375 Ruger

machinistbutler said:
How popular is the 375 RUM these days?

I have never seen anyone carrying them, or a ruger for that matter.

375 doesnt seem as popular in Alberta, although I have seen a few guys with the H&H.
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The 375 RUM and the 378 WBee are both VERY powerfull cartridges BUT they burn up a LOT of powder and are Have VICIOUS BAD recoil in reg hunting weight rifles - The 375 ruger and the KING 375 H&H require a lot less powder and are a LOT more Pleasant to shoot off in the avg weight hunting rifle ! jmo RJ
 
I tore up my rotator cuff up pretty bad a few years ago. I am still fine with the recoil in my CZ 375, but I dont think I would enjoy shooting anything with
much more recoil. Rifle and scope are heavy, in a lighter set up I would be using a smaller cartridge.
 
remington jim said:
The 375 RUM and the 378 WBee are both VERY powerfull cartridges BUT they burn up a LOT of powder and are Have VICIOUS BAD recoil in reg hunting weight rifles - The 375 ruger and the KING 375 H&H require a lot less powder and are a LOT more Pleasant to shoot off in the avg weight hunting rifle ! jmo RJ
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I have a pair of 375's myself, an H&H and most recently, a CT. The 375 Ruger cartridge now in that family of 375s is a credible and competent addition. From the time Bill Ruger entered the firearms industry with the formation of the Strum Ruger Company, they have been one of the major front runners because of their innovation and product quality. Starting with the production of items like the single six revolver and up to things like the intro of the 375 Ruger cartridge, they have rightfully earned their position in the industry. The proclaiming, by some, of one of their latest contributions to the firearms field as 'The King' serves only to down grade the cartridge, make it a laughing stock and helps to curtail popularity and sales. The likes of that 'smoke blowing' proclamation is the only reason I will never own one and more than a few others have expressed that same sentiment.
 
I consider my 375RUM to be the perfect do everything rifle cartridge combo for when I want to possibly reach way out to 500 - 600 yards and touch something big to me going bigger cal doesn't work = I can't get the distance with bigger cal cartridges.

If I want lesser recoil but still want the greater range I go down in calibre to my 270 WBY or 300RUM.

From what I have seen most folk can't handle the recoil of the RUM's so they go for the medium recoil H&H or Ruger's.

When I don't want or don't need the reach of my 375RUM I grab one of my lesser 375's today I'm heading out for a drive to run my dog in the hills don't need much so grabbed my 14" barreled 375JDJ loaded with 235gr Claw bonded bullets @ 2050fps and my Rem 700 LTR in 6.8SPC other days I grab my 375H&H loaded with 270gr Hornady semi spitzers @ 2500fps.

I'd buy a 375 Styer would like to give that medium case a try.
 
LeducAb said:
Where does the .416 Ruger fit in all this? Long term cartridge? Same family, not meant to derail too much
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.416's have never been as popular as .375's, so it was pretty ballsy of Ruger to introduce another one. There is no way that it will have the same unprecedented success that the .375 Ruger has, but it will probably be like other .416's with a small but steady following.

One good thing is that there will always be a source of brass, due to the overwhelming popularity of the 375 Ruger. Hornady will keep making 375 brass and lesser quantities of the .416 or Ruger Basic brass.
 
Ruger threw quite a few things at the wall at the same time. The .300rcm, the .338rcm and alas the .375R. It's nice to see that they had a 33.3333% rate of something sticking....... sort of :)

As I side note I do believe that Gatehouse at one time admitted online that if he had known of the 9.3x62/.366wagner he would have never have pursued the .375 Ruger......
 
GREAT looking gun! Would buy one in a heartbeat in 375H&H!!! TEASING, chuckle!!! It will be interesting to see where the 375 Ruger is in a decade or so...


