Years ago, when I was an FFL, I ordered a bolt-action .375 for a friend who was rapturous about the idea. When it came in, it had the most beautiful piece of Circassian Walnut he or I have ever, ever, seen. Stunning. We took it to a quarry and tested it with a custom Magna-ported, Mannlicher-stocked .458 I had, a Ruger M77 in .220 Swift, and a Ruger No. 1 in .25-06. We shot gallon jugs of water, and the most plastic damage was from the .220, (the plastic looked like it had been attacked by a lion) but the .375 was a heavy hitter. Amazingly, the .458 was a pussycat in comparison - the long stock, big vented recoil pad, and Magna-ported barrel made it milder to shoot than all but the Swift. He was ecstatic, and treasured that .375 so much he gifted me a - are you ready? Colt Python. Yup. As thanks for the rifle. Now that's what you call an enthusiast! I still have it. True story.
My Grandfather Bought a .375 Rifle off someone at a gun show a long time ago, It came with a mounted scope and One round Missing out of a Box of 20. He sold it a week later, with Two Rounds Missing out of a Box of 20.
45-70 does a number on a deer though, I have one of the navy arms 45-70 bolt guns they were selling in the 70's using the Siamese mauser action, it is strong enough that you can load almost to 458 magnum specs.
I always wanted a No.1... As a father, the best part of the video was the story about John when he was young. That's the stuff that sticks with you forever as a dad...
How anyone could watch this guy and it not make them happy is beyond me. Anyone who's anti gun I send to hickok. This man expresses all the best parts of gun culture. Informative, fun, respectful, and is relatable to most of us country people. We just want to have fun, earn a living, and be left alone.
Not anti-gun-I’m a lefty, and I’ve always owned weapons-but pro-regulation. Like with any dangerous product. There’s no interference with the 2nd Amendment, which specifies “...well regulated...”. In fact, you’d have a much more sympathetic audience if you acknowledged what, to me and many of us, are reasonable and evidence-based regulations. Instead many people see a complete refusal to even discuss the need for regulation. So we’re stuck, but we don’t have to be.
Years( well, decades) ago, I knew an older gentleman who hunted deer with a .375 H&H mag. I always knew when he fired. I'd hear the shot, oh about a mile away, and it sounded like a field artillery round going down range.
Troy Ortega my uncle hunts with a 45 70 as do many other dear friends and even have a friend that used to use a barrett m99 for deer in upstate ny although it may be a bit over kill you never have to worry about losing game
I bought a Mossberg Patriot in 375 Ruger and I have yet to get a deer with it, ( all I saw last season were small fawns of the year) but it, with the 270 gr Hornaday sp loads, (2,850 fps) at 100 yds, printed 3 shot, .55" groups
.375 H&H is a real good all round caliber. The meat loss is really small with the right load for what you are hunting. I hunt Wild Boar, Deer and Moose with my BRNO 602 .375 H&H. The 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser and this caliber we are two of my favourites besides .222 Remington. Excellent video, keep up the good work!
Ok, different experiences, different ideas.. I still consider it an all round caliber. But I wouldn't use it on Capercaillie, that's 6,5x55 @@spexts9006
@@spexts9006. No actually believe it or not the meat loss is less than a 30-06. I can speak from multiple experiances personally. I thought that it would do more than it did at first too.
@@spexts9006 hunting a deer with a 375 is not overkill at all, my dad use to shoot springboks all the time with his 375 when he was younger, the difference is just that you use solid points instead of the soft points
This brings back great memories of two of my great friends and I shooting my Ruger No. 1 in .458 Winchester Magnum back in the day. All I can say is wow! The most amazing recoil I've ever experienced. I've shot the .375 H&H and it recoils hard too, but the .458 Winchester Magnum has definitely got it beat. I honestly thought my liver would fall out. We shot two boxes thru it. One box of 300 grain solids & one box of 500 grain solids. Devastating damage to whatever we shot. I was so sore, I could barely raise my arm at the shoulder for several days. It also made driving my stick shift pickup truck somewhat difficult. Shooting that gun was a great learning experience that I will never forget. An awesome teaching experience for the three of us, but one I won't soon repeat.
The stock hard red (thin) rubber butt pad on the #1 was actually painful after a few shots, but with the Limbsaver fitted pad it's easy to shoot all you want with the .375 H&H and 300's. Mine wears a 1.5x4 scope which works well with that round. On 1.5x you can shoot with both eyes open like it's a red-dot and the brain accomodates the difference without complaint, then cranked up to 4x you can get some range on it and take advantage of the good ballistic performance. This is the big difference in 'stopper' cartridges....the .375 H&H has a trajectory similar to the 30-06 w/180 bullets so you can reach out and touch things much better than the rainbow-like 458 Win or the like. Great rifle the #1 and great round in the 375 H&H.
I hate shooting my 577 NE however i decided to shoot a racoon with it because it was the first thing i grabbed out if my safe, still dont know where it went.
Man that’s what they say about .50 bmg To hell with your neighbors wall To hell with your neighbors refrigerator And to hell with your neighbors robber hiding behind what’s left of said refrigerator.
I inherited a No.1 in 7x57mm Mauser from my father. Ha always talked about getting another in .375 H&H but never got around to it. It is gorgeous and a real pleasure to shoot. I'm not much of a hunter and I don't shoot it very often but I definitely plan to pass it on to my children. It really is a treasure.
A Number One in 7mm Rem. Mag. has been my primary hunting rifle since 1976. I love it, and have taken a wide variety of game with it. I also have a No. One in 7x57, with a Mannlicher stock. A truly beautiful rifle.
