.375 rifles anyone???
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I have a 375 H&h, 375 Ruger and a 375 RUM hard to find anything for the 375 Ruger can find cases for the 375 RUM can find ammo for the 375 h&H anywhere in the world from Alaska to Zambie. I like all 3 but i am taking the 375 H&H to Africa in a month because of this
Johnn Peterson
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That's one of the caliber choices my Daughter and Son In Law took on their trip to Africa a short while back. What all are you going for? Anyway, good luck, all the best and be careful out there.
dont know where you re looking but here in Whitehorse there is brass, Hornady ammo and dies set .... in Alaska too ...
the sako kodiak is only an inch and a little bit longer and looks pretty damn ###y
Johnn Peterson
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On their trip, I believe my Daughter used a 300WSM for plains game and a 375H&H for the 'bad' stuff. My Son In Law, a 375H&H for plains game and a 416RM for the 'big boys'.
so we re lucky or maybe we find the ammo where we need them ......
btw wasnt able to find 375 h&h ammo in saguenay area ...
Truthfully, .375's not that 'big', people just think .300 Mag is big when it's the strong end of the smaller stuff. You'll find it nice to shoot, potent as heck, and bizarrely well rounded. I hunt coyotes and cape buffalo, and soon elephant I'm sure, all with the same rifle and caliber. It is going back to Africa in October and will add to its game log, and will likely do my elk, bear, and moose with it this fall. Also out after wolves before the pelts thin out if I get some spare days.
I have other smaller rifles, .270, couple 7x57's, 8x57, .30-06 etc but I just don't use them anymore. I really like picking up one rifle and getting at it. Also neat having so many hunting memories with one gun.
Here's the model I use, through six countries, 8+ species and counting, the Ruger RSM .375 H&H. They're tuned a good bit tighter than my other Rugers, at least my RSM is, as they should be for the extra $. The sight rib is also machined integrally to the barrel- no screws, solder, or seams, not a cheap touch as that means a standard lathe contour job can't be done.
I like the .375 H&H because:
-The tapered case H&H is known as the best feeding cartridge on the planet
-Ammo is available anywhere from Fort Nelson, to Bulawayo Zimbabwe, anytime
-Perfect mix of velocity, bullet weight, recoil
-History stretching back to 1912, no other African sporting cartridge has taken more dangerous game
And here's some, but not all of what it's done for me recently:
Ardent has the one 375H&H that I would own in a modern made gun, unless one from England came to me by inheritance.
Used to have a Win 70 Super Express. It was alright but it felt really generic compared to that Ruger Ardent posted. Only made two kills with mine, my first cow elk and a fork horn whitetail. Not much to say but it worked using 285gr Grand Slams. I tended to load everything to the nut then so it was not pleasant to shoot. With general loads it was fine, a big shove.
It shot very well with 270gr, and 300gr Hornadys. Fed very well.
Davey's 550 CZ is alright too [H&H] It is a very full figured stock and I would find it awkward to carry on the balancing point one handed.
Nuggets Ruger [375 Ruger Alaskan] with the Hogue stock is a stocky little brute. Gives me a headache to shoot it much and the tight wrist layout is not to my liking. He has done quite well with that rifle tho.
Since you mentioned the 9,3 that is what I have gone back to but no real reason other than really enjoying that little Husqvarna so much. Ammo sucks to locate and components aren't that common but it is a fun and affordable little rifle that seems to kill way out of proportion to its humble size.
Isn't that the truth of it? I remember wondering if I was doing something wrong the first time I shot my .375 -- where was all the recoil I was dreading? It's certainly a good shove, as you say, but it's far from unmanageble, and it's comfortable enough to shoot even from the bench.
Mind you, a good part of the manageability is all the weight in that Ruger 77 RSM -- and I know whereof I speak, as I've got the same rifle myself. While Dogleg may chime in here about the RSM being heavy enough for two rifles
I just love all the quality touches on it, including that integral rib, ebony forend cap, and Circassian walnut. And as for a bit of extra weight, I think Bob Hagel got it right many years ago when he suggested that anyone who couldn't carry an extra pound in a rifle had no business hunting, as there's a hell of a lot more than that needing carrying once an animal is down 
The Ruger is okay if you like a massive, heavy barrel. That enormous tube does help recoil I suppose...
IMHO, the Brno is a much better balanced rifle.
I would look seriously at the new CRF Win M-70 also.
But if you are interested in any of them, you really have to feel the rifle for yourself to decide.
IMHO, the Brno is a much better balanced rifle.
I would look seriously at the new CRF Win M-70 also.
But if you are interested in any of them, you really have to feel the rifle for yourself to decide.
The .375 Ruger is the best of the bunch, but if you have your heart set on a H&H, get it. It only trails the NEW KING by a wee bit.
Actually if I wanted to add a 375 to my rifle safe (and I don't, as I already have the best ) it would be a .375 Weatherby/ 375 AI. I was about to get one built when the Ruger was introduced and when I saw the NEW KING in the Alaskan package, I decided to go for that, and I am glad I did.
Actually if I wanted to add a 375 to my rifle safe (and I don't, as I already have the best
) it would be a .375 Weatherby/ 375 AI. I was about to get one built when the Ruger was introduced and when I saw the NEW KING in the Alaskan package, I decided to go for that, and I am glad I did.
Johnn Peterson
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Well, there goes another thread.
Sure looks like it and starting out with much of the same old product 'promotional' rhetoric.when I saw the NEW KING in the Alaskan package, I decided to go for that, and I am glad I did.
I'm glad you did too because you have made this and other forums interesting and entertaining for several months now.
Think what it would have been like if instead you would have bought a 30-30 or Heaven forbid... a 45-70
Seriously, I think Ruger should give you a sales commission.
I'm glad you did too because you have made this and other forums interesting and entertaining for several months now.
Think what it would have been like if instead you would have bought a 30-30 or Heaven forbid... a 45-70
Seriously, I think Ruger should give you a sales commission.
A commission would be nice, plenty of guys have PM'd me and said they bought a NEW KING after reading my posts.
To be truthful though, Ruger has done enough for me and many other hunters by investing in a new cartridge and rifle concept that has set the shooting world on fire. (And a rifle concept that has now been copied by several other manufacturers)
(Actually I suspect Ruger design team might have looked at Boomers rifle, too)
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Our local shop does a very good job of keeping us stocked.
