My background - civilian, I have done a lot of shooting, mostly competitive handgun, but very little rifle other than lever guns. I'm looking for a recreational bolt gun. From reading, this site has a lot professionals and experts, far above my level. I hoping for some of that knowledge to trickle down to my situation. I haven't found a lot about the .375 H&H here, so I'm finally posting to get some direction.
Bolt gun experience - I bought a Savage 10FP a number of years ago for this purpose, and put a handful of rounds through it before our club promptly lost it's 200m range. It sat in the safe and I finally sold it. I did keep the IOR 2.5-10x42 MP8 scope. I hope to reuse that on a new gun. I would also like to have irons.
Where I'll be using it - My club only has a 100m range. I know this type of rifle will be kind of wasted on a short range, but it's going to be recreational as I mentioned, and unless/until I join another club with a longer range, it is what I have.
Choice of caliber - completely a whim. I like the history of the cartridge, and since I'll never own an H&H double gun, I will take what I can get. Also, I like to reload. Reading about the .375, there's a lot of options for reloading.
I'm willing to pay for quality, but I don't need to overspend for recreational ability, use and distances.
Bolt gun experience - I bought a Savage 10FP a number of years ago for this purpose, and put a handful of rounds through it before our club promptly lost it's 200m range. It sat in the safe and I finally sold it. I did keep the IOR 2.5-10x42 MP8 scope. I hope to reuse that on a new gun. I would also like to have irons.
Where I'll be using it - My club only has a 100m range. I know this type of rifle will be kind of wasted on a short range, but it's going to be recreational as I mentioned, and unless/until I join another club with a longer range, it is what I have.
Choice of caliber - completely a whim. I like the history of the cartridge, and since I'll never own an H&H double gun, I will take what I can get. Also, I like to reload. Reading about the .375, there's a lot of options for reloading.
I'm willing to pay for quality, but I don't need to overspend for recreational ability, use and distances.
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