375 h&h
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Andrew Leigh
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To the OP,
what are you planning on shooting? If dangerous game then perhaps make sure you get a full blooded Mauser action.
what are you planning on shooting? If dangerous game then perhaps make sure you get a full blooded Mauser action.
Tom Held
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375 H&H vs 375 Ruger
I am a Ruger fan and own a dozen or more of their handguns, shotguns, and small caliber rifles. Here's the problem with the 375 Ruger cartridge. I bought a 375 Ruger magnum to take to Mozambique to hunt Cape Buffalo. You're only allowed to bring 40 rounds per caliber into Mozambique. If your ammo is lost or stolen in the miserable trip to get there you are out of luck. No way that you can get replacement ammo for that caliber.
I sold it without even firing it and bought a CZ 550 375 H&H Safari Magnum instead. When I got to the Mungari Camp there were 6 PHs for the six hunters. Four owned CZ 550s in 375, one had a 416 Rigby, and the other a 458 Lott. I could have easily gotten replacment 375 H&H ammo in the camp from any of the PHs. Theres no Cabelas in Mozambique or Namibia or South Africa where I have hunted.
The CZ was great and I took the buffalo, Nyala, Sable, Litchenstein Hartebeast (at 278 yards), Bushbuck, Warthog, and Red Duiker with it. Great rifle for the money and controlled feed.
I am a Ruger fan and own a dozen or more of their handguns, shotguns, and small caliber rifles. Here's the problem with the 375 Ruger cartridge. I bought a 375 Ruger magnum to take to Mozambique to hunt Cape Buffalo. You're only allowed to bring 40 rounds per caliber into Mozambique. If your ammo is lost or stolen in the miserable trip to get there you are out of luck. No way that you can get replacement ammo for that caliber.
I sold it without even firing it and bought a CZ 550 375 H&H Safari Magnum instead. When I got to the Mungari Camp there were 6 PHs for the six hunters. Four owned CZ 550s in 375, one had a 416 Rigby, and the other a 458 Lott. I could have easily gotten replacment 375 H&H ammo in the camp from any of the PHs. Theres no Cabelas in Mozambique or Namibia or South Africa where I have hunted.
The CZ was great and I took the buffalo, Nyala, Sable, Litchenstein Hartebeast (at 278 yards), Bushbuck, Warthog, and Red Duiker with it. Great rifle for the money and controlled feed.
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In heavier calibers (.375 and up but more so on the really big stuff) the safety on some CZ rifles will slide to the on position in recoil. There is a fix to modify a CZ safety so it can't do that. Also CZ is still having some wood splitting issues with their stocks so that is another thing that needs to be addressed before taking a CZ DG hunting.
That would be my choice right now, Gordon. Good call!
Oh, I did have to re-stock it. Chasing a wart hog one day I tripped over a root and broke it at the wrist. I drove into Arusha and bought some two-part epoxy and electrical tape and fixed it in the hotel room that night. It kept working for the rest of that safari, but the only electrical tape I could find was white and the look of that white tape around the stock in my photos was not pretty. I put on a nice curly maple stock the next time I was in the USA.
I would say Hoffman Arms Cleveland Ohio USA though Ardmore Okla on the barrel would be ok too.
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