What to do with 375

30 June 2002, 10:22

Sheister

Depending on what you are planning on hunting most, I would leave it as is for Elk or rebarrel it to .338 Win Mag or .300 Win Mag for Elk and Sheep. Just my 2.5 cent's worth- Sheister

30 June 2002, 10:28

<bigdog>

Palmer,

As desireable as a CRF maybe, there are no flies on the 375 as an elk cartridge. Especially with the 250 gr bullets available.

Shiester has a good point, look at the amount of sheep hunts vs. elk hunts one is likely to go on and I would keep the 375 for elk. Then build a specialized mountain rifle for sheep.

Just my .02 worth

BD

30 June 2002, 11:03

BER007

palmer,

An other vote to rebarrel in .338 or .300 Win Mag.

30 June 2002, 11:15

<Big Stick>

I'd have a 257Wby built out of it. Or a 30-8mmRemmag.............

30 June 2002, 11:43

jeffeosso

leave it as is fro elk, and load 180s or 200 gr hawk sp for sheep, with a thin jacket.
my 2ï¿½
jeffe

or, swap me for a 1903a3 national ord, with a lam gray/green tumbhole stock, in 257 wsm

30 June 2002, 11:59

Leave it as it is, the .375 H&H is a great round, it will not for crankey animals so crf is not that important.

30 June 2002, 12:23

Ray, Alaska

Hmm...If you don't plan to hunt in Africa with it you could always shorten the barrel, re-crown it, and replace the stock with a synthetic one. Then I would mount on it a fixed 4x or 6x Leupold scope on it. I would use .300-grain or heavier bullets with it for everything. A .375 H&H shooting below 270-grain bullets is much like a .338 WM with 250-grain bullets. What the .375 H&H does best is to shoot bullets from 270 grains and up.

But you could always leave it alone, and buy a .300 or .338WM. With the .338 you could shoot bullets up to 300 grains, but for elk you can use from 210 to 250-grain bullets.

01 July 2002, 15:10

<Don Martin29>

In these situations I always suggest selling a rifle instead of changing it. If you rebarrel a .375 to a lighter caliber the barrel will not fit the stock if it's a lighter barrel. If it's not a lighter barrel then the .375 will do it all.

01 July 2002, 18:37

Russell E. Taylor

quote:
Originally posted by palmer:
If you had a remington 375 push feed and wanted to convert it to a sheep and elk rifle what would you do to it?

Convert?

I don't understand the question as you have asked it. If you use the rifle for elk, it's an elk rifle... I guess. If you use it for sheep, then (by the same logic) it's a sheep rifle.

I don't have "elephant rifles" and "buffalo rifles" and "elk rifles" and "deer rifles." I just have rifles.

If you have a .375 H&H Magnum, load for elk and sheep accordingly. They make some quality lightweight bullets that would give you a nice flat trajectory for sheep, and you could use some heavier slugs for elk.

I wouldn't do a thing to "convert" the rifle. I'd just work up appropriate loads for whatever I'm hunting. You've got a rifle that will handle anything on the planet if you use the right bullet and aim correctly.

Russ

[ 07-01-2002, 09:38: Message edited by: Russell E. Taylor ]

02 July 2002, 01:23

Russell is spot on.

02 July 2002, 03:30

<allen day>

I agree with Don's rational and advice completely. If you don't want a .375 H&H, by all means trade it in on a rifle in a caliber you do want. There's always someone looking for a good used .375!

AD

02 July 2002, 18:14

rembo

Rebarrel it to 300 Win or Wtby Mag and send that old 375 Ouch & Ouch barrel up here to me.......

03 July 2002, 06:17

<eldeguello>

If I had a .375 H&H and wanted to convert it to an elk and sheep rifle, I would load it with a spitzer or spire-point bullet like the new Nosler Ballistic Tip 260 grain at a velocity of 2800 or so FPS, and zero it to hit +4" @ 100 yards. Eureka!! An elk/sheep rifle!!

03 July 2002, 18:28

Atkinson

I would trade it for a pre 64 Win in 300 H&H, or 300 Win. and give some boot. A new barrel installed and chambered would run about $300 plus, so why not upgrade while your at it....