Beautiful gun. 375 is one of the amazing calibers. It's like the 30-06 of African calibers. It can be loaded down with lighter bullets for plains game hunting but then loaded up with bullets like that swift A frame (great bullet) for just about anything else. I do give you big props for shooting that many rounds. My shoulder is sore from watching.
hickok is being humble and says that he doesn't have that great of aim and then takes down a cinderblock pretty darned far down the range no problem, gotta respect this guy. The video was a treat!
I always get a kick outta hearing you chuckle. No matter how many guns you've shot or how much stuff you've blown up you still enjoy it like a big ol kid
My dad taught me to shoot with a Ruger No 3 he had re chambered from 22 Hornet to 223 Remington. He loaded anti Jackrabbit ammo. He put a Leupold 2x7 on it and I learned to not pull the trigger until I had the game in the sights.....Best gun ever
Had a chance for #1 in 375 HH & went with replica 1873 Sharps instead & that worked fine, since Africa not on bucket/ budget list . Oh , I did rescued an elder homeless Chihuahuas, days. ago . Put a smile in an old man's face . Life is good & TY for the entertaining times.
The No 1 Ruger, Bill Rugers favorite design of his entire career and an extremely fitting way to remember Mr. Ruger! I started with he No 1 in college starting with a 220 Swift cal. and have loved the rifles my entire life the last one of bought is in a .257 Weatherby Mag its equally as beautiful as the first one I owned, if you have that special appreciation of fine work and beauty/Art in a fine rifle you do need to own a No1 in your life it gives you a feeling inside that no black plastic rifle will never be able to fulfill and I have nothing against black rifles sometimes in ones life after you have and do own so many black rifles there is an opening for true blued steel, incredibly fine wood to steel finishes and the make one shot count and when you reach THAT point in your life I highly recommend Rugers finest rifle ever produced!
I have a double gun Holland & Holland in .375 H&H. It’s got beautiful gold in lays and filigreed in silver and platinum. Was my great grandpas/ he bought it in England back in 1932.
Good day sir I find it quite interesting that you are saying it has so much recoil.I am 15 years old south african and i grew up shooting my mauser 375 h&h and a sako 300 win mag.I think that I am just getting used to it.That 375 is an amazing caliber for anything.I have personally shot everything from kudu to duiker with it. Thank you for the great video
@@nazarderkach9320 I think that's exactly what it is. I used to think my .30-06 was a beast, but now I find it quite easy on my shoulder, although it took a few years to get to that point. If I had a good reason, other than pure gunlust, I would buy a .375 H&H and have fun with it.
have had a Ruger No1 in 300 Win Mag for a lot of years. I keep my ammo on my left wrist, and I can shoot that thing pretty darn fast. Dropped a moose with it years ago and have loved it ever since. !!! Just a classic rifle. I did two things with mine. First I added a wolf main spring for faster hammer speed, and the second...probably the most important thing was adding a Kickeez recoil pad to it. What a difference !!!!! Also, not an add-on, but took the ejector spring and lessened it so I can save my brass ( reloading ) What a great rifle !!!!My neighbor has one he re-barreled from a 25/06 to a 30/06, then finally to a .243 with a truck axle schillen barrel. Beautiful wood furniture, flat black barrel, tricked out trigger, wolf mainspring, flat black rings and a 6-24x50 scope and he shoots it at 1,200 pretty darned well. Cool Guns !!!!
Really enjoy your channel, guys! Discovered it few weeks back and have had a blast watching my way through them all! I've been a gun guy all my life, but I was born in the wrong country to be able to shoot some 'fun' guns. I owned two 22 cal. riffles at one point and enjoyed shooting at the local outdoor range but I sold them when I moved abroad. I feel like I'm able to live my joy of target shooting through you, but it's not just the guns - it's your way of "teaching us" that I enjoy too. - It didn't surprise me when I found out that you are/were a teacher --- a very entertaining and informative one to top! Keep up the good work, Hickok & John - I look forward to hear the gong chime again! The Icelander in the UK.
@@crazyfvck actually no in the first movie Reba McEntire's character gave Earl and Val her rifle when they left on Walters horses, she she says and I quote, you need something more powerful than that 30-30 take my 375 H&H Mag
Dear hickok45, I regularely watch your videos, and I very often agree with your opinion. This video about the 375H&H was great again. I was lucky enough to be hunting in South Africa, this July/August, where I actually used a Sauer 202 in 375H&H, using a Rhino bullet, 300 grain. I shot anything from Cape-Buffalo, to Wilderbeest, Hartebeest, Kudu, Impala,... using a Svarowvski scope. I shot distances from 50 to 235 meters, which took it pretty much to the max distance. This caliber proofed to be such a great choice, that I do not even think of another caliber for the next trip there. The recoil is not small, but when you focus on dangerous game, you actually don´t feel the recoil at all. Meat damage was surprisingly small. The weight retention was incredible, the deformed bullet showed 299 grain on the scale. I can only recommend this combination on medium or heavy game. Regards from Germany, Klaus
Mr. Hickok, you will probably never see this post, but just in case... I served as a firearms instructor for my agency for a total of 15 years. During that time I was constantly looking for a “better way” to do shoot so as to provide our trainees with the very best training possible. I discovered in my quest that when shooting a Remington 870 with rifled slugs that if the shooter pulled the butt stock hard into the shoulder and at the same time pulled hard forward on the for-end with the other hand that the apparent recoil and recoil arc were reduced significantly. This is particularly noticeable when shooting in the under arm assault position. I believe that by pulling forward with the support hand that one is absorbing part of the recoil with that hand thereby reducing the recoil felt by the shooter’s shoulder, or in the case of the underarm assault, the shooter’s support hand....
