Howa Hogue 375 Ruger?
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I've had my Howa 1500 for 10 years. (granted in .300 win mag) I'll never sell it. It has knocked down thousands of pounds of meat for me over the years. (4 moose, 12 or more caribou, and 3 black bears)
It is such a super smooth rifle, and , as most guns made in Japan, very well made. Mine has a Hogue stock which certainly doesn't make it a lightweight, but its one grippy son'o bit ch. Great for my boat hunting.
I have a Ruger Alaskan in .375 Ruger. I would have bought a Howa instead in .375 Ruger if it had been invented when I bought the .300, And when I bought the Ruger, Howa wasn't chambering yet. So , I ended up with both. If you buy it (DO IT!! DO IT!!!) , let me know how she "rides". I may end up calling Clay at Prophet River to get me a Howa .375 in the near future (as I already have the reloading set up for .375 Ruger. It will just slide effortlessly into my locker alongside the Ruger)
It is such a super smooth rifle, and , as most guns made in Japan, very well made. Mine has a Hogue stock which certainly doesn't make it a lightweight, but its one grippy son'o bit ch. Great for my boat hunting.
I have a Ruger Alaskan in .375 Ruger. I would have bought a Howa instead in .375 Ruger if it had been invented when I bought the .300, And when I bought the Ruger, Howa wasn't chambering yet. So , I ended up with both. If you buy it (DO IT!! DO IT!!!) , let me know how she "rides". I may end up calling Clay at Prophet River to get me a Howa .375 in the near future (as I already have the reloading set up for .375 Ruger. It will just slide effortlessly into my locker alongside the Ruger)
buckbrushoutdoors
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- fort saskatchewan AB/Edson AB
And they don't come with irons
They don't, but they are drilled and tapped for them.
For me personally and this is strictly for me I can do without the irons.
I have hunted with 375s since the early 1970s and never needed them, my own 375 H&H was built back then without at my request..
I rarely use irons but the Ruger irons are great, so that is a big plus for the Ruger. Most factory supplied irons are pretty lousy, the Riger ones are superb. Popping the scope off my Alsskan makes it feel like a little fast manoeuvring carbine.
buckbrushoutdoors
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- fort saskatchewan AB/Edson AB
I don't use them much anymore but good irons are really handy when you know how to use them. I never owned a scoped rifle till I was in my teens and still like to use irons when I can. Just personal preference, I think all mid bores and big bores should have them
I rarely use irons but the Ruger irons are great, so that is a big plus for the Ruger. Most factory supplied irons are pretty lousy, the Riger ones are superb. Popping the scope off my Alsskan makes it feel like a little fast manoeuvring carbine.
The bigger plus in my opinion is the fact that the Howa is made with strict quality control, unlike the Ruger African and Alaskan that I briefly owned.
The Howa in 375 Ruger has excellent function, as I have said countless times before on scores of other threads the two Rugers I had were crap and were the Only Rugers I have owned that were.
I love the Ruger product which is why I tried to make them work but for the issues I had it also takes co-operation which I did not get.
Iron or no irons, if a gun malfunctions it isn't any good no matter who built it.
Well said. Sorry you had issues with the Rugers, but as long as you ended up working it out and getting a gun that works , I guess it's all good. Now I'm starting to get itchy for another Howa..................thanks a lot Emerson!!!!! Another month sleeping on the couch for "Unauthorized gun purchases".
Sgt. Rock, I have the itch for another Howa also.
I bought one of the Howa Alpine models in 6.5 Creedmoor and what a sweet rifle !
So now I have the same rifle on order in .308 and am anxiously waiting.
Sleeping on the couch you say ?? Don't complain, I stay in a drafty doghouse with a leaky roof !!
