Model 70, Rem 700 or WBY MarkV?

If you can't kill it with a .375 H&H, you can't kill it with a .378 Wby. With a 300 grain bullet, the Wby has a couple hundred feet per second more at the muzzle - but they both have enough energy to knock over a locomotive.

If the shot is well-placed, either will do the job. If the shot is NOT well-placed, some bear is gonna have you for lunch before he dies - I don't care what kind of cannon you're shooting.

By the way, a .375 H&H deflecting off the skull of a bear sounds to me like a VERY tall tale. Plus, if a .375 H&H deflected, so would a .378 Wby - they aren't that much different. Also, based on my experience, the .338 Win Mag is by far the most common Alaskan resident caliber.... and the .30-'06 is second.

I don't want to sound like a grouchy old fart, but there are too many people who can't shoot, but think that an artillery piece will compensate for their lack of ability.

wwb said:

If you can't kill it with a .375 H&H, you can't kill it with a .378 Wby. With a 300 grain bullet, the Wby has a couple hundred feet per second more at the muzzle - but they both have enough energy to knock over a locomotive.

If the shot is well-placed, either will do the job. If the shot is NOT well-placed, some bear is gonna have you for lunch before he dies - I don't care what kind of cannon you're shooting.

By the way, a .375 H&H deflecting off the skull of a bear sounds to me like a VERY tall tale. Plus, if a .375 H&H deflected, so would a .378 Wby - they aren't that much different. Also, based on my experience, the .338 Win Mag is by far the most common Alaskan resident caliber.... and the .30-'06 is second.

I don't want to sound like a grouchy old fart, but there are too many people who can't shoot, but think that an artillery piece will compensate for their lack of ability.

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I suppose it could be a very tall tale i never took much stock in it but i figured i would bring it up since i have heard it from more than one place as for the 378 doing the same thing i figured maybe the extra velocity may help w/ that besides the weatherby calibers are better long range shooters many benchrest long range shooters use them maybe not the 378 cuz its a killer to shoot. as for the 338 win mag being the most common alaskan resident caliber i have to disagree ALOT of people up there use wby calibers even my uncle who doesnt hunt that lives up there has a 300 wby mag he takes w/ him to his cabin in the event of a dangerous situation. anyways I like the 375 H&H someday ill own one hopefully soon. I dont think the difference is significant enough to even worry about but i would go for the wby for the added confidence but thats just me and my .02.

Aaron

The 375 H&H hands down! There are few among us who could shoot the 378 Wby without flinching the shot right into the turf in front of them. Besides, NOBODY has any business shooting at dangerous game from more than about 100 yards, N-O-B-O-D-Y!! The 375 H&H is just fine at that range for anything but elephant; you need something much bigger than a .375 if you are being realistic about elephant hunting. The 375 does OK for cape buffalo, but just OK. I'll be using a 375 H&H for buffalo next spring, but with 350s or 380s in it, not 300s.

Now, as to the manufacturer and design:

The controlled round feed of the Winchester design is far better than a push feed for DG hunting. If things start to get out of hand, and thay do get out of hand about 1 out of 50 times, depending on what you've pzd off. :shock: a controled round feed is much better feeding while you are upside-down or sideways. :? It happens. :idea: The big problem with the Winjammers is just that, however. Winnie hasn't gotten her act together with their Safari Classic, I'm sorry to say. I've owned three...one in 416 Rem Mag and two in 375 H&H. One 375 and the 416 would have gotten me hurt eventualy...they wouldn't feed from a full magazine, or shells would come flying out all over the place. These were with the walnut and blue steel Safari Classics. The third rifle was a SS synthetic stock Win 70 Classic that was a wonderful rifle. So good in fact that I sold it to an African safari buddy like the rocket scientist I am... :roll: :roll:

Bottom line from experience...Win 70 SS in 375 H&H...good for anything, anywhere...

GREAT POLL!!
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