.375 rifle - which is best?

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Hello,

I'm searching for a new rifle for larger game and longer range target practice, and I've been hearing great things about the .375 (though it is a bit overkill for North America, it is a pretty versatile calibre). The .375 H&H has a great name and track record for over 100 years for this calibre, and pretty much all other competitors in this calibre have faded away. However, recently the .375 Ruger has started to challenge that supremacy, and a lot of people are singing its praises.

Of course, there aren't a lot of rifles yet that shoot this cartridge, but Ruger has come out with four rifles (six you count left-hand rifles), Mossberg has one, Savage has two, and others might as well, and I'd more than likely have to special order them where I live. Another problem is availability of .375 Ruger ammunition (Hornady and DoubleTap are the only manufacturers), meaning that finding a supply could be challenging and I may need to reload these.

What I am wondering is if people have a preference between the .375 Ruger and the .375 H&H and why? Which rifles that shoot either of these cartridges do you recommend and why?

Thanks.
 
littlejohn657 said:
Hello,

I'm searching for a new rifle for larger game and longer range target practice, and I've been hearing great things about the .375 (though it is a bit overkill for North America, it is a pretty versatile calibre). The .375 H&H has a great name and track record for over 100 years for this calibre, and pretty much all other competitors in this calibre have faded away. However, recently the .375 Ruger has started to challenge that supremacy, and a lot of people are singing its praises.

Of course, there aren't a lot of rifles yet that shoot this cartridge, but Ruger has come out with four rifles (six you count left-hand rifles), Mossberg has one, Savage has two, and others might as well, and I'd more than likely have to special order them where I live. Another problem is availability of .375 Ruger ammunition (Hornady and DoubleTap are the only manufacturers), meaning that finding a supply could be challenging and I may need to reload these.

What I am wondering is if people have a preference between the .375 Ruger and the .375 H&H and why? Which rifles that shoot either of these cartridges do you recommend and why?

Thanks.
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first all a question for all that are into the game of high side of medium bore. do you reload and what is available as components and factory ammo in your neck of wood?

you need to handle a few rifles to see which one you like and sees what is available in your choice and fit test.

are you only interested by a new rifles there is a lot of mostly non shoot 375 on the second hand market, still wondering why?

good luck in your choice.

i ve got 2- 375 rugers but i do reload and as lefty hard to find something that works for me and my little size ... that is the perfect combo and i do like the open sights too.
 
There is only one king of the 375's

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Dorian Gray said:
Oh boy. Here we go again...:dancingbanana:
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:( I certainly hope not. For the most part, "they're" all good. I guess the first thing to decide is, do you want something with a bit of history and proven from days past. Or, one of the good and newer choices that have entered the scene more recently. I have a pair. A 375 H&H in a model 70 Winchester and a 375 Chatfield Taylor in a custom 700 Remington.
 
Find a Ruger African rifle, they can be had in both .375 Ruger and .375 H&H... potatoe-potahtoe...
 
.375 or .376 are not meant for long range target practice. They are calibers designed to put down Big & dangerous game. They have more recoil compared to Long range cartridges like 300 win mag or 338 LM and are also typically shot out of lightweight rifles that have a lot less recoil mitigation. (IE they will hurt).

If you want to shoot long range get a 6.5CM/308 or 300WM/338LM if you have the cash to pay for the expensive ammo and barrel wear.

If you want a big bore big game rifle, ruger makes the most cost effective rifle and from there the ceiling is very high, rigby safari rifles can run in the hundreds of thousands.
 
littlejohn657 said:
Hello,

I'm searching for a new rifle for larger game and longer range target practice, and I've been hearing great things about the .375 (though it is a bit overkill for North America, it is a pretty versatile calibre). The .375 H&H has a great name and track record for over 100 years for this calibre, and pretty much all other competitors in this calibre have faded away. However, recently the .375 Ruger has started to challenge that supremacy, and a lot of people are singing its praises.

Of course, there aren't a lot of rifles yet that shoot this cartridge, but Ruger has come out with four rifles (six you count left-hand rifles), Mossberg has one, Savage has two, and others might as well, and I'd more than likely have to special order them where I live. Another problem is availability of .375 Ruger ammunition (Hornady and DoubleTap are the only manufacturers), meaning that finding a supply could be challenging and I may need to reload these.

What I am wondering is if people have a preference between the .375 Ruger and the .375 H&H and why? Which rifles that shoot either of these cartridges do you recommend and why?

