375 Ruger Factory ammo

[cleo]

Hey guys - I've got a hankering to buy a larger bore rifle and the 375 ruger has caught my eye. Only problem is that I'm not a handloader, and I'm not particularly impressed with the Hornady ammo offerings (375, and generally...). Any rumours of other manufacturers such as Federal or ??? starting to produce any?

Cheers,
Cleo

 

[Gatehouse]

Nosler will be making ammo

 

[c-fbmi]

Forget that Ruger crap that will be obsolete in 5 years and buy yourself a .375 H+H. This is the true "KING OF THE .37 BORES" It is available in virtually any quality rifle you choose and it does anything and everything the virtually dead Ruger offering does and will still be the most sold caliber over .35 in another 100 years!!!!! I have 3 of them and have taken more than 20 head of big game with one of them, it truly is the "one rifle does all" caliber and I speak from experience not keyboards.

 

[Gatehouse]

Don't listen to the Luddite.....

 

[Kevan]

If Nosler does make it will be with Hornady brass as there is no other source for same so in effect all you will pay for is Hornady cases with Nosler bullets and price tag...

 

[c-fbmi]

Luddite?.............what's a luddite? It's not in the dictionary!

Also factory ammo in .375 H+H is available in any flavor of your choosing, Winchester, Remington, Nosler, Federal, Hornady, Kynoch, Norma, Privi, RWS, and I'm sure more that I can't immediately think of. It is also available in Jo'burg, Capetown, Pretoria, Lusaka, Gaberone, Brazzaville, Bulawayo, Harare, Maun, Dar es Salaem, Ouesso, Victoria Falls, Livingstone, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Windhoek, Kimberley and endless more towns and cities in southern Africa and all over the world.........."Ruger, what's a Ruger?.....375 Ruger, what's that, no sorry sir, never heard of it, we have plenty of 375 Holland and Holland in your choice of 270 gn and 300 gn in both softs and solids, but never heard of a 375 Ruger" This is a line heard in gun stores all over the world!!!

 

[Gatehouse]

Luddite?.............what's a luddite? It's not in the dictionary!

Also factory ammo in .375 H+H is available in any flavor of your choosing, Winchester, Remington, Nosler, Federal, Hornady, Kynoch, Norma, Privi, RWS, and I'm sure more that I can't immediately think of. It is also available in Jo'burg, Capetown, Pretoria, Lusaka, Gaberone, Brazzaville, Bulawayo, Harare, Maun, Dar es Salaem, Ouesso, Victoria Falls, Livingstone, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Windhoek, Kimberley and endless more towns and cities in southern Africa and all over the world.........."Ruger, what's a Ruger?.....375 Ruger, what's that, no sorry sir, never heard of it, we have plenty of 375 Holland and Holland in your choice of 270 gn and 300 gn in both softs and solids, but never heard of a 375 Ruger" This is a line heard in gun stores all over the world!!!

Maybe that's an issue of you live in one of those cities. Not an issue if you live in Canada.

PS your dictionary skills are poor.

luddite

1. One who fears technology (or new technology, as they seem pleased with how things currently are...why can't everything just be the same?)

 

[Gatehouse]

Currently Hornady and Double Tap manufacture ammunition for the .375 Ruger cartridge. The Hornady superformace ammunition drives a Hornady 270 gr (17 g) SP-RP bullet at 2,840 ft/s (870 m/s) and the 300 gr (19 g) DGS and DGX bullets at 2,660 ft/s (810 m/s). The Double Tap gets 2825fps - 4700 ft./lbs. with a 270 grain Barnes TSX from a 23" bbl. Ruger 77 African.

I've never seen Double Tap ammunition, but I don't really look at factory ammo much. Apparently they are making ammo too.

 

[c-fbmi]

Maybe that's an issue of you live in one of those cities. Not an issue if you live in Canada.

PS your dictionary skills are poor.

luddite

1. One who fears technology (or new technology, as they seem pleased with how things currently are...why can't everything just be the same?)

Nothing wrong with my dictionary skills..........it goes from "lucubration" to "ludicrous".......no luddite anywhere.

Besides the .375 Ruger ain't new technology......same old brass case, primer, powder and bullet all wrapped up with a new bow, (been done before many times) that's all, nothing new, or technological about it.

Oh ya, and Gatehouse just to put things in prespective for you, gun and ammo sales in Canada are barely a drip in the big market place of the world of firearms. So just because it would seem to be readily available in Canada, really don't mean sh!t in the big sceme of things. No you watch the 375 Ruger will die a lingering death because of guys like you and the .375 H+H will still be the #1 seller over 33 cal a 100 years from now, mark my words !!!

 

[Gatehouse]

Oh ya, and Gatehouse just to put things in prespective for you, gun and ammo sales in Canada are barely a drip in the big market place of the world of firearms. So just because it would seem to be readily available in Canada, really don't mean sh!t in the big sceme of things. !!

They may be a small drip in the world, but they are everything if you live in Canada. And 375 Ruger ammo in Canada is available with one phone call.

No you watch the 375 Ruger will die a lingering death because of guys like you and the .375 H+H will still be the #1 seller over 33 cal a 100 years from now, mark my words !

Yeah, they said that about lots of cartridges that are still commonly in circulation. The old "stock up on brass, you'll need it" They were wrong, too. It's also a really old fashioned way of thinking about things. The internet has changed everything.

There are about 6 rifle manufacturers offering 375 Ruger now. We aren't going to see it disappear. Just as the 30-06 still continues to be popular, the H&H won't die off, but it's popularity will wane as more hunters recognize that the Ruger is the better cartridge in all areas except nostalgia, and their purchases will reflect that. Older hunters die off, too. Young ones that look at the hopelessly outdated H&H cartridge won't be as keen to embrace it when the superior Ruger round is available, and available in quality rifles that suit any pay grade from low to high. Unlike many H&H rifles which only come in the high pay grade style.

