.375

what 375

  • 375 H&H

    Votes: 65 64.4%

  • 375 Ruger

    Votes: 36 35.6%
  • Total voters
    101
  • Poll closed .
Either / or.

Depends more on the rifle you like. Both are good cartridges and perform about the same.

I own a 375H&H and a 375Chatfield-Taylor. Same results, different packages.


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The ruger might have a slight edge on performance but I will go for the H & H because its been around since 1912 and getting ammo when outside your own region should be easy than the ruger.

And yes, I do have a H & H since the early 90s still love it.
 
the more I travel to hunt the more I begin to recognize the importance of standardization. Sure you canhave a 346 whiz bang as your favorite gun but try and find ammo is some far off land.

That is why I would lean to the H&H - ALWAYS available , same as 30-06 and 458 Win Mag and possibly a few others.

H&H is no slouch either - if you want a lttle more make it an Improved and still be able to shoot regular ammo in a pinch.

I agree with SuperCub -- nothing wrong (and a lot right) with the Ruger or the Taylor or the Durham (mine) - all the same but tough to find ammo in a hurry
 
I voted for the Ruger. I did have the H&H but traded it for the Ruger. Both great cartridge's, you can't go wrong on either choice.
 
The rifles from Ruger are the cheapest way to get a "full powered" .375. The Brno/CZ rifles chambered for .375 H&H (.375 Ultra, .378 Weatherby) are my preference due to the ability of the longer cartridge to handle heavier bullets without crowding out the powder volume. The Ruger seems to be at its best with a 270 gr bullet, as full powered loads with bullets of 300 grs and heavier (particularly the long mono-metal bullets) tend to be compressed when loaded with slowish burning powders.
 
There is no real reason to get an H&H except nostalgia. The Ruger pushes any bullet at the same speeds or faster than the H&H, so performance is virtually identical.

The 375 Ruger cartridge is what the H&H would be, if it was introduced today, in a bolt action rifle.;)
 
Gatehouse is right - if it was introduced today - but it wasn't, so - therefore in 80 years maybe we can find ammo for it in Chad or Argentina or Yellowknife but right now, because of it's "newness" I would lean to the HH for the choice.
 
I own or have owned pretty much every 375 except the Ruger.

Hard to argue with the H&H being the best choice in terms of rifle selection, ammunition availability, historic relevance, and that it feeds very well.
If you have never owned a 375 this is the place to start.

My second choice is the modernized H&H... the 375 Weatherby.
It is easier to load for (burns almost any reasonable powder and is accurate with almost any amount) and has a bit more giddy up for heavy bullets. If you can shoot the H&H you can shoot the Weatherby.

In third place is the 375 Ultra.
Though it is my personal favorite some guys will not like the extra recoil (especially in the light factory Remingtons).
The extra horsepower the Ultra offers to a heavy bullet shooter is impressive and I would go so far as to say that in the right hands it is the ultimate long range moose/elk/buffalo/whatever rig.
The smartly driven 300gr Barnes absolutely hammers game....Enough so that I got rid of my 416s.

The 375 Ruger would be something to buy if you really like the little Ruger rifle....I see no other reason.
 
"The 375 Ruger would be something to buy if you really like the little Ruger rifle....I see no other reason"

thats kinda funny...I dont know if you meant it to be...
 
I went with the 375 H&H. My son in law lent me his custom H&H built on a Sako action and I loved shooting it. My choice of the H&H............ probably the same reason as my choice of a few others with a little vintage;
- 219 Donaldson Wasp
- 25-06
- 308 Norma Magnum
- 348 Winchester
- 45-70
Proven performance and nostalgia.
 
feeding issues is more of a rifle problem than a cartridge problem. My friend has a M70 classic 375 H&H mag that will fail to feed a round from the magazine once in a while.

my vote goes for the 375 Ruger
 
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