Stock fit is everything I agree. I was leaning towards the African as I like walnut stocks and having only one other synthetic, I didn't have much experience with them. The fit of the Hogue stock was what sold it for me. I even wanted the 23" barrel on the African. I am very, very, very happy with my purchase. The 20" barrel does not affect the velocity enough that anything that I am pointing it at will know the difference. The only thing that I have found is that when I chamber the first round from a fully loaded magazine, the round binds slightly. If I back off on the forward pressure on the bolt momentarily and then I can slam it home......????? Anyone else? This occurs with both the factory Hornady 270 grain ammo and my 260 grain Accubond handloads.
.375 Ruger
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Love to argue dontchya?Less than a dozen does not a majority make. But if you read my post real slow you will see where I said "most".
Omega, you seem to have an unfinished battle with Boomer concerning just about anything. I've put plenty of rounds thru my H&H without any type of discomfort, I certainly don't think that the "King" is all that different. When you've got as much valuable information as Boomer does, then come back and be of some use, until then...:stfun00
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Yeah Boomer I like to use the Recoil Calculator at www.RealGuns.com and I know the Marlin's numbers are well below the .416 or .458, but off the bench it's "felt recoil" is worse IMHO.
Yeah Boomer I like to use the Recoil Calculator at www.RealGuns.com and I know the Marlin's numbers are well below the .416 or .458, but off the bench it's "felt recoil" is worse IMHO.
The thread concerns .375....not .416 or .458
The thread concerns .375....not .416 or .458
Hey Homey, the thread got into a discussion on relative recoil. I thought I was contributing something so #### you.
I find the .375H&H a a fairly smooth recoil more like a shove then a punch and i can get back on target very naturally after a round is discharged . Even my wife does not find the recoil of the .375 H&H to be offensive (heavy for her but not offensive) .
Omega, you seem to have an unfinished battle with Boomer concerning just about anything. I've put plenty of rounds thru my H&H without any type of discomfort, I certainly don't think that the "King" is all that different. When you've got as much valuable information as Boomer does, then come back and be of some use, until then...:stfun00
You even quoted my line but still I guess I'll ask you to go back and read r e a l s l o w, I said "most". I too own a cople of 375s, I love hunting with them, don't care to sit and shoot them at the bench.
Oh and git? The day I care to hear your advice I'll let you know OK? Till then whyn't you sit quiet at the little table while the adults talk...
Should you not care to shoot them at the bench shows your more "feminine" side. And the day I care to get some lip from 'ya, you'll clearly hear the sound of my zipper
I also noticed that you require your posts to be read "real slow". Yup, you're absolutely right, they must be read "real slow" - we here on CGN, have no problems dealing or compensating for "special friends".
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Exactly as how my daughter has found the recoil of my H&H to be tolerable. I must admit to not yet having the pleasure of shooting the Ruger "King" version, but by all accounts, most report similar results.
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Should you not care to shoot them at the bench shows your more "feminine" side. And the day I care to get some lip from 'ya, you'll clearly hear the sound of my zipper
Feminine side, jeez you need to quit falling off your horse, you do know that you sit in the saddle right? My wife owns her own 375 and it wouldn't surprise me that she has killed more with it than you have with yours.
Zipper? You swing that way do you? We don't have no truck with that kind of stuff here in the north.
I can see that; they have made you feel right at home!
I really don't get the silly macho big ball swagger about shooting big guns. Anybody can do it. The silly part of this is the bigger you are the more you get kicked. It is simple physics, the more mass the shooter has the less the shoulder moves and the harder the felt kick is. The lighter shoulder moves further with recoil lessening the felt recoil. BS you think? Lean up against a tree so that shoulder can't move at all and let fly. Tell me how it works out for you.
The first fellow asked how hard they kicked. Perhaps it would have been more productive to say twice as hard as a 30/06, that is what the recoil number work out to.
OK, you're on. How'd you like a challenge as far as sitting in the saddle is concerned? We got a lot of roping events going on at this time. I'd love to see what you got besides your big mouth. Oh, your wife is welcome too, but make sure she shaves her eyebrowes & moustache.... bahahahha
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I'd say yes and no. I don't have any issues shooting the big guns, and I am reasonably big. I'm 6' and 265 lbs. I've seen smaller people have to take a step back after shooting some guns, and some of them get beat pretty bad. Some of them have been experienced shooters of the .30-06 class cartridges.
