375 H&H rifles

[historicfirearms]

I've found a couple of local 375 H&H rifles for sale and am having a hard time choosing, so figured I would ask advice here.

The first one belongs to a nice guy that I've traded with before. It is a Interarms Mark X, with a 4X weaver scope and is in excellent condition. He wants $700 for it and I think we could do a partial trade with another gun I have.


The second one is in a new gun shop that, frankly, doesn't know guns very well. It is a Browing A bolt stainless stalker in excellent shape. It has a leupold vxii 3-9x on it. They want $850 plus tax.

Which would you choose and why?

[historicfirearms]

109737Here is a picture of the Interarms.

[HollandNut]

I'm partial to the CZ 550 , either one is a great choice , but I thinketh I wud pick the Interarms over the Browning , and I am a Browning fan of the first order ..

And it's not a money issue either , but on the other hand an A bolt with a Loopy at 850 is a steal

so there my opinion didn't help ya one little bit

[jmort]

I would go for the A Bolt. If you subtract the value of the glass on each choice, the A bolt is a great deal. I don't see how you could lose either way.

[dh2]

the .375 H&H is for hunting things in far away places that may come hunting you if thing don't go well. the Interarms Mark X is a control round feeding 98 Mauser style action. I have a Interarms Mark X in .458 Win. Mag. that I have no worry about it doing it's part if a cape buffalo hunt goes bad.
the Browning is a push feed rifle , I would much rather have control round feed and not need it than need it and not have it. Regardless of the fact that the Interarms Mark X is over 20 years old I have not heard of any one shooting a .375 H&H Mag. enough to ever worry about wearing it out.
I have nothing against Browning but push feed is a deer or target rifle only

[Larry Gibson]

+1 on the Interarms. I have shot several such in 375 H&H and .458 Win Mag and they are comfortable to shoot with the well designed wood stocks. Plus they are CF as mentioned and absolutely reliable.

I also have dealt with 2 Browning stalkers in 375 H&H. Both had the fiber/injection moulded stocks. The recoil of both was sharp and painful with those stocks. I did not like shooting them at all.

I would have got an Interarms 375 H&H but couldn't find one at the time so I "settled" for a Win M70 CF 375 H&H. No regrets there but the Interarms would probably have been just as serviceable.

Larry Gibson

[sharpsguy]

The Interarms, in a heartbeat. Why? Among other things, it's a controlled feed Mauser, and the Browning isn't. The Interarms is Africa DG proven many times over. It's a no brainer.

[tygar]

+1, +1 on the Interarms. Have had 2 or 3 375 Interarms, (currently have a .416) & used to have 2 375 A bolts. Hands down on the Interarms. Mauser action, good rifle, takes a beating & keeps on ticking. Excellent dangerous game gun. Didn't like the A bolts at all.

[AlaskanGuy]

Well, I own the browning, and it was a bitiach to shoot before I got it ported.. It had the moulded synthetic stock, and it just freakin hurt to shoot... But after porting, it became my go to rifle for everything Alaskan... Sooooo if you dont mind investing in porting, I would say the browning hands down... It is a great gun, and I have taken many many moose, deer, and bears with mine....

my wife has the interarms bolt in a couple of different cali's, and they are fine guns, but I love my original browning A-bolt...

aG

[UBER7MM]

The 375 H&H caliber implies dangerous game. Like dh2 and others say, go with the Mauser control feed action.

[lbaize3]

Years ago I had an Interarms .375 H&H. Sorriest thing I ever did was trade it off....

[Uncle Jimbo]

The obvious solution to this dilemma is to buy them both, shoot them for a year or so and then decide which one you want to sell. Not only will it be fun, but you will have first hand knowledge on which one you like best.
:bigsmyl2::bigsmyl2::bigsmyl2:

[UBER7MM]

That's a lot of gun for Pronghorn...

[tygar]

That's a lot of gun for Pronghorn...

Yes but it would still work. In Alaska I used the 375 H&H for everything except for Caribou in the winter & sheep & goat. Then I used a 300Win with a spare mag with 225 Barnes SP for bears that shouldn't of been there.

Have used the .375 Interarms to great effect & gave one to one of my sons & he still uses it. Wish I'd a kept one but kept getting offered to much money so had to sell. Now I'd like to get another & would probably have to pay way more than I sold them for. With several 375s it's hard to justify another, but if a deal came around I'd jump for it. It certainly is one of the best of the dangerous game rifles around.

