I am going on a hunt to Alaska for Caribou. I was thinking of taking my 375H&H but after being told the range for shots, out to 300 or 400 yards I was concerned. I am considering a .308 Winchester or am I thinking to small? I was told Caribou were not that hard to put down and I know a .308 would do fine. Can I please get some feed back form you Caribou hunters? I do not want to have to get a new rifle. I am torn between my 375 H&H and the .308 Win. After looking at ballistic charts all night, the bullet drop from 300 to 400 yards is almost the same. The .308 Win is 8.4 inches low at 300 yards and 24.3 inches low at 400 yards with a 200 yard zero with a 165 gr. bullet. The 375 H&H is 7.1 inches low at 300 yards and 20.6 inches low at 400 yards with a 200 yard zero with a 250 gr. bullet. The 375H&H is flatter shooting past 300 yards compared to the .308 Win But the energy is more than double in the 375 H&H compared to the .308 Win. I was told the 375H&H was to big for Caribou and to get a 300 Win MAG. I really do not want to add anymore guns to my arsenal. Any help from you Caribou hunters would be great. :D

A caribou is larger than a deer and smaller than an elk. Shouldn't be any harder to put down than an elk would be.

Bullet placement is the biggest factor in putting game down. Next is impact energy. Your .375 H&H with nearly double the energy over the .308Win would still be the logical choice if you are able to shoot it accurately.

Not knocking the ablility of a .308 Win in the proper hands - there's been a ton of game taken with this cartridge and bullet weight mentioned out to the 300-400 yd range. Just saying that the .375 H&H would be the more viable cartridge with a competent shooter for what you want to do.

I may of solved my problem. I am working on getting a 7mm Remington Mag. I found a great deal and I am just waiting for the guy to come back with an answer. :cool:

A great Caribou rifle is the 338 win mag, plenty of power and can reach-out enough to accommodate your ranges you spoke of. If you don't reload there is plenty of good factory loads, one to mention is the federal factory load that uses the Speer Grandslams or Bearclaw bullets, these are field proofed Biggame bullets.
Your 308 should work fine with the right bullet and scope to accommodate the long shots, Bottom line is if you have not shot the distances you mentioned, you need to get benched and practice them, well at least 200 yards, this is where the 338 win mag shines over many carts in this situation, three inches high at 100 yards using 200gr Nosler BT should be good for up to 400 yards, Elmer Keith loved this cart for Caribou/Elk. What ever you decide, good luck. Aim small hit small. RAMbo.

Any of the cartridges listed will work just fine. If you are going to pick up the 7mm, I can't think of a better cartridge for caribou.

But... any of the cartridges are fine. I'd prefer something a little flatter shooting than the 308, and a lighter rifle than the 375.

Any of the cartridges listed will work just fine. If you are going to pick up the 7mm, I can't think of a better cartridge for caribou.

But... any of the cartridges are fine. I'd prefer something a little flatter shooting than the 308, and a lighter rifle than the 375.

I went to the gun shop to pick up the 7mm Rem Mag and a guy just sold his Tikka 300 Win Mag with a Redfield 3X9X40 scope. I picked it up at a great price. I already took off the Redfield scope and put my 3X9X50 Leupold scope on it. I already had the die for the 300 Win Mag so reloading is not a problem. Thanks for all the replies :D

That 300 should be excellent!!! I'll be toting a 300 H&H this year myself.

The gun is fine, I would loose that 50 mm scope. Light is not a factor here and the weight and height above the bore line are. Just my opinion.
The 7 Mag is (was) my bo gun and I took all of mine with one shot. (160 NP handload) I have never seen a hoofed animal with as big a heart!! They never stop moving. Shots on the tundra will vary from 10 yds to infinity. A good laser range finder is a good idea. Good hunting!! :)