Nice, I can remember when the #1's first came out, they had such stellar wood on them, I worked in a gun shop in those days and it seemed that each one we opened had wood more beautiful than the last. BTW, I did get to fire one in .458, brutal recoil as you might imagine. Kevin in CT
I found a can't pass it up deal 2 years ago. A gunshop in western Pennsylvania had 5 cerakoted stainless steel Mossberg Patriots in 375 Ruger, pretty close in ballistics, but fits a standard length action. $290 brand new. After sighting it in, some with the lead sled, I got a 3 shot group at 100 yds that measured .55" 270 gr Hornaday sp at 2,850fps. I quickly got it to my gunsmith and put a muzzle break on it. At only about 7 lbs, it was just short of brutal in recoil. Now it's like a 30'06 with 180 gr loads.
Hickok 45, does me good to see a man able to spend his life doing what he loves. Best to you and your son as you folks continue doing what you love together.
One thing I admire about the man , he takes the vicious rifle kick as though nothing happened. And at the same time the weapon is beautifully explained.
Im a trained field guide in South Africa and 375H&H is considered to the minim for a guide rifle. I know a few guides that refuse to carry anything less than 416 Rigby.
Beautiful rifle. I have the “tropical” version chambered for the .416 Rigby. My .375 H&H is a Winchester Model 70. A great shooter and a classic cartridge. .
I’m here because of Tremors 2. “Jeez Bert.. you put a whole new shine on the word overkill” “If you need it and don’t have it, you’ll sing a different tune”
😂 I’m here because of Tremors 1. Heather: “y’all need to take something that has a little more punch than that 30-30. Why don’t you take one of our Browning autos.. Better than that, take my Model 70. It’s 375 H&H MAG”
Me: Yes, your Honor, I killed him, but in self defense... Judge: With a gun that shoot rounds for buffalo and elephants? Me: Yeah, it was my concealed carry gun
Had a Mauser bolt in .375, a beautiful rifle. Accurate and fun to shoot. Recoil was not bad. The drawback was a little heavy and price of ammo makes handloading a must. A can of powder disappears real fast ! . It is a very accurate round,almost as good as the .300 H&H. The 300 h&h in a win m70 is the finest rifle I have ever owned.
Now I think somebody needs to make a stop at their friendly local sheet-metal fab shop, and ask 'em if you can raid their scrap bin. After that grade-school field trip story, I suddenly have a need to see 50 pieces of stop-sign gauge steel stacked up all in row, for a proper documented penetration test with this .375, before you burn up the last of those two ammo boxes.
Man! hickok45 is the man, he makes it look easy, I know young hunters here in South Africa who avoid the 375 like the plague. I think they great! But no joke!
I have several bolt action rifles chambered in .375 H&H. Love them all but my favorite is my 1949 Winchester model 70 Safari grade. I have a Ruger no.1 chambered in .416 Rigby and love it!!! I did install the lim saver recoil pad on it. I found it at a Tanner gunshow years ago. I got the deal of the century. The tropical grade. Ruger no. 1. 100 rounds of ammo and set of dies for $600.00. only had 3 shots fired out of it. I've since taken my Ruger to Africa several times as my backup rifle for dangerous game.
A great video. love the no.1, its a pity people now are so obsessed with more militaristic firearms, and also ruger scaling back production so much of this classic rifle. I believe it was Bill Rugers pet project and when he was in the factory he insisted the best stock blanks were used on the no.1. Thanks
+ro eng There's room for both. Once you have one or two decent defensive handguns and long guns, it's time to start filling the safe with stacks of beautiful wood-furniture shotguns and rifles from the 40s, 50s, and 60s, among other things.
You are right about the wood quality. With guns having a 131 serial # prefix you can see the quality goes down. This rifle has straight grain in the butt stock. sadly typical of most No. 1 rifles today. The aesthetics and presentation that were the norm 50 years ago...............long gone today, and the price is tripled.
I had a Winchester 375 h&h African. When sighting in the detachable scope I put the target at ten yards at the gun range. The gun shot dead center only 2 feet down. It hit the 2 by 2 angle iron they used to hold the target and blew it in half and it fell to the ground. The guy in the booth next to me shouted " YOU KILLED IT"! Best day of my life. I loved that gun.
In Canada, you can't legally carry pepper spray for self defense, and double-barrel shotguns are in the process of being banned if the Liberal Party get their authoritarian way. Life ain't so good up here...
Actually he should get some custom road-signs made and shoot those, then sell them on Ebay/Amazon. Once you've ordered one type, others of the same kind will be cheaper in the future.
I lived and worked in 6 countries in Africa for 30 years. 7 years in Ethiopia (76 to 83). I was based in a rural area with plenty of opportunity for shooting wart hogs that did a lot of damage to poor farmers crops. I imported a BRNO Zkk602 in 375hh for the job and loaded my own ammo. I was only 5ft8 and a light weight at 58kg. I soon learned the way to avoid a sore shoulder was to treat this rifle like a good woman, hold it close and give it respect. I found that even with reduced bullet weights it maintained a flat trajectory at decent ranges. Lovely gun and calibre.
+Bryan Smith They are anti-gun activists more likely. People who don't understand that giving a dislike means, giving a view. They take away with a hand, and give with another one.
If you don't handload , you can't possibly grasp the value and versatility of that round. And to chamber it in that beautifully simple rifle was a perfect match.
In 1998 I bought a new Ruger No.1H Tropical in .375 H&H for about $900. Although they have gone up in price, it may just reflect inflation. It's true that Ruger don't offer all the various models and calibers now; they seem to select just one combination to produce every year. The No.1 in .375 H&H is fun to shoot - Hickok45's accuracy with it is amazing. Factory rounds are so expensive today - glad I bought all mine long ago and reload.
