Ruger 375 for sale $375
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C'mon Ike, you know you want one!
What a great step up from the boy's 257 Weathy.
Just think you burn the same amount of powder to throw a 60% heavier projectile and cut your brow to the bone in one squeeze of the trigger.
Can it get any better?
What a great step up from the boy's 257 Weathy.
Just think you burn the same amount of powder to throw a 60% heavier projectile and cut your brow to the bone in one squeeze of the trigger.
Can it get any better?
I honestly can't justify not selling it right now Noel, I know I will probably regret it later but I need the cash to fund another project and it would'nt hurt to make room in the safe. (I've actually reserved a space between the Ivor Johnston and a broken 22 cal pellet gun).
SuperCub said:You could always get it reamed to H&H or knock back the bbl and make it into a 375/338. Brass would be readily available for both.
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I thought about it but that would require money out of my pocket also I would probably have to have physical possession of the gun at some point and I just don't want to go there right now.
SuperCub said:You could always get it reamed to H&H or knock back the bbl and make it into a 375/338. Brass would be readily available for both.
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Why make it into a less powerful cartridge with shorter case life (375 H&H) or into a less powerful cartridge that requires case forming, and you will never, ever be able to purchase factory ammo for it (375/338) ?
Seems like an odd suggestion to me...
Gatehouse said:Why make it into a less powerful cartridge with shorter case life (375 H&H) or into a less powerful cartridge that requires case forming, and you will never, ever be able to purchase factory ammo for it (375/338) ?
Seems like an odd suggestion to me...
Good point and really this thread is about compensating me, not creating another project.
Having a " less powerful" cartridge is fine for me as the biggest thing that I would be using that 375 on would be a moose or deer, maybe a bear. I was thinking about going with a 375/06 instead, but already own two Whelens.Gatehouse said:
I don't mind the fact that I won't be able to get factory ammo for my 375/338 (whenever I get it) as I handload for all the calibers I own and case forming will involve a neck resize which I do every time I reload a used case.
I hope the 375 Ruger really does make it's way into mainstream shooting as it's a bit tiring seeing these new cartidges come and go with regularity. Some of these are good calibers and deserve more attention. The 280 Remington is probably the most glaring example if this.
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SuperCub said:You could always get it reamed to H&H or knock back the bbl and make it into a 375/338. Brass would be readily available for both.
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If you ream it to H&H, the action would be too short, wouldn't it
. I thought one of the big sellers on the ruger was the standard length action.
For all you dudes PMing me with offers below $350 just remember this is a new unfired rifle we're talking about. Granted I don't actually own it but thats just semantics at this point. To be frank any offer below $345 is just insulting to Gatehouse.
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That is the beauty of the 375 Ruger. You can load it to H&H velocities, or more if you wish. Very conveinient.
I handload for all my firearms too. It's just nicer to be able to have brass already made. And of course, in a short time, you will e able to buy a 375 Ruger off the shelf of many sporting goods stores. That won't happen wiht a 375-338, I don't think.
Besides, the H&H usually has a 24" barrel. The 375/338 will only *just* get H&H performance with a 24" barrel, and the Alaskan will get whatever you want (H&H or more performance) but wiht a 20" barrel!! Far more handy and compact. And if you wish to load the Ruger to H&H levels, it will do it with far less pressure than the 375/338..The 375 Ruger is clearly better in those respects.
The WSM's sure had it's share of critics, and yet these days the sale of WSM's are far outstripping the sales of their counterparts. I suspect the Ruger will be similar.
It puts a larger bore rifle in the hands of any Joe Hunter that wants one, in a very well made package.
A quick check of 375 H&H rifles available from major retailers indicate their cost far higher than the 375 Ruger, and most of them are built wiht the guy that "dreams" about Africa in mind. The Alaskan is built for the guy that goes out and hunts big yummy critters..
I still think that if the 300WSm had been callaed the 300-348 Rimless Improved and the 375 Ruger called the 375 Newton, we woudl see all these critics drooling over owning one.
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blargon said:If you ream it to H&H, the action would be too short, wouldn't it
Correct.
The Ruger action won't handle a H&H length cartridge without cutting the ejector blade back etc. Dave Scovill had one made from a 7RM, IIRC.
Of course, grand as the old H&H may be, the Ruger cartridge offers more velocity (if you want it- You can load it down or up) and longer case life due to it's sharper shoulder.
So why woudl you rechamber anyway?
I do know that, but since this whole thread was based upon being a joke, all posts must be taken with a grain of salt.blargon said:If you ream it to H&H, the action would be too short, wouldn't it
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