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Unless your .375 is a RUM without a brake. Had a buddy who owned one that way, didn't take him long to part ways with it.

Nice rifle! I wonder what it would be like to touch off a 180 or heavier without that brake? :eek:

I bought this rifle a few years ago, because a .223 M70 Winchester is a pretty rare configuration. The plain stock with 12.5" LOP was always something I wanted to change even though the rifle shoots well. Anyway I got a FWT take off from a buddy who bought this stock for his .270 Win and was...

When you get around to reloading for the rifle try 125 grain NBT and Reloader 7. The 125 NBT is a great deer bullet, especially at 3000 fps. It's pretty easy on the shoulder when compared to 180 grains, and it's a much tougher bullet than you'd think. My daughter has killed a pile of deer...

Thanks everyone!

Awesome job young ladies!

I don't know if it's better, but it surely is a capable cartridge. Thank you for sharing your story!

I did something similar, but I went 6X45mm with a 1:7 twist barrel. However, I didn't go with a varmint contour barrel but a 24" fluted #3 contour because I didn't want the rifle to heavy to carry. I also didn't want it so light it wouldn't ride the bags well at the range. So in the end I...

That's a beautiful buck! Congratulations!

This deer was my daughter's first hunting failure! As we all know we aren't perfect, and things can always go wrong when hunting. My daughter who started hunting deer seven years ago at the tender age of nine, has been blessed to successfully take a lot of deer in those years. However, at...

Great story! Love the girls hunting, as a Dad with an only daughter who hunts I can appreciate what these ladies do. I don't do much anymore for my daughter she wants and is able to handle most of it on her own when hunting from a blind.

Looks like the Swede will win out, the main reason is time. Talked with my smith today and he said to get a 6.5 barrel, unless I didn't mind waiting several months. He said 6.5 barrels usually take about 6-8 weeks and non popular calibers take 6-12 months with some barrel makers. He said mine...

I have both the factory versions of the .250-3000 and the .25-06. I don't really like my .25-06, but that's because I made some mistakes with it and it's too heavy. So I really don't need the .257 Roberts, then again I don't need a Swede either. While the Creedmoor is cool, it would be a...

I'm leaning Swede as well, used to have one and still have brass and dies. However, I've always wanted a .257 Bob as well. I have a buddy who has had great success with that cartridge and has made me a believer in what it can do.

I can't make up my mind as to which cartridge I want. I have a HVA 1600 action and stock but no barrel. I've already added a Dakota 3 positon safety and a Timney trigger to the action. So now I have to decide on a barrel. I'm thinking a FWT/UL contour that finishes around 21" in either of...

All Interarms Mauser rifles that I know of came with an adjustable trigger and sides safety similar to a Timney trigger.

That's some pretty nice work! Simple but quality craftsmanship, wonder what else that kid can do? Now go to YouTube and learn how to age that leather if you want to. Looks great on a classic lever action.

If you want it buy it, I doubt you'll get into a .375 H&H cheaper. Though the rifle doesn't sound like a factory rifle, it's still a prospect to have some finish work done to it. All the .375 and .458 Whitworth rifles I've seen factory have sights on them. Most have an express style rear...

.30-06 .308 .308 is lighter, that's about all I know. I hope to get to the range soon and let some lead fly.

Thanks guys, I'll let her choose the optics. They are all less than 12 oz, so whichever one she wants I'm good with. If I was choosing I'd probably go 3-9X40. I love the 2.5-8X36, but to my eyes these days the VXII seems brighter.