Have a grizzly follow you out of the mountains one time and the 375 H&H will become your best psychological support. I wouldn't get a single shot ....The CZ 550 is good
+bighunterman77 Probably it transferred so much pressure to the gopro placed in the water, because it had nowhere else to transfer the energy, that it distorted the lens. Although more likely just the tough protective cover got distorted. Otherwise the whole image wouldn't be so clear.
Either the case it was in got messed up or it forced a little bit of water into the housing. GoPros are tough buggers but they still have their limits.
My father owns one in .270 with the stock going all the way to the end of the barrel. They are one of the most comfortable rifles to hold the way the barrel sits farther back than on a bolt yet doesn’t feel like a break action
Years ago, when I was an FFL, I ordered a bolt-action .375 for a friend who was rapturous about the idea. When it came in, it had the most beautiful piece of Circassian Walnut he or I have ever, ever, seen. Stunning. We took it to a quarry and tested it with a custom Magna-ported, Mannlicher-stocked .458 I had, a Ruger M77 in .220 Swift, and a Ruger No. 1 in .25-06. We shot gallon jugs of water, and the most plastic damage was from the .220, (the plastic looked like it had been attacked by a lion) but the .375 was a heavy hitter. Amazingly, the .458 was a pussycat in comparison - the long stock, big vented recoil pad, and Magna-ported barrel made it milder to shoot than all but the Swift. He was ecstatic, and treasured that .375 so much he gifted me a - are you ready? Colt Python. Yup. As thanks for the rifle. Now that's what you call an enthusiast! I still have it. True story.
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My Grandfather Bought a .375 Rifle off someone at a gun show a long time ago, It came with a mounted scope and One round Missing out of a Box of 20.
He sold it a week later, with Two Rounds Missing out of a Box of 20.
Second Path this guy shoots 45-70s all day long with passion and enthusiasm and he didnt want to shoot that thing at all.
lol....yup.... my lightweight 30-06 is all the recoil I want..... 375 is a great round though for the big game
Bill Barry Haha yeah. I have a .375 and a 45-70. Compared to a .375. a 45-70 is like shooting a popgun
well said
45-70 does a number on a deer though, I have one of the navy arms 45-70 bolt guns they were selling in the 70's using the Siamese mauser action, it is strong enough that you can load almost to 458 magnum specs.
I always wanted a No.1... As a father, the best part of the video was the story about John when he was young. That's the stuff that sticks with you forever as a dad...
Yep, and I'll never let John forget what a goofy little kid he was! :-)
It's so cool that you guys bond through these videos. I wish I had a relationship with my dad like that
Yeah my old man unfortunately passed away i still miss him often
@@justsmallstuff4994 dad passed when I was 15, he was a bit of a mixed bag
If you get one they will start multiplying in the cabinet when you are not looking
How anyone could watch this guy and it not make them happy is beyond me. Anyone who's anti gun I send to hickok. This man expresses all the best parts of gun culture. Informative, fun, respectful, and is relatable to most of us country people. We just want to have fun, earn a living, and be left alone.
Not anti-gun-I’m a lefty, and I’ve always owned weapons-but pro-regulation. Like with any dangerous product. There’s no interference with the 2nd Amendment, which specifies “...well regulated...”. In fact, you’d have a much more sympathetic audience if you acknowledged what, to me and many of us, are reasonable and evidence-based regulations.
Instead many people see a complete refusal to even discuss the need for regulation. So we’re stuck, but we don’t have to be.
@@raystanczak4277
Agreed. I'm pretty much the same.
Years( well, decades) ago, I knew an older gentleman who hunted deer with a .375 H&H mag. I always knew when he fired. I'd hear the shot, oh about a mile away, and it sounded like a field artillery round going down range.
He takes the first shot at 9:15. He loads the bullet at 8:35 if you want to see that too.
I know I was just dying to see him shoot it.
clutch
David Butt you're a hero
.375 H&H is also an excellent prairie dog and squirrel round.
Dave o yeah much more better than a 22
+Luke little 1432 it sure is. Kills 'em rodents deader than the 22s.
WHERED HE GO?!
I have no meat to bring home because I "mist" the animal ;)
This is my favorite triceratops rifle.
A friend of mine hunts deer with a .375 H&H Magnum.
All he has to do is TELL the deer he's carrying .375 H&H Magnum, and the deer just drop dead :)
GameraTheBrave -Lol. Yeah. Or a 45-70. Just announce what u have, and look for one of the many that have fainted from fright
Troy Ortega my uncle hunts with a 45 70 as do many other dear friends and even have a friend that used to use a barrett m99 for deer in upstate ny although it may be a bit over kill you never have to worry about losing game
I bought a Mossberg Patriot in 375 Ruger and I have yet to get a deer with it, ( all I saw last season were small fawns of the year) but it, with the 270 gr Hornaday sp loads, (2,850 fps) at 100 yds, printed 3 shot, .55" groups
The #1 in .375 is a lovely rifle to shoot. Big push is what I feel when shooting it. Good ammo.
.375 H&H is a real good all round caliber. The meat loss is really small with the right load for what you are hunting.
I hunt Wild Boar, Deer and Moose with my BRNO 602 .375 H&H.
The 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser and this caliber we are two of my favourites besides .222 Remington.
Excellent video, keep up the good work!
if ur hunting deer with 375 thats just stupid over kill moose is the only one its reasonable for
Ok, different experiences, different ideas.. I still consider it an all round caliber. But I wouldn't use it on Capercaillie, that's 6,5x55
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@@spexts9006. No actually believe it or not the meat loss is less than a 30-06. I can speak from multiple experiances personally. I thought that it would do more than it did at first too.