Thanks.
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375 Ruger, never heard of it. Is it a new cartridge?:d
 
OR4NGE said:
.375 or .376 are not meant for long range target practice. They are calibers designed to put down Big & dangerous game. They have more recoil compared to Long range cartridges like 300 win mag or 338 LM and are also typically shot out of lightweight rifles that have a lot less recoil mitigation. (IE they will hurt).

If you want to shoot long range get a 6.5CM/308 or 300WM/338LM if you have the cash to pay for the expensive ammo and barrel wear.

If you want a big bore big game rifle, ruger makes the most cost effective rifle and from there the ceiling is very high, rigby safari rifles can run in the hundreds of thousands.
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You are a fountain of knowledge......lol
 
Buy the rifle that best fits you with the features and looks you like best regardless of which 375 chambering it is in.

Either way you are going to be best served by reloading for it so don't worry about ammo availability either. Costs are getting up in the $1.70-2.00 range per projectile for premium bullets so I highly recommend you reload for either cartridge as you can well imagine factory ammo is going to be substantially more.
 
Any caliber above .308 benefits from reloading. I dont want to know what a box of ammo costs for a h&h, ruger, or my Rum. When i bought the Rum in 2001, a box was $108.

They are not cannons. Your not going to hurt yourself, or blow off a 1/4 deer. Shoot until your comfortable in your abilities, go shoot something.
 
This should be fun. My favourite part of .375 threads is the misinformation, with that in mind some thoughts on .375 magnum having carried one a good deal on a couple sides of the world with intentions.

-They kick way less than people say, they’re not as bad as most 12 gauge slug loads.
-This said that’s more than many casual shooters can manage.
-They shoot plenty flat to take game at 1,000 yards, not saying that’s something you should do, just they handily will reach there.
-The guns are usually heavy.
-.375 H&H is easier to feed and supply ammo for, be it Zimbabwe or Fort Nelson. .375 Ruger is a good well designed cartridge too, pick one, because after that neither you nor the game will know the difference.
-They are actually the low end of medium bore, and aren’t considered stopping rifles on dangerous game though they do see service. They are the .30-06 of Africa, the jack of all trades rifle.
-If you own one and are comfortable with it, few other rifles are required for anywhere you’ll hunt.
 
littlejohn657 said:
Hello,

I'm searching for a new rifle for larger game and longer range target practice, and I've been hearing great things about the .375 (though it is a bit overkill for North America, it is a pretty versatile calibre). The .375 H&H has a great name and track record for over 100 years for this calibre, and pretty much all other competitors in this calibre have faded away. However, recently the .375 Ruger has started to challenge that supremacy, and a lot of people are singing its praises.

Of course, there aren't a lot of rifles yet that shoot this cartridge, but Ruger has come out with four rifles (six you count left-hand rifles), Mossberg has one, Savage has two, and others might as well, and I'd more than likely have to special order them where I live. Another problem is availability of .375 Ruger ammunition (Hornady and DoubleTap are the only manufacturers), meaning that finding a supply could be challenging and I may need to reload these.

What I am wondering is if people have a preference between the .375 Ruger and the .375 H&H and why? Which rifles that shoot either of these cartridges do you recommend and why?

Thanks.
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www.ruger.com Ruger M77 African.
 
I got Ruger Alaskan 375ruger.

I have taken 6 black bear and 3 deer now with it i belive

I have hunted with 300g sierras and 235g tsx

They work wonderful. Drop game in their tracks.
Less meat damage then my 30-06 and 300wm

Recoil is not bad IMO
But I’m a big guy

Gun shoots under 1” with 3 loads I’ve developed

The 300g sierras hold 4” group at 400yds
 
The 375 Ruger is the top choice in .375 caliber cartridges in 2019- there is a good reason it is known as the NEW KING of the .375's.

Rifles are readily available and affordable in most configurations you want (stainless/synthetic or Blue/Walnut)

Ammunition and components are also readily available, and available with a phone call.

There is really no reason to buy a new rifle chambered in the obsolete 375 H&H except nostalgia, the 375 Ruger is the superior cartridge.

I shoot my 375 Ruger out to 500 yards and there is no reason why you can't shoot it further, the trajectory is similar to a 30-06/.308, although for high volume shooting it can get more expensive.
 
track said:
375 Ruger, never heard of it. Is it a new cartridge?:d
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As cartridges go, it's fairly new, as it's only about a dozen years old. In that time it quickly became the fastest selling .375 cartridge in last 100 years, exceeding all of the sales projections of Ruger.
 
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