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allenday
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Re: .338 Win Mag VS .375 H&H
16/02/08 01:01 AM

For general use, I much prefer the 338 Win. Mag. to the 375 H&H. In my experience, for all sizes of African plainsgame the 338 Win. Mag. works every bit as well as the 375 H&H does, plus as a bonus, the rifle is lighter and handier to carry, as is the ammunition.

Likewise for NA elk, bears, etc., the 338 Win. Mag. puts stuff on the ground just as well as the 375 does, but the whole package is lighter to carry up the mountain, and it's easier on a horse as well.

That's WHY Winchester developed the 338 Win. Mag. in the first place: To approximate 375 H&H performance in a more ergonomic package, hence the moniker that was given to the original pre-64 Model 70 in 338 Win. Mag. when it was announced back in 1958 was the 'Alaskan'.

Build a 375 H&H in as light a rifle as a typical 338 Win. Mag. (and I've done it) shoot full-house 300 gr. loads, and you'll find that the recoil is a good deal heavier.

For buffalo, there's no question that the 375 H&H with good 300 gr. bullets is a better option, both legally and otherwise. But in my book, the 375 H&H is in many ways neither fish nor foul.

I'd rather shoot a 338 Win. Mag. for all of the world's big game short of buffalo, hippo, rhino and elephant, and I'd rather shoot a 416 or 458 of some sort for said buffalo, hippo, rhino and elephant.

So where's that really leave the 375 H&H? For me, most of the time my 375 stays home in the safe...........

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.338 Win Mag VS .375 H&H	AussieHunter	02/02/08 12:06 PM
Re: .338 Win Mag VS .375 H&H	allenday	16/02/08 01:01 AM
Re: .338 Win Mag VS .375 H&H	AussieHunter	18/02/08 06:29 PM
Re: .338 Win Mag VS .375 H&H	allenday	19/02/08 02:13 AM
Re: .338 Win Mag VS .375 H&H	DarylS	19/02/08 05:18 AM
Re: .338 Win Mag VS .375 H&H	Bramble	19/02/08 05:12 AM
Re: .338 Win Mag VS .375 H&H	wombat	10/02/08 05:09 PM
Re: .338 Win Mag VS .375 H&H	albertan	02/02/08 12:54 PM
Re: .338 Win Mag VS .375 H&H	Bramble	02/02/08 01:32 PM
Re: .338 Win Mag VS .375 H&H	AussieHunter	03/02/08 07:21 PM
Re: .338 Win Mag VS .375 H&H	Marty	08/02/08 12:58 AM
Re: .338 Win Mag VS .375 H&H	DarylS	08/02/08 02:20 AM
Re: .338 Win Mag VS .375 H&H	JabaliHunter	04/02/08 01:34 AM
Re: .338 Win Mag VS .375 H&H	MarkR	04/02/08 01:55 AM
Re: .338 Win Mag VS .375 H&H	AussieHunter	04/02/08 12:55 PM
Re: .338 Win Mag VS .375 H&H	JabaliHunter	04/02/08 09:09 PM
Re: .338 Win Mag VS .375 H&H	DarylS	05/02/08 03:29 AM
Re: .338 Win Mag VS .375 H&H	JabaliHunter	05/02/08 05:34 AM
Re: .338 Win Mag VS .375 H&H	DarylS	06/02/08 05:16 AM
Re: .338 Win Mag VS .375 H&H	AussieHunter	06/02/08 08:13 AM
Re: .338 Win Mag VS .375 H&H	DarylS	06/02/08 08:22 AM
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