@@spexts9006get a clue.
@@spexts9006 hunting a deer with a 375 is not overkill at all, my dad use to shoot springboks all the time with his 375 when he was younger, the difference is just that you use solid points instead of the soft points
Longest I've seen hickok talk on a normal video without shooting. I think he was trying to delay the inevitable :)
Lou McGopher gun: I am inevitable
I had a Ruger #1 .375 H&H, it was not pleasant to shoot - at all. I ended up selling it to a collector for what I paid for it.
The irony is pretty ridiculous
Probably. A .375 in such a light platform has got to be extremely painful. The ammo is really expensive, too.
he's a excellent teacher/ instructor
This brings back great memories of two of my great friends and I shooting my Ruger No. 1 in .458 Winchester Magnum back in the day. All I can say is wow! The most amazing recoil I've ever experienced. I've shot the .375 H&H and it recoils hard too, but the .458 Winchester Magnum has definitely got it beat. I honestly thought my liver would fall out. We shot two boxes thru it. One box of 300 grain solids & one box of 500 grain solids. Devastating damage to whatever we shot. I was so sore, I could barely raise my arm at the shoulder for several days. It also made driving my stick shift pickup truck somewhat difficult. Shooting that gun was a great learning experience that I will never forget. An awesome teaching experience for the three of us, but one I won't soon repeat.
The stock hard red (thin) rubber butt pad on the #1 was actually painful after a few shots, but with the Limbsaver fitted pad it's easy to shoot all you want with the .375 H&H and 300's. Mine wears a 1.5x4 scope which works well with that round. On 1.5x you can shoot with both eyes open like it's a red-dot and the brain accomodates the difference without complaint, then cranked up to 4x you can get some range on it and take advantage of the good ballistic performance. This is the big difference in 'stopper' cartridges....the .375 H&H has a trajectory similar to the 30-06 w/180 bullets so you can reach out and touch things much better than the rainbow-like 458 Win or the like. Great rifle the #1 and great round in the 375 H&H.
Yeah my now 338 magnum was pretty miserable til I put a decelerator pad on it still kicked like a mule but a much more gentle mule
The .375 H&H: To hell with that buffalo.
The .600 NE: To hell with that buffalo and the elephant it’s hiding behind.
700 NE to hell with that herd of at-at's.
I hate shooting my 577 NE however i decided to shoot a racoon with it because it was the first thing i grabbed out if my safe, still dont know where it went.
Man that’s what they say about .50 bmg
To hell with your neighbors wall
To hell with your neighbors refrigerator
And to hell with your neighbors robber hiding behind what’s left of said refrigerator.
4 Bore: This is an excellent anti aircraft weapon.
@@deathrooster14 26.7 mm, boys and girls!
I inherited a No.1 in 7x57mm Mauser from my father. Ha always talked about getting another in .375 H&H but never got around to it.
It is gorgeous and a real pleasure to shoot. I'm not much of a hunter and I don't shoot it very often but I definitely plan to pass it on to my children. It really is a treasure.
"I promise I have not shot a road sign.
...with a .375."
We use to throw glass soda bottle at road signs at 55 mph way back when. Made a helluva racket when ya hit one!
Adam Sweeney if u did I would be proud to drive by it
Adam Sweeney. Same.
lol we still do that going faster and with beer bottles
@@jusnuts1443 we used to try to hit deer in a ditch with glass soda bottles lol.
I LOVE the fact that these are simply named *"Ruger No. 1"*
Yess! Finally a real high powered rifle and also one of my all time favourites! Ruger No.1 ! Thank You, Sir!
A Number One in 7mm Rem. Mag. has been my primary hunting rifle since 1976. I love it, and have taken a wide variety of game with it. I also have a No. One in 7x57, with a Mannlicher stock. A truly beautiful rifle.
I love how hickok still gets so much enjoyment out of shooting after all those years.
Beautiful gun. 375 is one of the amazing calibers. It's like the 30-06 of African calibers. It can be loaded down with lighter bullets for plains game hunting but then loaded up with bullets like that swift A frame (great bullet) for just about anything else. I do give you big props for shooting that many rounds. My shoulder is sore from watching.
I love when you walk down and all i can hear in the background is the hundreds of shells clanking against the gravel
Next up: Hickok shoots a .600 Nitro Express...
+hoilst .700 or gtfo :-P
Shukin Andjivin Is that the .950 JDJ?
@Sebastian Lauinger No muzzle brake, hip-fired on a 23° incline!
P.S. - I know the comment was old lol
2 bore rifle......33.7mm dia. 3500grain bullet....1500 fps and 17,000 ft lbs energy at muzzle....
@Andre McGoo with no brake
hickok is being humble and says that he doesn't have that great of aim and then takes down a cinderblock pretty darned far down the range no problem, gotta respect this guy. The video was a treat!
I always get a kick outta hearing you chuckle. No matter how many guns you've shot or how much stuff you've blown up you still enjoy it like a big ol kid
You made my day when you mentioned "effective Barrel length". Very important consideration and distinction.
My dad taught me to shoot with a Ruger No 3 he had re chambered from 22 Hornet to 223 Remington. He loaded anti Jackrabbit ammo. He put a Leupold 2x7 on it and I learned to not pull the trigger until I had the game in the sights.....Best gun ever
Best African hunting writer EVER? Peter Capstick.
