I paid $600 for one in the wood stock ( the Express model) from a friend a tad over 10yrs ago! I left it with a friend in South Africa. I think all the Whitworths are nice rifles, and for the price you paid, you got a super sweet deal! I had another Whitworth Express in .458 awhile. It had to be tweaked a bit, as almost all dangerous game rifles do. I would think a 375 would be high an any Alaskan's list, and one in a synthetic stock should hold up pretty good. Of course, a synthetic stock in cold weather feels like a block of ice to me, ha. I put one of those elastic butt cuffs on to keep my cheek from sticking to them, ha. I really liked the Barnes 270X and Winchester 270 Failsafes in the 375s I've used. I hunted more with a Mod 700 BDL SS than the Whitworth, much lighter. I shot one cow elk with the 300 Sierra, and I found it too soft, so went to the 270 gr, tough ones. Perfection. Good luck to you Pard.