I don't know about that - I've killed an awful lot of Sora rail with #10s in my 28 gauges. Tell ya what - bring an old flannel shirt to Poolesville tomorrow and we'll see - I'll provide the vintage ammo.

I’m late to the party concerning the recoil of a 375 H&H Magnum. Have you seen the cartridge? Trust me, the first time you bust a cap you will know that ain’t no 12 gauge. I wouldn’t take my first shot from the bench either. Guys get used to shooting them and bigger calibers but it takes a dedication to develop the tolerance. Please have someone video your first shot and put it on you tube so we can watch it. Good luck.

One more time, "buy a Caldwell lead sled" for the bench and don't worry about the special techniques & tricks to shoot heavy recoil guns or staying up all night dreading your first trigger squeeze. :eek:

https://www.sportsmansguide.com/prod...ugg_q=caldwell

or eBay ... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Caldwell-Le...AAAOSwskha6I-f

Bill

Look on ebay, lots of them for less $$$$

I agree with everyone of these posts, there is much knowledge here. but this is a post about the 375 H & H, go ahead and get the gun and watch how you shoot it.. and like it was said there are lighter loads.. my preference is the 30-06 and 12 guage with lighter loads.. makes shooting more fun for me..

Unless your built like Barney Fyffe then shooting that 375 should not be too bad as long as shooting a handful of shots. If you need to shoot more than that definitely get or borrow a lead sled to sight it in. Felt recoil is cumulative and just target shooting can cause a development of a flinch, then your just working against yourself. Most rifle I have ever shot is 30-06 with 180 grain and even just target shooting with that after about 7 or 8 shots, you really have to focus. Right now the only rifle I have is 270 WSM. It only kicks about like a 20 gauge but man that gun shoots flat.

BTW you definitely, for posterity, need to film you shooting it. Btw I am pretty certain that .375 will kick less than the nitro express gun seen below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yj4IL0Q754

FWIW, perceived recoil depends on the individual gun as well as the individual shooter and the cartridge ballistics. Some guns kick harder than others with the same cartridge. Weight, balance, stock shape, etc. I would shoot the gun in question before buying it. If that is not possible, buy it only if you want to flip it if you don't like the recoil. I shoot a .338 Win mag with 250's regularly for elk, but the first time I shot a friend's .375 H&H bolt action I handed it back and said "Thanks but no thanks."

I have to think that shooting off a Lead Sled will change the point of impact versus a conventional mount

From experience of many shots, no, it does not. Groups will most likely be tighter also, with no flinching/anticipation of the recoil that is coming.

Bill

The less work the gun has to do to move you, the less the perceived recoil. If you are a linebacker, you're going to know something happened when you pulled the trigger.
A (230lb) trap shooting friend asked if he could shoot my 450-400x3 1/4". I advised him against it, and he soon learned why. I think I was about 160 lbs back then.