What's your favorite .375 cartridge?

Your favorite .375 cartridge?

  • .375 Win.

    Votes: 9 6.6%

  • .375 H&H

    Votes: 91 66.9%

  • .375 Ruger

    Votes: 11 8.1%

  • .375 RUM

    Votes: 12 8.8%

  • Other (please explain)

    Votes: 13 9.6%
  • Total voters
    136
That is great. So both of you should understand the advantage that a shorter barrel offers, in tight, close situations. Many thick cover whitetail hunters know this, so it's kinda a no brainer.
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My H&H has a 20" barrel, but gitrdun did not buy his rifle for the same reasons I use mine for. Not everyone wants a short barrel, even in the bush.


If you are getting 450 loads out of one piece of brass with no issues, then you are going down in handloading history.:)
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I guess twisting my words is easier than answering my question. I said that I didn't know how many times my brass had been loaded and that I would have to go and check.

So how many loads should I be getting out of my H&H brass? About 450 full house hand loads in the past few months out of that gun and nothing yet. Not sure how many times my brass has been loaded, I would have to go down and figure it out.
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So how many loads were you getting out of your H&H brass?
 
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Ok, that is very cool. You like your .375 Ruger and I like my .375 H&H. To be honest with you...I don't yet really know why I like it. It's probably because it's a beautiful M70 that I just bought on the EE forum, my first rifle purchase there and in what "I" think is a very cool caliber. I don't think that "your" caliber of choice is any less cooler by the way, I honestly really trully emphatically, deeply, honestly don't give a ####. I also honestly think that, and I know that you don't either...."cause I know that you're more intelligent than that (even though you can't spell worth a ####) think that Crazy_Davey reloaded the same case 450 times. Right?....please tell me you don't believe that. Come on Gatehouse, let go of that cartridge life BS. You haven't even fired that gun often enought to know better. Dude, you have a beautiful gun, in a very capable caliber...just be happy man. :):):):):)
 
gitrdun said:
Ok, that is very cool. You like your .375 Ruger and I like my .375 H&H. To be honest with you...I don't yet really know why I like it. It's probably because it's a beautiful M70 that I just bought on the EE forum, my first rifle purchase there and in what "I" think is a very cool caliber. I don't think that "your" caliber of choice is any less cooler by the way, I honestly really trully emphatically, deeply, honestly don't give a s**t. I also honestly think that, and I know that you don't either...."cause I know that you're more intelligent than that (even though you can't spell worth a s**t) think that Crazy_Davey reloaded the same case 450 times. Right?....please tell me you don't believe that. Come on Gatehouse, let go of that cartridge life BS. You haven't even fired that gun often enought to know better. Dude, you have a beautiful gun, in a very capable caliber...just be happy man. :):):):):)
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You belive I am unhappy? :D This is the intraweb, and there are very few things I get serious about on the intraweb, and discussing the .375 whammer vs the 375 slamer is not one of them. I can spell just fine, but I can't type well, which you would understand better if you had been here longer and seen pics of my fingers.;)

I don't care how mnay times crazy davey has reloaded his cases, All else being equal-Sharper shoulder cases last longer tapered ones. Simple fact. It may or may not be important to you or anyone else but it's just one of those facts. :)

I don't care what others use in a cartridge either, as long as they use it well. You will never, ever see me "slam" a cartridge because it is old/new/cool/uncool....except maye the 243 Winchester, but I always admit I hate it for irrational reasons such as "I hate it":p And the 30-06, I suppose, which I have owned several- But I am the first to admit it is a GREAT cartridge, but it bores me.

The whole cartridge vs that cartridge is most;ly silly when you compare sihmilar ballistics. 300WSM vs 300WM for instance. They both do the same thing- But the 'anti-new" guys HATE the 300WSM, and there are some 300WSM owners that think that thier Whizzum will kill better than a 300 RUM. (They kill the same BTW)

Some people prefer what they term "classic" cartridges. They rarely define "classic" Is a 223 "classic?" Been around for 40 years or so...

Do they load thier "Classic" 375 H&H with cordite powder, use simple standard bullets and use iron Express sights? Or do they use a synthetic stoked rifle with modern powders, Hornady Interlocks, and install a leuopold scope? What is "classic; about that?

For instace, Supercub (a *classic* lover) sold me (and was interested in buying back from me) a 375 H&H. It was a Brno 602, so it was a CRF action, had express sights but- It had a fully bedded fiberglass stock, was set up for a scope and included nice rings and it had the "backwards" safety on it. Not even close to what Holland & Holland envisioned...It was about 30% 'classic" So if you have gone that far, why care about yur 'classic" cartridge?:D

Gitrdun, your 375 H&H is a damn nice rifle. Period. You will enjoy the heck out of it. The 375 H&H is a damn nice cartridge, and anyone that has actually used it to kill game knows that. I prefer the 375 Ruger for my own reasons, which I have outlined here. My reasons may or may not be important to you, or anyone else.

