375 Ruger Brass
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All hail Gatehouse ........ New King of the Interdweebs.
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Iunderstand your jealousy, Supercub, however, ther eis no need for name calling!
Ruger cartridge/case specs. COmpare them to your Brenneke specs.
Looks like a no go.
Clark, did they actually fax you a copy of that Ruger case?
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Somebody has been hitting the meth hard today 
Good way to start off a long weekend I guess
Good way to start off a long weekend I guess
Somebody has been hitting the meth hard today
Good way to start off a long weekend I guess
Meth is never a mistake....
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At the gun shop I work in, we've had dozens of calls for 375 Ruger rifles. I keep telling them that I coudl probably get a H&H for them much sooner, but they want the Ruger, everyone wants a 375 Ruger, it seems!
I heard a rumor that the local store here might be getting a Ruger 375 Alaskan in
If i was in the market for a .375 the 375 ruger alaskan would be on my list .
whats not to like CRF, SS, positive extraction all in a nice tidy 20 inch package and a standard length action.
If i didnt allready have a 375H&H Win mod 70 with the same features(cept a longer barrel) then i would be all over one of these
as it stands i feel a real need for a Ruger frontier in 338 fed
whats not to like CRF, SS, positive extraction all in a nice tidy 20 inch package and a standard length action.
If i didnt allready have a 375H&H Win mod 70 with the same features(cept a longer barrel) then i would be all over one of these
as it stands i feel a real need for a Ruger frontier in 338 fed
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Rumors? ....... You wanna talk about rumours?
There has been a very persistent rumour here on CGN that the new 375 Rewger is the new King of the 375s and is Mighty to boot!
I remain sceptical.
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You were also skeptical about the 300WSM....And it has proved more sucessful than even Winchesters wildest dreams!!
Supercub-
OLD= GOOD
NEW= BAD!!
Gatehouse-
OLD= GOOD
NEW= GOOD too!!
All kidding aside, the 375 Ruger fills a bit of a niche.
It puts a CRF rifle of 375H&H + performance into the hands of "every man"
Most 375 H&H rifles are pretty pricey, the Ruger "regular" action doens't handle them wihtout a few mods either.
The 375 H&H performance is time proven- There are other, faster 375's out there, but IMHO they don't add much to the 375 bore size. The H&H has killed everything on the planet, it's moderate in recoil, it serves well for a Norht American hunter, and serves well to a hunter in Africa. No doubt the larger bores kill "better"on the largest game, but the 375 H&H is very shootable, which will inspire extra practice etc.
It may not be a "stopper" when it comes to massive game like elephant, but most of us will never shoot an elephant, either. Every bear (5, IIRC) that I have shot wiht a 375 H&H has gone down very, very fast. Faster than hitting them with a 270, 280, 7RM, 300WSM, 300WM, 338WM, 303 British. In this case, I htink a little extra size does indeed make a difference.
The 375 Ruger puts that performance into a handy cartridge that can be chambered in a standard action of the only major manufacturer producing CRF rifles these days, and at a reasonable price, too!
When the 300WSM first came out, peopel liked to talk abotu how you may not find ammo if you lost yours. WSM ammo is in shops in Africa now, and available at Canadian Tire! This will happen wihtt he Ruger, as well, if it gains popularity.
For the handloader, it is great too, since the case will last longer than the sloping H&H case.
If they had the tech back then,m that we do now_ I bet they woudln't have put a belt and a sloping case together!
375 H&H performance was always the KING of the 375's..Now we have the same performance, in an updated case, in a affordable rifle, and I htink we will see the Ruger flourish,!
It puts a CRF rifle of 375H&H + performance into the hands of "every man"
Most 375 H&H rifles are pretty pricey, the Ruger "regular" action doens't handle them wihtout a few mods either.
The 375 H&H performance is time proven- There are other, faster 375's out there, but IMHO they don't add much to the 375 bore size. The H&H has killed everything on the planet, it's moderate in recoil, it serves well for a Norht American hunter, and serves well to a hunter in Africa. No doubt the larger bores kill "better"on the largest game, but the 375 H&H is very shootable, which will inspire extra practice etc.
It may not be a "stopper" when it comes to massive game like elephant, but most of us will never shoot an elephant, either. Every bear (5, IIRC) that I have shot wiht a 375 H&H has gone down very, very fast. Faster than hitting them with a 270, 280, 7RM, 300WSM, 300WM, 338WM, 303 British. In this case, I htink a little extra size does indeed make a difference.
The 375 Ruger puts that performance into a handy cartridge that can be chambered in a standard action of the only major manufacturer producing CRF rifles these days, and at a reasonable price, too!
When the 300WSM first came out, peopel liked to talk abotu how you may not find ammo if you lost yours. WSM ammo is in shops in Africa now, and available at Canadian Tire! This will happen wihtt he Ruger, as well, if it gains popularity.
For the handloader, it is great too, since the case will last longer than the sloping H&H case.
If they had the tech back then,m that we do now_ I bet they woudln't have put a belt and a sloping case together!
375 H&H performance was always the KING of the 375's..Now we have the same performance, in an updated case, in a affordable rifle, and I htink we will see the Ruger flourish,!
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That was pretty well put. You do quite well on meth
I think your spelling even gets better as well, must be a cure for sausage fingers
I think your spelling even gets better as well, must be a cure for sausage fingers
That was pretty well put. You do quite well on meth
I think your spelling even gets better as well, must be a cure for sausage fingers
Actually, my *home* computron puts red line under each misspelled word, my work computron (where I post the most form) does not. I go back and edit if I feel like ti, or if I feel I need to... I suppose I could change the settings at work, but then work woudl be less fun!
You're right, I was sceptical about the short mags. I don't mind seeing the good ones succeed. Some proved to be duds (because they were/are) but the 270 and 300 WSMs really proved the naysayers wrong. I would even consider buying one, but I would have too eat too much crow to get to that place.You were also skeptical about the 300WSM....And it has proved more sucessful than even Winchesters wildest dreams!!
My positve vibration for "older" calibers is more of a preference thing for the most part. I prefer the classic calibers. In reality one would have to admit that there have been a couple or three very good calibers introduced in the near past and on the other hand there are some older cases that are just plain dumb. Any time a gunmaker introduces a new one, it's pure and simple marketing. If it's of good design and the shooting public like (the important part), it will sell. This has been the way for 100yrs.
