I got it approved by the boss to go ahead and purchase another rifle. I looked hard for a nice .444 Marlin along with several other medium and big bores. Almost bought a nice Ruger #1 in 9.3x74R. I finally stumbled upon a nice Marlin .375 and made an offer. It was accepted and I started to look for a scope for it as well. I found a very nice old Weaver K3 and got it for a decent price. I may take a morning off hunting next week and head to the range, hoping to get some woods time with the newbie. I have already been hunting with one of my other Marlins in .375, so perhaps a couple of deer with them if I'm lucky. Here's a picture with the new (old) Weaver on, after taking off the see-thru mounts and Tasco that came on it. And, a picture of the newbie and my other two .375s.

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Nice rifle. I had a Win 94 in 375 but sold it. Great big game cartridge. Let us know how it shoots.

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YOu should really give up on those silly 375s and focus on the 356

Which I stll lust for.

I've been following your threads and it's great to see photos of the new baby.

I filled tags with two of my new friends last weekend. I always feel a certain amount of apprehension when going hunting with new (to me) rifle.

Speaking of new friends, have you met up with Brian yet?

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Congrats on bloodying two new toys!! I normally do not feel nervous hunting on the first day with a new rifle as I've done it so many times now, I guess. Years ago when I first started switching between action types pretty often, I wondered if I'd dork something up, when trying to reload after shooting but (knocking on wood here) that has not happened.

I had email contact with Brian just last week, wishing him a good Verteran's Day. Plans are still in place for January's hunt when he will also get his "surprise". Our Knoxville daughter & her family are headed this way today for the holiday, so it may be Christmas before I am in Knoxville again to see him. By the way, he & his wife found out a few months ago that they are expecting twins!!

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A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote
a blank check made payable to "The United States of
America" for an amount of 'up to and including my life.
That is honor, and there are way too many people in this
country who no longer understand it.

I actually bought my first .375 because in appearence they look exactly like a 336ER and I was wanting to hunt more with it and in poor weather as well, if that was the case. I have now ended up with two more .375s and another 336ER to boot and the newer 336ER is not as pristine as my 1st, so a-hunting we will continue to go!

Where I tend to hunt with either the .375 or .356 (or my .358s) it really makes little difference which is in hand, it seems to me. And as I mentioned, in feel and looks, there is no difference when chambered in a Marlin.

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A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote
a blank check made payable to "The United States of
America" for an amount of 'up to and including my life.
That is honor, and there are way too many people in this
country who no longer understand it.

2x7 leupold rifleman for a big bore scope is good

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1965 444
1970 444
1990 444ss
2007 444
2007 450xlr
2001 45/70
1977 1894 44 Mag
1978 1894 44 Mag
2006 1894 SS 44 Mag