You never get the "I'm okay with new" crowd (like me) talking crap about the "old" cartridges, but you sure as heck get the "anti-new crowd" turning red in the face about any new cartridge.

What many "Anti New' cartridge people fail to understand is that the argument is never about how BAD the "classic" cartridge is, it is about how "Good" the new one can be.
 
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My H&H has a 20" barrel, but gitrdun did not buy his rifle for the same reasons I use mine for. Not everyone wants a short barrel, even in the bush.
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Well that is great. One of the nice options that we have these days is a barrel as long as you want, suited best to your individual purposes. It is nice that the 375 Ruger comes in different barrel lengths, and the 20" barrel 375 Ruger will duplicate HH velocity from a 24"-26" barrel, wheeras your 20" H&H is probably a bit slower. I am sure it is effective for your purposes, though.
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Gatehouse said:
Well that is great. One of the nice options that we have these days is a barrel as long as you want, suited best to your individual purposes. It is nice that the 375 Ruger comes in different barrel lengths, and the 20" barrel 375 Ruger will duplicate HH velocity from a 24"-26" barrel, wheeras your 20" H&H is probably a bit slower. I am sure it is effective for your purposes, though.
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I wasn't arguing with you, I was asking an honest question. Thanks for editing your post and answering about case life. :D

As I said before more than once, I like the Ruger Alaskan(I will probably buy one). I would like to see your numbers once you get a chrony that works and some good handloads. But in the end I don't see any huge advantage of one over the other, just different.

I shot a black bear with my 20" H&H and a 380g Rhino bullet not long ago. When hit, the bear jumped, I had another one in the chamber before he hit the ground. I don't think I could have cycled the action any quicker with a shorter action. Practice with any rifle is key, and I do allot of it, just like you.
 
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Gatehouse said:
You never get the "I'm okay with new" crowd (like me) talking crap about the "old" cartridges, but you sure as heck get the "anti-new crowd" turning red in the face about any new cartridge.

What many "Anti New' cartridge people fail to understand is that the argument is never about how BAD the "classic" cartridge is, it is about how "Good" the new one can be.
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Well said Gatehouse.:rockOn:
The kicker is when you put forth a succinct argument and thoughtful debate.... the naysayers got nothing! Thats when the stupid s**t starts... idiotic personal attacks and off topic ramblings about being popular.:rolleyes:
 
BIGREDD said:
Well said Gatehouse.:rockOn:
The kicker is when you put forth a succinct argument and thoughtful debate.... the naysayers got nothing! Thats when the stupid s**t starts... idiotic personal attacks and off topic ramblings about being popular.:rolleyes:
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BLAH BLAH BLAH ........ This whole thread is a joke...... Take a pill :rolleyes:


The following quote was also "well said" by Gatehouse.
Gatehouse said:
You belive I am unhappy? :D This is the intraweb, and there are very few things I get serious about on the intraweb, and discussing the .375 whammer vs the 375 slamer is not one of them.
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edited to add smilies.

More BLAH BLAH BLAH :rolleyes:

You shouldn't take yourself so seriously. No one else does. :) :)





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Apparently YOU do... or you would put me on your ignore list.:p
Should I keep ringing your bell and making you drool... naw... it's only fun the first twenty times.:evil:
 
Gatehouse, the jab about the spelling was just some humour, I've never seen your fingers man, sorry about that :redface:. Anyways, you understand my point and I understand yours....so peace brother. :)
 
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Guys I just had to add my 2 cents. First the H&H in any resonable sized chamber will give good case life. If you're getting separations either you have a way oversized chamber or you're messing up with your die adjustment. My current bras for my 375 has just completed its second fireing and is still well short of needing trimming. I generally chuck my brass after the second trimming as neck tention starts to come into play after that many fireings and I'm just not into annealing anymore. After all that yes the Ruger has a better case design and brass should last a little better but certainly not enough to make the slightest bit of difference in decideing one from the other. I like this one but still think short mags are silly and their mom dresses them funny.:rockOn:
 
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BIGREDD said:
Hey Super... that was a classic Pavlovian response, you made my morning:)... keep it up... your inanity is second only to your consistency.:wave:
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Guys........please don't be using big words like these when I'm trying to figure out if any rules are being broken in this thread, it makes it hard as I have to actually concentrate on it.



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LOL!!! Sometimes it's a little difficult to tell if it's just a friendly debate or what it is. ;)

If it's chambered for the .375 caliber you gotta love it no matter what case it uses. :)
 
MadDog said:
Guys........please don't be using big words like these when I'm trying to figure out if any rules are being broken in this thread, it makes it hard as I have to actually concentrate on it.

;):D
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Where have you been? I thought you gave up on us. ;)




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gitrdun said:
Gatehouse, the jab about the spelling was just some humour, I've never seen your fingers man, sorry about that :redface:. Anyways, you understand my point and I understand yours....so peace brother. :)
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No worries, I truly don't care:) It's the intraweb...

I often say I "have a disability" when it comes to my fingers and a keyboard.:evil:
 
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