Nah, F.C. Selous
Had a chance for #1 in 375 HH & went with replica 1873 Sharps instead & that worked fine, since Africa not on bucket/ budget list . Oh , I did rescued an elder homeless Chihuahuas, days. ago . Put a smile in an old man's face . Life is good & TY for the entertaining times.
The No 1 Ruger, Bill Rugers favorite design of his entire career and an extremely fitting way to remember Mr. Ruger! I started with he No 1 in college starting with a 220 Swift cal. and have loved the rifles my entire life the last one of bought is in a .257 Weatherby Mag its equally as beautiful as the first one I owned, if you have that special appreciation of fine work and beauty/Art in a fine rifle you do need to own a No1 in your life it gives you a feeling inside that no black plastic rifle will never be able to fulfill and I have nothing against black rifles sometimes in ones life after you have and do own so many black rifles there is an opening for true blued steel, incredibly fine wood to steel finishes and the make one shot count and when you reach THAT point in your life I highly recommend Rugers finest rifle ever produced!
I have a double gun Holland & Holland in .375 H&H. It’s got beautiful gold in lays and filigreed in silver and platinum.
Was my great grandpas/ he bought it in England back in 1932.
Chloe Hennessey Can you post pictures of it?
It’s probably worth 10K +
trying to get rid of it? lol
Wish I had that rifle of yours!!!
NHH It’s been appraised at $154,800. So I had to have it insured at $170,000
Good day sir
I find it quite interesting that you are saying it has so much recoil.I am 15 years old south african and i grew up shooting my mauser 375 h&h and a sako 300 win mag.I think that I am just getting used to it.That 375 is an amazing caliber for anything.I have personally shot everything from kudu to duiker with it.
Thank you for the great video
Well, it's probably a matter of habit.
@@nazarderkach9320 I think that's exactly what it is. I used to think my .30-06 was a beast, but now I find it quite easy on my shoulder, although it took a few years to get to that point. If I had a good reason, other than pure gunlust, I would buy a .375 H&H and have fun with it.
This is my favorite episode! thank you for your time!
The hickok laugh gets me every time!
have had a Ruger No1 in 300 Win Mag for a lot of years. I keep my ammo on my left wrist, and I can shoot that thing pretty darn fast. Dropped a moose with it years ago and have loved it ever since. !!! Just a classic rifle. I did two things with mine. First I added a wolf main spring for faster hammer speed, and the second...probably the most important thing was adding a Kickeez recoil pad to it. What a difference !!!!! Also, not an add-on, but took the ejector spring and lessened it so I can save my brass ( reloading ) What a great rifle !!!!My neighbor has one he re-barreled from a 25/06 to a 30/06, then finally to a .243 with a truck axle schillen barrel. Beautiful wood furniture, flat black barrel, tricked out trigger, wolf mainspring, flat black rings and a 6-24x50 scope and he shoots it at 1,200 pretty darned well. Cool Guns !!!!
An old old man that used to live down the road from me growing up used to have one. You knew when he shot it.
Shout out to John (Jon?) for being a great camera man. Catches everything and gets different angles and close ups.
also a wonderful stand up comedian!
Really enjoy your channel, guys!
Discovered it few weeks back and have had a blast watching my way through them all!
I've been a gun guy all my life, but I was born in the wrong country to be able to shoot some 'fun' guns.
I owned two 22 cal. riffles at one point and enjoyed shooting at the local outdoor range but I sold them when I moved abroad.
I feel like I'm able to live my joy of target shooting through you, but it's not just the guns - it's your way of "teaching us" that I enjoy too. - It didn't surprise me when I found out that you are/were a teacher --- a very entertaining and informative one to top!
Keep up the good work, Hickok & John - I look forward to hear the gong chime again!
The Icelander in the UK.
"Tremors" is all I think about when I hear 375 H&H Magnum
+MadMax23 Knockdown power of the ying-yang :)
If you need it, and don't have it, you sing a different tune
+MadMax23 Technically it was Tremors 2, but you're close enough ;)
"Hold it good and tight or it will break your collar bone"
@@crazyfvck actually no in the first movie Reba McEntire's character gave Earl and Val her rifle when they left on Walters horses, she she says and I quote, you need something more powerful than that 30-30 take my 375 H&H Mag
Dear hickok45, I regularely watch your videos, and I very often agree with your opinion. This video about the 375H&H was great again. I was lucky enough to be hunting in South Africa, this July/August, where I actually used a Sauer 202 in 375H&H, using a Rhino bullet, 300 grain. I shot anything from Cape-Buffalo, to Wilderbeest, Hartebeest, Kudu, Impala,... using a Svarowvski scope. I shot distances from 50 to 235 meters, which took it pretty much to the max distance. This caliber proofed to be such a great choice, that I do not even think of another caliber for the next trip there. The recoil is not small, but when you focus on dangerous game, you actually don´t feel the recoil at all. Meat damage was surprisingly small. The weight retention was incredible, the deformed bullet showed 299 grain on the scale. I can only recommend this combination on medium or heavy game. Regards from Germany, Klaus
Mr. Hickok, you will probably never see this post, but just in case... I served as a firearms instructor for my agency for a total of 15 years. During that time I was constantly looking for a “better way” to do shoot so as to provide our trainees with the very best training possible. I discovered in my quest that when shooting a Remington 870 with rifled slugs that if the shooter pulled the butt stock hard into the shoulder and at the same time pulled hard forward on the for-end with the other hand that the apparent recoil and recoil arc were reduced significantly. This is particularly noticeable when shooting in the under arm assault position. I believe that by pulling forward with the support hand that one is absorbing part of the recoil with that hand thereby reducing the recoil felt by the shooter’s shoulder, or in the case of the underarm assault, the shooter’s support hand....
