coles Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Anyone have one? Man if i had $800, I would go pick up a Hawkeye Alaskan right now. Not that I need a gun that big for anything here in MT but there is a reason im a member of the OTPG! I want a 375 Ruger just cuz! If you have one do you like it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jokostel Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 I WAS going to buy one... But I already have an odd ball....a 35 Whelen. Granted, I LOVE projectile horsepower as much as anyone else here.... but the 375 H&H does just as well, and is already well established. **Acquiring brass for all the ruger chambering is a hard thing to do... as well as good loading data for all suitable powders. They created a duplicate of a cartridge thats as old as the memory of cordite. I would get the cartridge myself...but I would rather just buy the original, and not have to worry about finding this or that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleA Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Nothing against them but I am thinking Ruger is wanting to cash in with the "cartridges we dont need" catergory. They're a few years behind in the short magnums bringing out the 300 and 338 RCM cartridges along with Hornady. Winchester has a very good foot hold with their 300,270 and 325 WSM's. Until I start seeing other manufactures producing rifles in the RCM's I see doom in the future.:crutch: They now have 375 and 416 Ruger that are supposed to equal the 375 H&H and 416 Rigby . Good luck with them Ruger, but I dont see them de-throning the nearly 100 year old cartridges any time soon. While Rigby ammo isnt found as easily as 375 H&H , both are more abundant that the Ruger counterparts. Ammo availability is important to some. No offense to Ruger but I am thinking I'll be fine with the Rigby's , 375 and multiple 300 mags I have.:clown: Cole,if you want a thumper, find a new or used Win 70, CZ550, Rem 700, Browning,Ruger 77 or Sako in 375 H&H and dont look back, it's going to be around for a while. Sorry for the rant, carry on.....:taped: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coles Posted September 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 Nothing against them but I am thinking Ruger is wanting to cash in with the "cartridges we dont need" catergory. They're a few years behind in the short magnums bringing out the 300 and 338 RCM cartridges along with Hornady. Winchester has a very good foot hold with their 300,270 and 325 WSM's. Until I start seeing other manufactures producing rifles in the RCM's I see doom in the future.:crutch: They now have 375 and 416 Ruger that are supposed to equal the 375 H&H and 416 Rigby . Good luck with them Ruger, but I dont see them de-throning the nearly 100 year old cartridges any time soon. While Rigby ammo isnt found as easily as 375 H&H , both are more abundant that the Ruger counterparts. Ammo availability is important to some. No offense to Ruger but I am thinking I'll be fine with the Rigby's , 375 and multiple 300 mags I have.:clown: Cole,if you want a thumper, find a new or used Win 70, CZ550, Rem 700, Browning,Ruger 77 or Sako in 375 H&H and dont look back, it's going to be around for a while. Sorry for the rant, carry on.....:taped: You have a very good point. I guess i just like the short barrel on the Alaskan. But who knows. i got some other things that are higher on the priority list than the 375 ruger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 I guess i just like the short barrel on the Alaskan. FWIW......... My .375 has a 26" tube. I was kinda hesitant to build the rifle on a 26" platform due to it being primarily a brush gun. But the Weatherby chambering really benefits from a longer tube. I have pushed it, dragged it and crawled with it through some of the thickest stuff you can imagine and have never felt the need to shorten it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 I bet when your crawling through that thick stuff...you wish you were shortened...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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