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fuzzy said:
Ruger threw quite a few things at the wall at the same time. The .300rcm, the .338rcm and alas the .375R. It's nice to see that they had a 33.3333% rate of something sticking....... sort of :)
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It's interesting what manufacturers come up with. Remington had their mostly failed RUM and SAUM lines, Winchester with their WSSM's...

The 30RCM made no real sense to me as the 300WSM already won the short magnum race. The 338 RCM showed some promise but I guess not many were ready for a SA 338-06 Improved.

I would have thought that a 7mmRuger and 338 Ruger would have made more sense if they wanted to expand the lineup into the sub .375 calibers.

I'm not surprised by the demise of the RCM cartridges, nor was I surprised about the RUM/SAUM/WSSM never getting a real foothold.The 375 Ruger is the flagship of the lineup, and it's doing very well, which was also no surprise. It's simply that good.
 
Gatehouse said:
I would have thought that a 7mmRuger and 338 Ruger would have made more sense if they wanted to expand the lineup into the sub .375 calibers.

I'm not surprised by the demise of the RCM cartridges, nor was I surprised about the RUM/SAUM/WSSM never getting a real foothold.The 375 Ruger is the flagship of the lineup, and it's doing very well, which was also no surprise. It's simply that good.
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You would think but I think that, generally, the trend is away from the big magnums. Nosler has taken a swing at it but I'm not confident that their offerings will be around by the end of the Trump presidency. I think that, similar to RickBin on the 'Fire, the 338 Ruger would have been the most logical non-30 caliber attempt, but I seem to recall that the recoil of the "338 Campfire" was excessive. And if someone as "GunNutty" as a guy that owns a gun forum find the recoil too much, then it's probably too much. Sure, it could be mitigated by increasing the weight of the rifle, but for a rifle that should be touted as the ultimate elk slayer, increasing the weight would not be a big selling point, nor would adding a manure spreader.

Personally I found the 375 Ruger to be a real pussycat and it performed nicely (one minor potential life-threatening hiccup aside). It killed well, as it should given the numbers, and there is nothing bad to say about it. I was told by a senior member at Ruger that they had problems with the 416 splitting wood stocks and, as he put it, you couldn't shoot it wearing loafers...you need lace-up shoes. That from a man that shot the RSM in 416 Rigby. So the flagship of the line is really the only one still in service, in any significance. Whether it is here forever or not I cannot speculate, but that means little for a handloader. Hell, even Douglas loads for one. That has to mean something.
 
No matter what happens, they hit the nail on the head with the .204........ I don't own one, because I already own others that replace it....... but it is a cool cartridge......
 
Not really surprised about the wood stocks. Looks like they have put a bolt in the recoil lug area on current wooden rifles. Although maybe they always had that, I'm not sure as I don't own an African model

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Gatehouse said:
It's interesting what manufacturers come up with. Remington had their mostly failed RUM and SAUM lines, Winchester with their WSSM's...

The 30RCM made no real sense to me as the 300WSM already won the short magnum race. The 338 RCM showed some promise but I guess not many were ready for a SA 338-06 Improved.

I would have thought that a 7mmRuger and 338 Ruger would have made more sense if they wanted to expand the lineup into the sub .375 calibers.

I'm not surprised by the demise of the RCM cartridges, nor was I surprised about the RUM/SAUM/WSSM never getting a real foothold.The 375 Ruger is the flagship of the lineup, and it's doing very well, which was also no surprise. It's simply that good.
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Let's get back down to earth. Just that good? If Ruger was relying on the sales of the 375 Ruger to stay afloat they would have been TU in 2007. It's success doesn't come from its somehow space age design. It's a fast 375 for crying out loud. It's succes comes from offering cheap rifles at an affordable price in a niche that hasn't been exploited three ways from Sunday.
 
I have a 23" T/C Contender carbine barrel chambered in 204 Ruger I find I grab a lot of different cartridge combo's before I grab it.

Maybe I should give it more of a chance if I remember correctly I'm getting just under 4200fps with 32gr factory loads.
 
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