[MostlyLeverGuns]

I have an Interarms in .300 Win, accurate, reliable, trustworthy. The Interarms is a HUNTING rifle, Browning's are pretty rifles to show-off at the local gun club on a summer Saturday afternoon.

[dk17hmr]

As much as I dislike the Mauser action, I would go for the Interarms as well....if you have dreams of big mean toothy things. If your hunting deer, elk, black bear, and shooting paper the Browning is a good deal.

[Marine Sgt 2111]

I put together a .375 H&H, some 30 years ago using a Mark X action, an Interarms stock and a 26" medium heavy barrel. I have never hunted in Africa but with a G/C'd 255gr cast boolit @ 2000fps, it's the hammer of Thor. Skip the Browning, go with the Mark X and smooth it out with some lapping compound and a stone, you'll never be sorry...

[HollandNut]

I guess if the 375 is too much for pronghorn , then my 458 Lott is as well ??

Oh well , no one told me ..

Wish I still had my 375

[historicfirearms]

Thanks for all the help guys. I honestly don't have the desire to kill a brown bear or anything "dangerous" other than maybe a cull bull. Maybe take it elk hunting or if the buffalo ever make a comeback. Always have wanted a 375h&h because it is a classic, and that's enough reason for me. Should make a fine cast boolit round on "lesser" game as well. I'm pretty sure that I will get the Interarms on the recommendation of most here. It really is a classic looking rifle.

[6thtexas]

+1, +1 on the Interarms. Have had 2 or 3 375 Interarms, (currently have a .416) & used to have 2 375 A bolts. Hands down on the Interarms. Mauser action, good rifle, takes a beating & keeps on ticking. Excellent dangerous game gun. Didn't like the A bolts at all.


+1+1+1 After a lot of shooting and searching an Interarms Whitworth .375 is what I have.

[pietro]

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The Interarms .375 appears to be a Whitworth - valued @ 2x the asking $700 price.

The .375 A-bolt asking price is at about it's full value.

I'd buy the Interams in a New York Minute.


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[historicfirearms]

Thanks pietro, I wasn't sure what the difference was with a Whitworth. I saw the A-bolts on gunbroker weren't bringing a lot of money either. Anyway, I told the interarms owner that I wanted the rifle. Now time to stock up on molds, dies, brass, etc...

[tygar]

Mine ate all the 300s & spit them out very accurately.

[seaboltm]

Interarms, for all the reasons mentioned.

[NVScouter]

I shot a little whitetail and an elk last season with mine and cast. Shooting a 320g round at 2100fps had a lot less meat damage then a .243 and dropped them both like a stone.

[BigEyeBob]

the Interams is a great rifle.
I had one in 375H&H and it has taken Cape buffalo , Asian water buffalo and a number of African plains game .
I had a Kahles 2 -7x scope in EAW QD claw mounts on it .
Unfortunately in a moment of stupidity I sold it to a guy who moved to Canada , he has since returned to Australia
but the rifle is still in Canada. I wish he would go back and get the rifle so I can get it back off him.
He took two Black bear with it while he was there.

[historicfirearms]

110391110392110393Thanks for all the help deciding. I picked up the Interarms earlier this week and couldn't be happier. It's a regular Mark X, not a Whitworth. The receiver date is 1977 and it looks to have barely been shot. 64 pieces of new brass, new rcbs dies, three boxes of j-words, and four boxes of factory ammo accompanied the rifle.

What boolit mold have you had good luck with?

[RobS]

Good deal on your rifle and accessories. I've used this design and it's been a great one:
http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/product_info.php?cPath=52&products_id=562&osCsid=p455vepq6psvrcolrhi21vcmm6

However my mold is an original BRP mold and is only a two cavity one solid and one hollow pointed. I use 55 grains of Varget with a bit of dacron/polyester filler to hold down the powder. Lubed with my own homemade lube and seated to just touch the lands I'm pushing near 2300 fps from a 20" barreled Savage Alaskan Guide rifle while working 1 MOA when I do my part.

[Larry Gibson]

The Lyman 375249 Works for me for practice and hunting. I've 2 loads; 1852 fps and 2200 fps.

The PB'd 375258 at 1200 - 1400 fps is a fun plinker and small game load but the 375 RB at 900 fps is also excellent as a small game load.

Larry Gibson

[tygar]

This dam thread got me missing my old 375 Whitworth so I just had to run across one & buy it. Just what I need, another 375, especially after I sold some to get down to 4, now 5.

I'll let you know how it shoots etc.

