Vapo...

Know what you mean about money on guns...doesn' t go hunting! Sometimes, especially the 20 years in the military, had to whittle away on some assignments planning, buying equipment, and practicing....but unable for short periods of time to do some of the hunting I was planning. So in those cases I did my best to make up for it with the anticipation...and greater appreciation....when I finally did get to go!

Sounds like you have some nice .375' s. I have owned a 700 Classic in .35 Whelen and it was indeed a very nice rifle! (My other Whelen was a Rem 7600.) My brother has an Enfield in .30-06 but I haven' t been able to talk him out of it yet!?! I had a Mauser put together with a No. 5 Douglas barrel, reworked single stage mauser trigger, (broke like a glass rod at somewhat less than 4 pounds), rifle weight about 10 pounds with 22" of barrel including a brake (a pleasant rifle to shoot), all put into a synthetic stock reinforced with an extra recoil lug. Nice single leaf express with large sour-dough (huge white dot) front, Warne quick release rings, and a Leupold 1X4X20. It was alot of fun putting it all together and using it. It did cost me more than $250. though.....unfortunately!!!

Our son had Muscular Dystrophy, was in a wheel chair, and when the family went camping in Alaska....that .458 was one camp gun always in camp!!! With the scope off and loaded with Federal Premium 510 grain Woodleigh softs. Bear medicine in large doses!!!

But my .375 did a lot more " hunting" than the .458, which was my primary camp gun. (My wife was less afraid of the 12 gauge pump with Brenneke slugs...the other camp gun.) Truth be told my Ruger SS synthetic chambered for .338 Winchester Magnum was the gun in my ATV boot all the time! I hated to put a wood stocked gun in that boot, (let alone blued steel). The boot both rubbed and stayed moist much of the time during Alaskan hunts!