Post by: lhrbull on February 15, 2025, 09:51:30 AM
Post by: redi on February 15, 2025, 10:28:54 AM
Post by: Rob on February 15, 2025, 10:33:02 AM
Love mine!
Post by: lhrbull on February 15, 2025, 10:55:00 AM
Post by: BKMFR on February 15, 2025, 01:57:17 PM
Post by: Rob on February 15, 2025, 03:03:46 PM
1. It meets the minimum legal for just about every species on the continent. (I want to say for every species in every country but I am not 100% sure that is a true statement)
2. Every hunting camp in Africa has 375 HH ammo laying around. If you find yourself in need of ammo while over there, you will find some somewhere.
3. Every hunting camp in Africa has a spare 375HH rifle laying around. If you find yourself needing a rifle bcs yours is lost or malfunctioning there is a very high probability of finding a 375 HH rifle for your ammo.
Here is an example from my hunt, and why the above is important.
My flight from Atlanta to Jo-berg was canceled due to mechanical problems (after bags were checked and loaded). We got on the next flight but none of our bags made the connections to our final destination in Zimbabwe. Day 1 and 2 of our hunt I used a "camp" 375 HH and some camp ammo. Day 3 my rifles arrived but the bag with my ammo did not arrive. In fact it did not arrive until the day we left. I was able to complete the hunt with my rifle and spare camp ammo. If I had been shooting a less common caliber than the 375 HH there would have been no ammo for my rifle. My other rifle was a 450 Dakota and it sat in our hut for the entire trip.
I dropped a cape buffalo with a single frontal shot using my 375 HH CZ550 safari Magnum. The camp ammo I used was the Barnes tripleX.
On other trips I killed a hippo, 13 foot long Croc, and probably more than a dozen plains game animals with the 375 HH. It just does the job. Basically the 30.06 Springfield of Africa.
I have 4 CZ550 Safari mags in 375 HH, 450 Dakota, 416 Rigby and 505 Gibbs. Love them all.
Post by: str8meat on February 15, 2025, 06:04:30 PM
Post by: Remnar on February 15, 2025, 07:11:43 PM
Find a Pre '64 Winchester in .375 H&H and take the classic. You can still find them on Gunbroker and other websites....:yeah:
I always wanted one and still do ! But personally couldnt/cant justify buying one given what I would use it for. Or can afford to use it for..lol
Cool rifle and would be Hell on elk and maybe a "someday" moose hunt.
Post by: mountainman on February 15, 2025, 08:26:29 PM
If this is for Africa, go 375HH. Here is why...Did you get to met Dengali at the police station at Tambo?
1. It meets the minimum legal for just about every species on the continent. (I want to say for every species in every country but I am not 100% sure that is a true statement)
2. Every hunting camp in Africa has 375 HH ammo laying around. If you find yourself in need of ammo while over there, you will find some somewhere.
3. Every hunting camp in Africa has a spare 375HH rifle laying around. If you find yourself needing a rifle bcs yours is lost or malfunctioning there is a very high probability of finding a 375 HH rifle for your ammo.
Here is an example from my hunt, and why the above is important.
My flight from Atlanta to Jo-berg was canceled due to mechanical problems (after bags were checked and loaded). We got on the next flight but none of our bags made the connections to our final destination in Zimbabwe. Day 1 and 2 of our hunt I used a "camp" 375 HH and some camp ammo. Day 3 my rifles arrived but the bag with my ammo did not arrive. In fact it did not arrive until the day we left. I was able to complete the hunt with my rifle and spare camp ammo. If I had been shooting a less common caliber than the 375 HH there would have been no ammo for my rifle. My other rifle was a 450 Dakota and it sat in our hut for the entire trip.
I dropped a cape buffalo with a single frontal shot using my 375 HH CZ550 safari Magnum. The camp ammo I used was the Barnes tripleX.
On other trips I killed a hippo, 13 foot long Croc, and probably more than a dozen plains game animals with the 375 HH. It just does the job. Basically the 30.06 Springfield of Africa.
I have 4 CZ550 Safari mags in 375 HH, 450 Dakota, 416 Rigby and 505 Gibbs. Love them all.
Post by: HooknoseHunter on February 15, 2025, 08:59:29 PM
Post by: elkslayer069 on February 15, 2025, 09:23:30 PM
Post by: Rob on February 16, 2025, 08:34:44 AM
If this is for Africa, go 375HH. Here is why...Did you get to met Dengali at the police station at Tambo?
1. It meets the minimum legal for just about every species on the continent. (I want to say for every species in every country but I am not 100% sure that is a true statement)
2. Every hunting camp in Africa has 375 HH ammo laying around. If you find yourself in need of ammo while over there, you will find some somewhere.
3. Every hunting camp in Africa has a spare 375HH rifle laying around. If you find yourself needing a rifle bcs yours is lost or malfunctioning there is a very high probability of finding a 375 HH rifle for your ammo.
Here is an example from my hunt, and why the above is important.
My flight from Atlanta to Jo-berg was canceled due to mechanical problems (after bags were checked and loaded). We got on the next flight but none of our bags made the connections to our final destination in Zimbabwe. Day 1 and 2 of our hunt I used a "camp" 375 HH and some camp ammo. Day 3 my rifles arrived but the bag with my ammo did not arrive. In fact it did not arrive until the day we left. I was able to complete the hunt with my rifle and spare camp ammo. If I had been shooting a less common caliber than the 375 HH there would have been no ammo for my rifle. My other rifle was a 450 Dakota and it sat in our hut for the entire trip.
I dropped a cape buffalo with a single frontal shot using my 375 HH CZ550 safari Magnum. The camp ammo I used was the Barnes tripleX.
On other trips I killed a hippo, 13 foot long Croc, and probably more than a dozen plains game animals with the 375 HH. It just does the job. Basically the 30.06 Springfield of Africa.
I have 4 CZ550 Safari mags in 375 HH, 450 Dakota, 416 Rigby and 505 Gibbs. Love them all.
The name does not ring bell. But my trips were in 2007, 2012 and 2016
So names may have changed.
We used RiflePermits.com to move our guns thru customs and it was worth every cent. They even got us up to security in minutes when we were faced with a tight connection. (Probably shaved an hour off the line for us).
Post by: Rigby416 on February 16, 2025, 10:25:40 PM
Post by: poor_choices on February 17, 2025, 08:33:53 PM
Post by: birddogdad on April 30, 2025, 07:32:49 AM
https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/if-a-rifle-could-talk-finn-aagaard-s-375/
pic 1 was my cousins visit to WA in 2015 using my H&H. Pic 2 is post changes discussed above
GREAT rifle IMHO
Post by: timberfaller on April 30, 2025, 09:47:40 AM
Post by: actionshooter on April 30, 2025, 08:26:24 PM