My .340 kicks less than my .300 win mag. I was worried that when I got my .340 that the kick was going to be like WOW! site in and only shoot when need to, nothing of the sort, you know its a magnum when it goes off but totally manageable. When I first got it I had to shoot it, took it out on the farm and fired it off, unscoped....which at 8lbs....i figured would really kick, it was nothing of the sort....

I think most .375's will come with some weight, anything over 8lbs along with a nice pad wont do much. Also the .340 I believe has more case capacity than the .375H&H which I believe weatherby oringially wildcatted from....I've shot 250gr from it, so thats fairly close to 260gr from your .375.....

This experience really has made me comfortable about recoil.....I wouldn't hesitate a chance to shoot anything up to a .458lott and am really not worried about the kick from anythign on up to that cartridge.

I think if a .300 win mag doesnt upset you much....I wouldn't hesitate to get a .375H&H.

I've read numerous articles on the .375 and all state how a .375 bullet will cause less meat damage than a .270....

I think the 270gr bullet I'd pick for most not big/dangerous game situations....for the flatter trajectory, though youre saying 260gr.....if you handload, do what you please, but I've noticed that the 270's and 300's slow down quite a bit more slowly than the ligther loads, 235-260, so may consier 270s.....for tthis reason,