I also believe that the tall, skinny guys get the most beating. Every buddy I have taken that is tall and skinny has been rocked. Oh, they keep shooting, but I think if they had a meatier shoulder it would be easier on them. Could be stock fit, too...
Bottom line is that just about anyone can learn to master any rifle, if they want to.
As for macho? Yeah, some guys sure like to dwell on that. I'm more impressed with someone shooting a .270 accurately at 500 yards than someone blasting away with a 12 gauge at beer cans at 50 yards- But a guy that can shoot a .375 + accurately out to 300 is a good shooter, because the larger guns *are* more difficult to shoot than a smaller gun. But they are fun to shoot. So is my 223 and 10/22 for that matter....
You were just complaining about a hijack when someone brought up some other cartridges for comparison...and now you are talking about rope offs, shaving and eyebrows?
Cool. so I can take it that you will shut the #### up about things that you know nothing of then. And then we "children" can be on our merry way? PS - your wife shouldn't share your razor ......since you brought her into the picture and all.Hey weren't you the big mouth that chastised Dem for getting off topic? Now take off and let the adults talk.
Oh Yeeaaah, I'm a big mouth
I'd say yes and no. I don't have any issues shooting the big guns, and I am reasonably big. I'm 6' and 265 lbs. I've seen smaller people have to take a step back after shooting some guns, and some of them get beat pretty bad. Some of them have been experienced shooters of the .30-06 class cartridges.
I also believe that the tall, skinny guys get the most beating. Every buddy I have taken that is tall and skinny has been rocked. Oh, they keep shooting, but I think if they had a meatier shoulder it would be easier on them. Could be stock fit, too...
Bottom line is that just about anyone can learn to master any rifle, if they want to.
As for macho? Yeah, some guys sure like to dwell on that. I'm more impressed with someone shooting a .270 accurately at 500 yards than someone blasting away with a 12 gauge at beer cans at 50 yards- But a guy that can shoot a .375 + accurately out to 300 is a good shooter, because the larger guns *are* more difficult to shoot than a smaller gun. But they are fun to shoot. So is my 223 and 10/22 for that matter....
I agree with you on being impressed with good shooting of anything.
Felt recoil is just that - felt- some people have a big tolerance and others don't. At the range I see many people who don't have the tolerance even when they are shooting the medium 30 cals. The further the shoulder moves in the recoil stroke the less the felt recoil is, or the quicker the stop the bigger the pain. I'm 6' 1" and 240 and I shoot a lot, I don't have anything bigger than a 416 right now and it has a brake so the most uncomfortable gun I have a the moment is a 375 H&H. I don't enjoy shooting it, I've killed a fair number of critters with it but I only shoot it enough to make sure its on and put it back in the cabinet. I'm not even sure I'll take it to Africa next spring and that was one of my reasons for getting a 375.
I agree (again?) that anyone can learn to master a gun but I also think that shooting a gun should be flat out enjoyable and not something that I have to learn to like.
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Again, I'd say, yeah, maybe...Yes, that looks good on paper, but I don't move too much and recoil isn't a huge issue.
I've never felt that way. I didn't get a .375 and hope to "learn to like it"
I liked it right off...
No, I don't rattle off rounds like I do with a 223, but I see the .375 as a do all hunting rifle, and treat it as such. I shoot it every time I hit the range, from the bench and more often, form feild positions.
Honestly, if it was a few pounds lighter, I'd take it on my sheep hunt this year, since there are so many bloody grizz in this area...
Again, I'd say, yeah, maybe...Yes, that looks good on paper, but I don't move too much and recoil isn't a huge issue.
I'm 6' 1" and 240 and I shoot a lot, I don't have anything bigger than a 416 right now and it has a brake so the most uncomfortable gun I have a the moment is a 375 H&H. I don't enjoy shooting it, I've killed a fair number of critters with it but I only shoot it enough to make sure its on and put it back in the cabinet. I'm not even sure I'll take it to Africa next spring and that was one of my reasons for getting a 375.
I agree (again?) that anyone can learn to master a gun but I also think that shooting a gun should be flat out enjoyable and not something that I have to learn to like.
I've never felt that way. I didn't get a .375 and hope to "learn to like it"
I liked it right off...
No, I don't rattle off rounds like I do with a 223, but I see the .375 as a do all hunting rifle, and treat it as such. I shoot it every time I hit the range, from the bench and more often, form feild positions.
Honestly, if it was a few pounds lighter, I'd take it on my sheep hunt this year, since there are so many bloody grizz in this area...
