.375 H&H Vs .338win VS. 9.3 X62?
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Touche'.
Resorting to name-calling? Getting desperate, are we?
I KNEW that I shouldn't have admitted why I needed that ammo in the first place!
I am not name calling, I am just repeating your description of yourself.
Because unlike you, I am not stupid.
That reminds me...are you thinking of changing your sig line anytime soon?
If so, I hope you check the wording carefully...this time. Can't have any more Freudian slips, can we?
I was going to change it, but it seems that it is still needed to help educate people.
I agree it's a good looking gun, and I'm usually not a fan of laminates, although I do like the brown ones better than the grey ones.
Much better than the first stock it was housed in.
Is Laminate not just a "polite" word for Plywood?
Ardent
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
The funny thing is that you had a .375 RUM built that is very similar to a NEW KING Alaskan, and then because of excess recoil you download the cartridge to perform similar to the NEW KING....
ALL HAIL THE NEW KING!
Wonder what pressure his downloaded RUM is running to hit .375 Ruger velocities. Said it before and I'll say it again, if you're in North America, take your pick the Ruger or the H&H, I choose H&H. If you're going to leave North America, then no question buy the H&H.
Ruger's own .375 H&H bolt gun. Looks like they've killed it from the catalog sadly, freakin' beautiful, the RSM true magnum action.
One of the better Ruger rifles, no doubt.
Ruger's own .375 H&H bolt gun. Looks like they've killed it from the catalog sadly, freakin' beautiful, the RSM true magnum action.
They dropped it? I guess they were selling so many NEW KINGS and not enough H&H's...Too bad, as it is indeed a nice rifle.
Now that is something I hadn't heard before. Does that mean if a hunter shows up in camp with an oddball-chambered rifle and has ammo left at the end of his hunt, he can't just leave it behind? I've often read of hunters shooting up all their leftovers at the end of their trip, before leaving, and I always thought that was a thoughtless and inconsiderate thing to do. Perhaps there is a good justification for this?
In any case, this problem would seem to further justify the older, well-established cartridges. The odds are much greater that there will be a camp rifle that can use up your surplus H&H as opposed to a new upstart chambering. It will take a lot more than 5 years for this to change much, if ever.
Let's face it: There are those to whom something new and shiny will always hold appeal, and who will then grasp at any straw to make their new toy seem superior to the old standard. There are just as many others to whom tradition and history are driving forces behind their choices, and they will scratch equally hard to denigrate the new stuff to strengthen their stance.
Let's just accept that, and maybe those of us in the old camp can accept the new guard for what they are...
WRONG!
John
BTW, not a thing wrong with buying a Ruger African. I believe they are coming out in 9.3x62...new, but with class!
i cannot comment on any countries byt CAR and Cameroon is the rules, now africa and rules is something that is stretches very far.
Namibia is easy but RSA has changed so dont know for now ...
great for the 9.3*62 but im lefty nobodys is perfect lol ....
The RSM is (was) a beautiful gun...but IMHO it is way too heavy. I had one in .416Rigby which was an absolute pig to carry, but very easy to shoot, because of the weight. In .375 it would be even worse.
Apparently the newer ones were a bit more svelte...mine was older. I wish I could have found one in .458Lott, but alas, now I guess I'll have to keep looking for a used one...
...or maybe I'll luck out and Hornady will introduce a short-fat-beltless-highpressure-lowclass-shortbarreled-stainless&rubber .458Rooger.
That would be so cool!
Apparently the newer ones were a bit more svelte...mine was older. I wish I could have found one in .458Lott, but alas, now I guess I'll have to keep looking for a used one...
...or maybe I'll luck out and Hornady will introduce a short-fat-beltless-highpressure-lowclass-shortbarreled-stainless&rubber .458Rooger.
That would be so cool!
No doubt, at the same velocities the H&H operates from 47k-49k psi, while the Ruger operates at 58k-60k psi
Ruger realized that in order to attain more sales, they'd need to offer it in a proven caliber.
Ardent
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I have the .375 and have likely carried it on shoulder a hundred kms or more by now, I actually really like the heavy barrel. I was concerned by it initially, but since have grown to love it as I keep pushing out my RSM's reach as I realize just how well the .375 flies at extended range. The RSM was just one of those rifles I bought because I just plain liked it, not much more good reason than that, and the more I use it the more I learn, and the more I like it. A happy marriage if you will. I find the .416 and .375 RSMs identical for weight, we're talking 41 thou more steel in the tube, almost zilch. But if you found the .416 too heavy, same will apply to the .375.
because you didnt like the 375 doesnt mean is not now a proven caliber.
im not Gatehouse but i can say good words on the 375 ruger and im not the only using the 375 ruger up here ...
As we bump up against the centennial year of the H&H, I think we can safely say that it has proven itself.
The Ruger has been around less than 5 years. Proven? I'll bet a lot of us have packages in our freezers older than that.
Either the frozen food or the Ruger could probably be used safely and without problems...but why would you want to?
The Ruger has been around less than 5 years. Proven? I'll bet a lot of us have packages in our freezers older than that.
Either the frozen food or the Ruger could probably be used safely and without problems...but why would you want to?
