My otherwise sane brother is buying a new Remington rifle from Cabela's, in 375 Ultramag. I can't talk him out of this.

From his desciption, it's the alaskan model with black coating on stainless steel. 7.5 pounds and no iron sights, on a big 375 cartridge. Yuck!!!!

I would like to get him to:
1) Get some iron sights installed
2) Add some weight to the rifle for a nicer shooting experiance.

Any gunsmith suggestions? Any other suggestions?

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Originally posted by akalinin:
My otherwise sane brother is buying a new Remington rifle from Cabela's, in 375 Ultramag. I can't talk him out of this.

From his desciption, it's the alaskan model with black coating on stainless steel. 7.5 pounds and no iron sights, on a big 375 cartridge. Yuck!!!!

I would like to get him to:
1) Get some iron sights installed
2) Add some weight to the rifle for a nicer shooting experiance.

Any gunsmith suggestions? Any other suggestions?

The iron sights alone will add a couple of ounces. The scope & mounts up to another pound.

I'd probably go with an NECG banded front sight and one of their two bladed folding rear sights.

I wouldn't bother with adding weight until after he shoots it. Not everyone needs a heavy rifle in hard kickers.

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Originally posted by z1r:

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Originally posted by akalinin:
My otherwise sane brother is buying a new Remington rifle from Cabela's, in 375 Ultramag. I can't talk him out of this.

From his desciption, it's the alaskan model with black coating on stainless steel. 7.5 pounds and no iron sights, on a big 375 cartridge. Yuck!!!!

I would like to get him to:
1) Get some iron sights installed
2) Add some weight to the rifle for a nicer shooting experiance.

Any gunsmith suggestions? Any other suggestions?

The iron sights alone will add a couple of ounces. The scope & mounts up to another pound.

I'd probably go with an NECG banded front sight and one of their two bladed folding rear sights.

I wouldn't bother with adding weight until after he shoots it. Not everyone needs a heavy rifle in hard kickers.

He's 6'3" and 240 lbs. He may brush off the recoil, but it's the lack of iron sights that pisses me off.

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Originally posted by akalinin:
He's 6'3" and 240 lbs. He may brush off the recoil, but it's the lack of iron sights that pisses me off.

He sounds like a big boy. Who's paying for the gun you or him?

Sometimes big boys hurt more than their little bretheren. I'd wait to see if he really likes it first. But like I posted somewhere else today, Sarco Inc. has original Whitworth sights cheap or you can get real Remingtons in the internet auction houses real cheap too.

or load it down to 375 hh and have a lower pressure soft kicking rifle

I know it sounds light but in a properly designed stock it can still be OK to shoot

Does HE want the iron sights ?

regards
S&F

I would let him enjoy his new toy, and allow it to evolve as he sees fit.

More weight or a brake may be of interest if he shoots it from the bench much.....but not stumping up the mountains.

Iron sights may get added after a bargain scope fails....known to happen when "Alaskan" is in the scope name but the scope is in Alaska

Ultimately we seem to buy what we want even if it isn't what we really need.

Cheers,

Dan

LOL..
get him a set of rem take offs and a bottle of loctite blackmax!

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Originally posted by jeffeosso:
or load it down to 375 hh and have a lower pressure soft kicking rifle

Yeah, thats what I'll do. He asked me to teach him to reload, and I am buying him a set of dies and some bullets for his birthday this month.

This is his first venture into big bore territory, and I want to make it as fun for him as it is for me with my 458 lott.

IMHO, every reputable rifle manufacturer should offer iron sights, especially on larger calibers. Scopes fail at the in-opportune times.

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Originally posted by ShortandFat:
I know it sounds light but in a properly designed stock it can still be OK to shoot

Does HE want the iron sights ?

regards
S&F

I haven't asked him yet, but I think he will want them at some point. He is used to shooting a slugged shotgun, with just a bead sight.

Light loads will make it lots of fun to shoot. The Speer 235g SS bullets are pretty cheap and can be loaded down pretty well. There are also several 375 Win choices.....or you can look for the perfect cast solution. I've shot very light loads with unique--blue dot may be a better choice for something in the middle of the road.

I would avoid the cast bullets at first....nobody wants to see their new toy scattering bullets around while searching for a cast load it likes.

I've played with lots of loads in my light 375 H&H, but still more full power ones than anything else. It is 8.2 pounds with scope and rings.....but has a 19" barrel and muzzle brake.

One of those past recoil shield-type shoulder pads is a good idea for both comfort and limiting stock crawling--

Punching big, easy-to-see holes in things is addictive, so I'm sure you will both have a good time with it.

Cheers,

Dan