My first African hunt rifle question

[The_Wanderer]

yep just need some holes in animals now!

 

[mjl1987]

Love it, Got my 375 I today. Pictures to follow

 

[Dr Ray]

Gentleman,

I am booking my first trip with my best friend to go to Africa. We are buying .375 H&H as our caliber of choice and to have the same ammo etc. I have a line on two rifles one is a cz550 custom with a 20" barrel glass bedded etc. the other is a 25" same glass bedding. The only difference being the length of barrel.

Cost aside, is their a major downside to going with the 20". I am leaning towards it due to mobility and comfort of movement. My concerns are muzzle blast and reduced velocity. I could not find any conclusive ballistic charts showing the FPS loss from a 5" shorter barrel.

I can get these rifles at a pretty strong discount vs if I go out and have them build this and cut a standard 25" down.

Basically my question is am I crazy to want the 20" over the 25"?

I apologize if this is covered in the past but I could not find anything using the search. Thank you again

The short barrel will lead to a tremendous muzzle blast. The people near you will have ringing ears for hours.
Suggest the longer barrel also for balance.