Originally Posted by
crash87
When Winchester went post 93, I believe the 1st CRF rifle in the line up, after the super grade was the Super Express. I owned one of those for a while. I felt it was muzzle heavy, and, overly heavy for that cartridge, the front sight was canted slightly, and I didn't like the stock design. I sold it and bought a CZ in 416 Rigby. I always had that itch for another 375, and when they brought out the Alaskan, originally, a shot show special, I was able to get one of those. The next year it was a regular production item. Along with the 30/06, 300, and 338 win mag. I like it a lot more, the weight is right for such a caliber, not that I'm particular on that, it just seems to me a 375 is always considered in the same vein as the 416-458 class rifles and I put it more in the 300-338 class of rifle, in that, weight negates recoil and, in my opinion,the 375 shouldn't be and doesn't recoil like the heavier class rifles.
I already own a 300 Win mag in a pre FN Super Grade, and a 338 in a Ruger, purchased in and around 2002-3, the last catalog year with issue iron sights.
I like this Alaskan alot, and if that rifle would have been out when I was looking for a 338, I would have that in an Alaskan too.
I'll stay with the Super Grade however.
If you can, handle each one and see whats right for you. They are different in there handling, feel, etc.
But either way you cant go wrong, awesome production rifles anyway you look at it and, yes, a wonderfully long history.
Crash87