.375 rifle - which is best?
- Thread starter littlejohn657
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That’s all I heard!
oh the owners of the 375 ruger can be so biaised and im a proud one ...lol
But when we stand next to a 375 H&H guy we look pretty humble
lol not if you have a .360 Wagner. the 9.3x62 for peons ... Otto Bock was way ahead of the HH but not enough expensive for a bolt action in those days. really an underrated cartridge ...
That’s all I heard!
it's all that needs to be said, really. The Ruger simply does everything better than the obsolete H&H.
nowarningshot
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it's all that needs to be said, really. The Ruger simply does everything better than the obsolete H&H.
Its a ballistic twin, with the H&H moving ahead with reloading. The ruger has been out for 10-15 years, so rifles, even used, are expensive.
Meanwhile, the H&H has cheap new rifles like the zastava. Lots of used, some top end like a RSM, for the price of a new 375 ruger.
It amounts to people who paid a great deal for a rifle/cartridge that is decidedly 3rd place in .375 bore. If you say your penance and hail marys, but instead make it " 375 ruger is the new king", eventually you might believe it yourself.
Thanks, your fairy tale was good for a laugh.
The real facts: The 375 Ruger is the most successful .375 cartridge introduced in the last 100 years, and it is dominating new 375 caliber rifle sales, and for good reason. People have been moving away from obsolete case design for some time now, and nothing screams obsolete like tapered sides and a belt.
rifleman762
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Whatever cartridge you get, I would suggest not getting it in a Savage. Don't get me wrong, I love my Savage rifles and have a few of them (plus extra barrels) but I wouldn't trust the extractor with my life. Up until a couple days ago I'd never had an extraction problem. However I had a hot reload (or loose primer pocket?) leak gas past the primer. This knocked the extractor loose and the bolt opened without extracting the case. The Savage extractor is held in place with a ball detent and it can slide off under excess pressure. Stick with either Mauser/M70 claw extractor or a Sako-style on a dangerous game 375-calibre rifle.
troutseeker
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Get a Ruger African in .375 Ruger. Start reloading for it and have a blast!
A weak extractor system would be a bad choice no matter what the game is.
I wonder how many of these 375 owners/posters in these threads actually use their rifles for actual dangerous game. I shot two moose and a caribou with mine.
Thanks, your fairy tale was good for a laugh.
The real facts: The 375 Ruger is the most successful .375 cartridge introduced in the last 100 years, and it is dominating new 375 caliber rifle sales, and for good reason. People have been moving away from obsolete case design for some time now, and nothing screams obsolete like tapered sides and a belt.
I've always thought of the tapered case of the H&H as an asset for a dangerous game cartridge where it's easy extraction even in very hot or dirty conditions, especially with the powerful camming action of the Mauser action, was added insurance for positive feeding and extraction under situational pressure and adverse conditions.
Ardent
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Sure do, it’s what they’re for!
Mine have done some of the African things a few times, but the run of the mill dangerous work for them is Grizzly country and guiding the hunts til 2017. Frankly the Grizzly hunting excluding Ele which I haven’t done is more hazardous than the African by good measure.
Johnn Peterson
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- Chemainus B.C.
Sure do, it’s what they’re for!
Nice pics,
VERY nice. I have a Winchester model 70 in 375 H&H and a custom 700 Remington in 375 Chatfield Taylor to 'play' with and punch paper but as of yet,
no field use.
Thanks, your fairy tale was good for a laugh.
The real facts: The 375 Ruger is the most successful .375 cartridge introduced in the last 100 years, and it is dominating new 375 caliber rifle sales, and for good reason. People have been moving away from obsolete case design for some time now, and nothing screams obsolete like tapered sides and a belt.
I think someone has been smoking Pixie Dust again, cause there is scatt little proof in the pontification of suck statements .
Unlike the pictures posted by Ardent.
When a 375H&H Just Has to Work....ahh the fresh smell of cordite.
Rob
not a question... lol ... most of us it is dangerous to be outside because of the mosquitoes lol ....
