The NEW KING is taking off!

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Woodbeef said:
I'll believe the 375 Ruuger is here to stay when Norinco starts chambering it!
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Oh they will. It seems to me that many people are looking at $...there are lots of cheap Rugers out there. That is why it sells. It's kind of like saying that a Corvette accelerates and brakes as well as a 911 and therefore it is the new king of sports cars.

Mauser98 - would you have had a .375 Ruger built if you could have purchased a magnum mauser action for the same price?

Fads come and go, but class will always be desireable. Have you checked into the price of a 75 year old Rigby chambered in .404 Jefferey?
 
Kevan said:
And that is why my 404 Jeffery is on a P14.... :D
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But you could have bought a .416 Ruger for less than building your Jeffery, and the brass would cost less too! Plus it would be new, instead of an old clunker P14!;)
 
1899 said:
Oh they will. It seems to me that many people are looking at $...there are lots of cheap Rugers out there. That is why it sells. It's kind of like saying that a Corvette accelerates and brakes as well as a 911 and therefore it is the new king of sports cars.

Mauser98 - would you have had a .375 Ruger built if you could have purchased a magnum mauser action for the same price?

Fads come and go, but class will always be desireable. Have you checked into the price of a 75 year old Rigby chambered in .404 Jefferey?
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If by Magnum Mauser you mean a Brevex or a true over-size Mauser, no, I wouldn't have used the .375 Ruger. Those large actions cry out for a large cartridge such as a .416 Rigby, .404 Jeff, etc. Actually, one built on a .470 MBogo would do quite nicely.

As i said in an earlier post, the .375 Ruger is a nice fit in a standard Mauser 98 action. Using the cartridge in a much larger action wouldn't make sense.
 
longrifle said:
Sheesh, this NEW KING thing again?!:rolleyes::kickInTheNuts:
It seems Gatehouse doesn't want to let everyone forget that Ruger has made a 375...Good for Ruger/Hornady, they created a cartridge that has caused a stir and people are emptying their wallets, YIYAHHH!! Let it go already.

I think the OP needs to find himself a GF...:D;):eek:

'rifle
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gitrdun said:
:agree: and....I sense major INSECURITY. :rolleyes:
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More feeble attempts at personal attacks....sad, really:kickInTheNuts:

ALL HAIL THE NEW KING!!!:dancingbanana:
 
Just tells me that most people don't shoot there rifles enough to become proficient with them so they have to compromise and settle for a lesser round like the 375 Ruger... :p
 
Took this little buck at 35yds. with Factory 270gr. load. Glad I had "The King" with me that day, anything else may have come up short. LOL

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Here is a black bear I shot shortly after obtaining the NEW KING. It was probably the first animal taken by a BC resident with the 375 Ruger

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Here is a decent blacktail I shot the second to last day of the season

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aletheuo said:
Thanks, I'd FAR rather a classic stock in that - too much drop at the heel for my shoulder. Can feel it already.
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I've heard the Classic vs drop comb recoil issue before? I must handle recoil better than some I guess? I find if there is a difference it must be small, because I don't seem to feel it?

I shoot my 338 Gaillard & the 375 H&H (not the one pictured, but it too had a Hunter style stock) with my left hand supporting the bottom rear of the stock like I'd shoot any smaller caliber?

I do wear a heavy vest & hold onto it though ;)

I can do 20 rounds off the bench no problem. If I was shooting more than that I'd probably brake it, but these are hunting rifles & not bench guns. I like to save my ears in the field ;)
 
apapro said:
Just my .02 cents but I think Ruger needs to make longer .375 Ruger case ( same length as the H&H case)!!!!
WAY MORE CASE CAPACITY!!!

Imagine the possibilities???????
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So why not just get a 375HH, there is a reason ruger made it fit a regular long action and obviously from a business point of view they could not have judged it better
 
Camp Cook said:
Ruger case is beltless so a lengthened 375 Ruger would be a 375RUM oh yeah... :p
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There was a gunsmith who, in the mid '80s, "invented" a cartridge virtually identical to the .375 Ruger. I can't for the life of me remember who it was. I thought it was Ryan Breeding, but a quick search showed nothing.
 
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