Well. Those bullets made it through those buckets. Must have been soft water.
They don't make water like they used to.
Nice, I can remember when the #1's first came out, they had such stellar wood on them, I worked in a gun shop in those days and it seemed that each one we opened had wood more beautiful than the last. BTW, I did get to fire one in .458, brutal recoil as you might imagine.
Kevin in CT
I love when hickok45 says “hey hickok45 here”❤️
I found a can't pass it up deal 2 years ago. A gunshop in western Pennsylvania had 5 cerakoted stainless steel Mossberg Patriots in 375 Ruger, pretty close in ballistics, but fits a standard length action. $290 brand new. After sighting it in, some with the lead sled, I got a 3 shot group at 100 yds that measured .55" 270 gr Hornaday sp at 2,850fps. I quickly got it to my gunsmith and put a muzzle break on it. At only about 7 lbs, it was just short of brutal in recoil. Now it's like a 30'06 with 180 gr loads.
Hickok 45, does me good to see a man able to spend his life doing what he loves. Best to you and your son as you folks continue doing what you love together.
One thing I admire about the man , he takes the vicious rifle kick as though nothing happened. And at the same time the weapon is beautifully explained.
Im a trained field guide in South Africa and 375H&H is considered to the minim for a guide rifle. I know a few guides that refuse to carry anything less than 416 Rigby.
Beautiful rifle. I have the “tropical” version chambered for the .416 Rigby. My .375 H&H is a Winchester Model 70. A great shooter and a classic cartridge.
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My dad had 30 06 version of Ruger One. Good 👍 rifle. One shot, one kill was his philosophy. Thanks for sharing.
I’m here because of Tremors 2.
“Jeez Bert.. you put a whole new shine on the word overkill”
“If you need it and don’t have it, you’ll sing a different tune”
😂 I’m here because of Tremors 1.
Heather: “y’all need to take something that has a little more punch than that 30-30. Why don’t you take one of our Browning autos.. Better than that, take my Model 70. It’s 375 H&H MAG”
I was going to say..” He sure is talking much and delaying the shooting”😂😂😂
Now Magnum Research should make a revolver that accepts this cartridge. You know, for concealed carry.
Yep. You would only need one round for the elephant and the grizzly bear behind it
Snub nose.
Perfect.
Me: Yes, your Honor, I killed him, but in self defense...
Judge: With a gun that shoot rounds for buffalo and elephants?
Me: Yeah, it was my concealed carry gun
@@Overlord99762 "I only fired once."
@@-BWS- even better get a rifle in .375 H&H then Obrez it
I always liked the 300 H & H myself. Very smooth shooting compared to other 30 cal magnums.
I was given an old Remington 721 in .300 H&H and it was the most accurate .30 cal rifle I ever had
I love absolutely love my Ruger #1 in 300 H&H!!❤
Never owned or even fired a Ruger #1, but have many years experience with the 375 H&H. I love that cartridge!
Had a Mauser bolt in .375, a beautiful rifle. Accurate and fun to shoot. Recoil was not bad. The drawback was a little heavy and price of ammo makes handloading a must. A can of powder disappears real fast ! . It is a very accurate round,almost as good as the .300 H&H. The 300 h&h in a win m70 is the finest rifle I have ever owned.
Now I think somebody needs to make a stop at their friendly local sheet-metal fab shop, and ask 'em if you can raid their scrap bin. After that grade-school field trip story, I suddenly have a need to see 50 pieces of stop-sign gauge steel stacked up all in row, for a proper documented penetration test with this .375, before you burn up the last of those two ammo boxes.
Stop sign material is hardened just a bit and a little tougher than everyday sheet steel like A-36!
Nine minutes to fire your first shot. I think that is a record for you.
I was thinking the same thing!
makes sense! giant bullets lol 53 bucks for 20
Bill Givens He was working up to it!
Still waiting on a Webley video!
Really like the look of this Ruger, and I hope your shoulder can recover.
I shot a .375 Ruger in Africa and I loved it. It shot very well and when shooting at game I never felt the recoil. Excellent
Hickok is the man and his reluctance to shoot it is hilarious. My Lord, the 45-70 is a load for me. I can't imagine the power of the 375 H&H.
My shoulder hurts just watching you.
Had this in a 7 mm mag it had beautiful wood but the recoil from a falling block is genuine punishment for the shoulder.
Looks like a good time !
Man! hickok45 is the man, he makes it look easy, I know young hunters here in South Africa who avoid the 375 like the plague. I think they great! But no joke!
"..rogue elephants, or whatever there might be..."
Am I still watching a hickok review? Yes, yes I am, and it is great.
I've seen this video a couple or a few times, and I never realized how far the lid rolls @15:48 lol it rolls, takes a turn, and keeps on rolling lol
Something about the No 1, feels like sealing a vault door when you close the action. I'll have one some day, they are just neat.
Many years ago I helped a friend in Texas work up a hand load for this same rifle. My shoulder gave a half throb as soon as the video started.
I have several bolt action rifles chambered in .375 H&H. Love them all but my favorite is my 1949 Winchester model 70 Safari grade.
I have a Ruger no.1 chambered in .416 Rigby and love it!!!
I did install the lim saver recoil pad on it.
I found it at a Tanner gunshow years ago. I got the deal of the century.
The tropical grade. Ruger no. 1. 100 rounds of ammo and set of dies for $600.00. only had 3 shots fired out of it.
I've since taken my Ruger to Africa several times as my backup rifle for dangerous game.