The 300WSM (which was predicted to die quickly)has become such a success because people tried it out and liked what they got. The Ruger will be no different. And rifles and ammo are just a phone call away...

 

[Kevan]

This difference of opinions seems endless.
My late Brother had the first 375 Alaskan in Canada by way of a gift to him from a dear friend who was a Ruger factory executive.
A few years after that I bought a 375 African and later still a beautiful 375 Alaskan.
By virtue of playing with all three I seriously fail to see any so-called superiority in the 375 Ruger cartridge, I certainly have nothing against it but I cannot find a way that it is better than the 375 H&H ?
Performance is similar, the Ruger can be loaded faster by simply tipping the powder can, case life is certainly no better if as good.
My H&H will handle heavier bullets much better than the Ruger, 300 gr. and up.
The COAL of the Ruger is shorter of course meaning it will fit in a shorter action, on the other hand I had a Browning 375 H&H with the same action length as the Ruger.
I simply fail to see what the fuss is concerning the Ruger.... it just another cartridge.
I have had my Ruger for sale on three gun show tables for a fair price and no bites....

 

[Gatehouse]

THE Ruger offers a slight performance increase in an updated case, that will fit into a shorter action than the H&H. Nobody designs H&H style cases anymore because they aren't necessary. There is no need to use such a long, tapered case in bolt actions anymore.

It;s superior because we can now get H&H ++ performance in just about any standard action rifle we want, with minimal dicking around. So anyone that wants a 375 caliber rifle can now have one, easily. Which is why it will be successful.

 

[c-fbmi]

Sorry Gatehouse but all your hype and protests won't stop the decline and eventual demise of this cartridge.

Like Kevan said you can't even give them away at gun shows now.

My dictionary is the NEW Merriam-Webster, 1989 edition. I don't need to know any words created after this. :

 

[Gatehouse]

Sorry Gatehouse but all your hype and protests won't stop the decline and eventual demise of this cartridge.

****YAWN****

Heard all that BS before. The popularity of the NEW KING is increasing- not decreasing. Which is why more gun makers are chambering rifles for it, and more ammo companies are starting to offer ammunition. I bet Federal will start offering some selections in the near future.

BTW-The term Luddite pre-dates the 375 H&H.

 

[Kevan]

What you say may be true Mr. G, and thats all well and good but is it really happening ?
I see on several different forums on numerous occasions that a person has bought or is buying a 357 H&H chambered rifle, but not so often do you see someone talking about a new 357 ruger purchase ?
I might be wrong but there seems to be 375 Rugers for sale here on the EE more often than the H&Hs.

I hope you don't call me a Luddite over my opinion, I do resent name-calling..

 

[cleo]

BTW-The term Luddite pre-dates the 375 H&H.

Well - entertaining as always. Thanks for your opinions on both sides... I'd buy a ruger over the H+H in a bolt action anyday because of the shorter action and barrel lengths, I just am not comfortable with the few factory ammo choices not being a reloader. Personally, I don't buy into the need to find shells in some general store in Butf&*k nowhere cause I forgot to pack them... so that's not an issue for me. If I knew federal or others were planning on coming out with factory loads, I'd pick up an alaskan in a second...

Anyway, thans again for the input...

Cheers,
CLEO

 

[cleo]

There are about 6 rifle manufacturers offering 375 Ruger now. .

Hey Gate - I see ruger and savage making the 375 ruger, but any other mainstream ones? Or are they more the custom manufacturers? I don't see the likes of remington, browning, weatherby, kimber, etc making it, or am I wrong? Who else makes them?

Cleo

 

[Gatehouse]

Who is chambering the NEW KING?

Ruger
CZ
Howa
Savage
Steyr-Mannlicher

Plus several custom rifle companies

Keep in mind though that Ruger and Savage are huge powerhouses when it comes to firearms manufacturers.

 

[Gatehouse]

Well - entertaining as always. Thanks for your opinions on both sides... I'd buy a ruger over the H+H in a bolt action anyday because of the shorter action and barrel lengths, I just am not comfortable with the few factory ammo choices not being a reloader. Personally, I don't buy into the need to find shells in some general store in Butf&*k nowhere cause I forgot to pack them... so that's not an issue for me. If I knew federal or others were planning on coming out with factory loads, I'd pick up an alaskan in a second...

Anyway, thans again for the input...

Cheers,
CLEO

If I didn't handload, I'd just get some Hornady ammunition. It's not like any moose or bear in Canada is going to shrug off a 270-300gr bullet.Or I'd find a friend hat handloads and buy some dies, powder and brass and let him go to town.

Hornady is also coming out with a new 250gr GMX bullet, so you just know they are going to want to stuff it into their factory ammo.

 

[Gatehouse]

What you say may be true Mr. G, and thats all well and good but is it really happening ?
I see on several different forums on numerous occasions that a person has bought or is buying a 357 H&H chambered rifle, but not so often do you see someone talking about a new 357 ruger purchase ?
I might be wrong but there seems to be 375 Rugers for sale here on the EE more often than the H&Hs.

I hope you don't call me a Luddite over my opinion, I do resent name-calling..

A quick search of the EE showed for sale : 2 H&H's 1, 375 AI, 1 375 RUM and 1 375 RUGER.

None of which really tells us much of anything. A small sample of what is for sale on CGN means very little. What I do know is Rugers sales far surpassed their expectations and other manufacturers are jumping on the bandwagon. This is not the sign of a dying cartridge.