375 H&H Factory Rifle or Build Recommendations

[Akhunter9]

I've got an Africa trip for Buffalo coming up (about a year) and want to get a 375 H&H. The gun will also be used on future Kodiak Brown Bear trips as well so don't want it super heavy. Looking into either Fierce rage with a smallish scope to combat the ejection issues known to it or a seekins PH3 that Euro optic has in stock. I like the lighter weight of the fierce but worry about reliability. Seekins is a little heavy but better reputation. Also wondering if there is a build option that wont go over 3-3.5k for the bare rifle. Any other factory options that I missed or any builds recommendations that could work?

 

[RockAndSage]

You could look into a Winchester Model 70, there are a bunch of new and used ones on Gunbroker for less thank $2k. Might be possible to find a CZ550 in .375 H&H, or a Sako, too, under that price point.

 

[Cherokeeguide]

I had a Ruger No.1 Tropical in .375 Holland and Holland that I took to Botswana the first time and didn't bother with taking the second time. On that first trip, I took an inherited Griffin and Howe on a 1903 Springfield action in boring old .30-'06 and shot everything on my license that I wanted to shoot with it, using handloads tipped with Colorado Bullets / Barnes 220 grain "solids" for all of it.

I had a CZ 550 in 9.3 X 62 that was excellent. I can't imagine that a .375 Holland and Holland CZ 550 would be less so.


A Winchester Model 70 would be a good choice, as would a Browning Safari Rifle on the FN Mauser action.