as light as I'd want it.

Yeah, weight saved by cutting the barrel a couple of inches is minimal. As to V, about 30 fps/inch.

To answer PC's question, RIP claimed 7.625 pounds out of the box. That seems reasonable for a 375 bare, naked and empty.
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They weigh about 7 to 8 lbs out of the box depending mostly on the density of the wood..That's about what I would want a .375 to weigh, so the addition of a mounts, scope, ammo, sling and whatever brings them up to 9 to 9.5 lbs..That's about perfect, and a half pound changes nothing IMO..Best not to get too technical, it makes you crazy!

Thanks folks so 1 pound lighter than the safari classic then.

cheers pc

Just an update I think this is perfectly weighted for a factory .375 h&h as is the sako hunter but the m70 suits me better for this calibre. As such I ordered one. In the past I owned a cz 550 in .375 but felt it was too heavy for the chambering and I felt the safari classic is as well. The Alaskan looks have grown on me as well. This could be the best off the shelf .375 h&h rifle available currently.

Mine is right at 8.5 pounds with a leupold 3.5-10 mounted. My African express in 458 is about 10.25 with a 2.5-8 Leupold mounted, so in .375 would be 2 pounds heavier than the Alaskan. That's heavier than it needs to be for a .375.

I don't know where Winchester found the numbers on their site.
I'm taking my Alaskan on a BC brown bear hunt in Sept. Being that it's in the rain forest it might be better to take one of my stainless rifles, but if I leave it home that calls into question the whole reasoning getting it in the first place. Really, if I go on a west coast bear hunt and leave it home I might as well just sell it now. If it comes home rusted solid at least I can say it happened while hunting coastal brown bear.

As an aside, I have a 230 grain ESP Raptor load that essentially duplicated the trajectory of a .300 Win Mag with 180s out to 500 yards. That really expands the nature of the beast for general purpose North American hunting. Most light bullet loads start fast and slow down just as fast. This one seems to be an exception. That's telling me that the published BCs are way off, but you can't argue with targets.

My Model 70 Classic Safari Express (New Haven) with the 25" barrel, weighed 9Lbs., 2 Oz. bare out of the box.

That's all great information folks thank you.

Dogleg you could have your Alaskan metalwork cerakoted and put some wax inside and out on the stock perhaps ? It seems McMillan ALS make a stock for the Alaskan if you felt the wood would get damaged.

Great information on that Raptor bullet too. I'll look into it.

I made up a 375H&H on a Weatherby Mark V Ultra Lightweight for jump shooting Big Sambar stags, it was 6 3/4lbs in 300Wby Mag & lost a little weight as I cut the barrel to 21in (a mistake as it turned out) & it was Pacnor's lightest 375 barrel, I didn't weight it's all up weight, it wore a VXIII 3.5-10 in Leupold take off rings, it was very light, in this Weatherby the recoil off the bench was very tolerable, other than the barrel lift that would cause the scope to touch my cap peak most shots & on one occasion did give me a "Weatherby Eye Brow" on firing on a Big Stag running straight up a steep grade & was tricky shooting in tight awkward positions, it needed Magna Porting, I only moved it on as I didn't like the bulky grip & huge action, also the gunsmith had given it excessive headspace for the shoulder, this is before I started head spaceing my belted magnums on the shoulder .

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That's all great information folks thank you.

Dogleg you could have your Alaskan metalwork cerakoted and put some wax inside and out on the stock perhaps ? It seems McMillan ALS make a stock for the Alaskan if you felt the wood would get damaged.

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Great information on that Raptor bullet too. I'll look into it.

A good protective coating of rust will add to the authenticity of the rifle, if what I've seen of Alaskan's rifle is any indication. I'll just lay the G-96 to it and hope for the best