A great video. love the no.1, its a pity people now are so obsessed with more militaristic firearms, and also ruger scaling back production so much of this classic rifle. I believe it was Bill Rugers pet project and when he was in the factory he insisted the best stock blanks were used on the no.1. Thanks
+ro eng There's room for both. Once you have one or two decent defensive handguns and long guns, it's time to start filling the safe with stacks of beautiful wood-furniture shotguns and rifles from the 40s, 50s, and 60s, among other things.
Headframe Hunters you left out shot guns....
yup
You are right about the wood quality. With guns having a 131 serial # prefix you
can see the quality goes down. This rifle has straight grain in the butt stock.
sadly typical of most No. 1 rifles today. The aesthetics and presentation that
were the norm 50 years ago...............long gone today, and the price is tripled.
@@robertmarkert1868 I picked up a Ruger 3 in 45/70, made in 1979. Haven’t even shot it yet and it’s one of my favorites
Love it when he laughs after the first shot!
you are a legend Hickok
I had a Winchester 375 h&h African. When sighting in the detachable scope I put the target at ten yards at the gun range. The gun shot dead center only 2 feet down. It hit the 2 by 2 angle iron they used to hold the target and blew it in half and it fell to the ground. The guy in the booth next to me shouted " YOU KILLED IT"! Best day of my life. I loved that gun.
Get one in a 404 Jeffrey. Big bullet but moderate recoil. Craig Boddington would approve. A truly classic caliber in a Ruger single shot.
In Canada thats now an assaulty rifle...
In Canada, you can't legally carry pepper spray for self defense, and double-barrel shotguns are in the process of being banned if the Liberal Party get their authoritarian way. Life ain't so good up here...
Sucks to live in Canada…💁🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
Your guys’ faults for allowing it to happen. Our grandfathers before us would laugh at the politicians like they did in the 50s-80s!
@@portugal5698 ... no. The boomers elected the first trudeau. ... many times... allowing for this castro bastard to get in power.
Other 375 h&h are not banned though.
Actually he should get some custom road-signs made and shoot those, then sell them on Ebay/Amazon.
Once you've ordered one type, others of the same kind will be cheaper in the future.
That's a strong rifle!
I lived and worked in 6 countries in Africa for 30 years. 7 years in Ethiopia (76 to 83). I was based in a rural area with plenty of opportunity for shooting wart hogs that did a lot of damage to poor farmers crops. I imported a BRNO Zkk602 in 375hh for the job and loaded my own ammo. I was only 5ft8 and a light weight at 58kg. I soon learned the way to avoid a sore shoulder was to treat this rifle like a good woman, hold it close and give it respect. I found that even with reduced bullet weights it maintained a flat trajectory at decent ranges. Lovely gun and calibre.
I love the honesty and accuracy of hickok45. My go-to channel before buying a firearm.
This must be Mr. Hickok's 'the least shots fired' video lol.
Wasn't no, ping ping ping ping in this video.
So I take it you haven't seen any of his muzzle loader videos?
"That's beyond 38 special" lmao. 😂😂😂😂
Lol I bet the dislikes are from guys who only play with drum mag's
+Bryan Smith or anti-gun hippies.
+Bryan Smith They are anti-gun activists more likely. People who don't understand that giving a dislike means, giving a view. They take away with a hand, and give with another one.
+Torpfalt Anti-gun hippies..... Lmbo.
+Bryan Smith . . or with dolls
+Torpfalt
There's nothing wrong with being anti-gun.
If you don't handload , you can't possibly grasp the value and versatility of that round.
And to chamber it in that beautifully simple rifle was a perfect match.
One of my favorite videos of yours.Thanks for takeing the time..
Would like to see a walk through at Bud's Gun Shop...and see Bud and his guns/rifles.
Hell just come here, 40 minutes from my house here in central KY.
hey hickock45 that rifle would be good for those T-rex wandering around your compound. loved the video, thanks.
Can you dual wield it?
Got to love the 375 H&H. I have two rifles on that caliber. A BRNO and a Remington. Never get tired of shooting them.
In 1998 I bought a new Ruger No.1H Tropical in .375 H&H for about $900. Although they have gone up in price, it may just reflect inflation. It's true that Ruger don't offer all the various models and calibers now; they seem to select just one combination to produce every year. The No.1 in .375 H&H is fun to shoot - Hickok45's accuracy with it is amazing. Factory rounds are so expensive today - glad I bought all mine long ago and reload.
Have a grizzly follow you out of the mountains one time and the 375 H&H will become your best psychological support. I wouldn't get a single shot ....The CZ 550 is good
hi I love everything you do keep up the work
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I just had too come back to this Video . Very KOOL
Lol. "Beyond a .38 special..." This dude cracks me up.
I hope hickok45 is still doing these gun videos 20 years from now. Gunfire = The sound of Freedom!
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Story of John was great
i wonder what happened to the lens of the camera?
+bighunterman77 Yeah. Seems like they would have addressed that. I'd like to know too.
+bighunterman77 Probably it transferred so much pressure to the gopro placed in the water, because it had nowhere else to transfer the energy, that it distorted the lens. Although more likely just the tough protective cover got distorted. Otherwise the whole image wouldn't be so clear.
Either the case it was in got messed up or it forced a little bit of water into the housing. GoPros are tough buggers but they still have their limits.
My father owns one in .270 with the stock going all the way to the end of the barrel. They are one of the most comfortable rifles to hold the way the barrel sits farther back than on a bolt yet doesn’t feel like a break action
Mr hickok you are the real life terminator of our generation a real boss hero when shit hits the fan i for sure wanna be by your side
Sorry officer, i'm recoil drunk
+Alex Mas no joke.. after a bit of shooting at a range i think i do feel a little strange on the drive home
Alex Mas getting some good ol' fashion recoil therapy.