[fouronesix]

Nice classic caliber that maybe carries nostalgia exceeding the reality. I've had a couple but no longer have one. For cast bullets they always seemed a little problematic. For what they were originally intended, they do OK- kind of a jack-of-all-trades, master of none. Not quite enough margin for error to my taste on the largest and/or toughest game…. definitely overkill for most other game. The one (maybe two) exceptions where they seem to fit nearly perfectly would be for hunting grizzly or brown bear where the distances can vary from 50 yards in riverine jungle to 250 yards on open tundra. Or using a soft controlled expanding bullet for African lion. just IMO

[Just Duke]

Interarms

[1Shirt]

I have had three 375 H&H's, Browning, CZ, and Ruger #1. All great rifles, all accurate. Killed my Kodiak and a couple of caraboo with the Browning, my Cape Buff with the CZ, and killed a lot of paper and one deer with the #1 Ruger. If a fast second shot was needed any of the quality bolt actions would be fine with me, but in all probability would go with the Browning, just because, I like the looks. If no fast second shot is required, or if you have back up on dangerous game, would be most content with the Ruger #l, as it is short, swings fast, and is very accurate. All of mine by the way, are/were very good cast shooters.
1Shirt!

[NVScouter]

I designed this one for my CZ 375H&H and it made a 1 hole shot yesterday at 100y in my 38-55 too! So far 1 whitetail at 225y and an elk at 290y have fallen to this boolit like a ton of bricks. Shooting at 2100fps I'm MOA out to 600y currently.

http://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_detail.php?bullet=38-315E-D.png

[historicfirearms]

Nice looking boolit NVScouter. Does it fit in the case with the lube grooves covered and the GC still in the neck?

[NVScouter]

Nice looking boolit NVScouter. Does it fit in the case with the lube grooves covered and the GC still in the neck? Top lube groove is exposed with the GC at base of the neck. It was made to my chamber specs and I've given a few out for testing. So far both my 38-55 and 375H&H love it but I've only had one brief feedback from the ones I shipped out. He was having powder issues. I'll link my thread when I find it for full info.

[NVScouter]

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?220767-My-375-H-amp-H-journey-success/page3 Here is my thread, hopefully I can add a couple more pictures to it this year.

[tygar]

This dam thread got me missing my old 375 Whitworth so I just had to run across one & buy it. Just what I need, another 375, especially after I sold some to get down to 4, now 5.

I'll let you know how it shoots etc.

Dam, getting anxious, it's in the mail. Cast some of the 275s from my new NEI mold & have a bunch of brass prepped for CBs & jacketed.

[msp2640]

Good luck with the, new to you, 375H&H looks like a beauty - I have a CZ550 American in 375 and love it, fairly certain that I won't be going to the Dark Continent or Alaska any time soon, but I picked it up because I just wanted a 375. I've put about 200 rounds thru it since I got it, about 90% reloads with assorted cast and Speer 235s. Factory 300 grain FMJs get your attention off the bench, but all of the reloads have been more than tolerable. I've used Lyman 375449s and RCBS 37-250s so far, I have two other Lyman moulds that I've yet to cast with, but looking forward to it - Good Luck - Bill in MA

[tygar]

Dam, getting anxious, it's in the mail. Cast some of the 275s from my new NEI mold & have a bunch of brass prepped for CBs & jacketed.

Picked it up & took it apart, looks good. Still looking in my base drawers for pickatiny bases for it to scope up.

[Rick R]

Good deal on your rifle and accessories. I've used this design and it's been a great one:
http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/product_info.php?cPath=52&products_id=562&osCsid=p455vepq6psvrcolrhi21vcmm6

However my mold is an original BRP mold and is only a two cavity one solid and one hollow pointed. I use 55 grains of Varget with a bit of dacron/polyester filler to hold down the powder. Lubed with my own homemade lube and seated to just touch the lands I'm pushing near 2300 fps from a 20" barreled Savage Alaskan Guide rifle while working 1 MOA when I do my part.

I'm using this same mold for my Whitworth. Half & Half lead and WW, water dropped and lubed with BAC. I'm pushing them nearly as fast as I do 300gr Hornady J-words and getting 2" groups at 100 yards using a receiver sight. No leading, shoot them till your shoulder says "no mas" kind of load.

I plan on taking an Eastern Whitetail with one this Fall.

[tygar]

Picked it up & took it apart, looks good. Still looking in my base drawers for pickatiny bases for it to scope up.

Didn't have a base hi enough so put 4 shims under it to zero. Did 71gr IMR 4350. 3 shots touching, then 5 shots almost all touching. Got some hotter H4350 & IMR 4064 loads to try.

Have pics if I can get figure it out.