Put another way, I’d much rather put two boxes of 300-grain .375 H&H ammo downrange in a single sitting, than I would two boxes of 250-grain .338 Winchester Magnum. I've been wanting to go to Africa where the .375 H&H is as common as Starbucks here in the States, i.e. The Ruger, has both a rim and base diameter of .534", making the body somewhat narrower than the former cartridges, yet still much wider than the .375 H&H. It is the premier all purpose African load. I quickly scrounged Kimber and Ruger rifles in the new chambering. Hi all. The remington 700 sps DG stainless/synthetic in 375 H&H or a ruger 375 again stainless/ synthetic. Developed to work in .30-06-length actions, it has roughly 10 percent more capacity than the .375 H&H Magnum, thanks to a wider body with little taper. Since the body of the case is larger than the .375 H&H, the primer ignites more powder area for more complete burn in the short time frame of ignition. Its .532 head diameter is the same as that of the .375 H&H; but the .375 Ruger is rimless. Q: I am tossing up which calibre rifle to buy for a buffalo-scrub bull hunt in the N.T in May 2019. The .375 Ruger is maybe a few hundred FPS faster than the H&H, but the H&H has classic cool, so I would stick to that. The .375 H&H is such a classic and much more practical for North America than a .458. Top .375 Ruger, below .375 H&H. I am rebarreling a SS action to go into a synthetic stock for general use bad weather and am considering one of the two. ammo everywhere. If you reload, a rechambering from H&H to weatherby is a no brainer. The 375 H&H with the 260gr accubond has 2000 ft/lbs of energy @ 475 yds. A few years ago, Hornady trotted out the .375 Ruger. (Recently it has returned to the Weatherby stable). They started from scratch rather than use an existing case. 375 Ruger vs 375 H&H 03-10-2010, 11:21. The 375 Ruger was created in 2007 by Ruger and Hornady. They cycled without a hitch and shot accurately. It is generally suggested that the .375 H&H is adequate for all African game. From what info I have, the Ruger .375 case is approximately 7 gr more case volume. The 375 RUM with the same bullet has 2000 ft/lbs of energy @ 675 yds. Best of both worlds, you have the availability of .375 H&H loads and the case life of the .375 ruger. I'd like to hear from you about ammo availability and experiences with the round. This would result in achieving .375 H&H ballistics from the short case using shorter barrels. I told the gunshop that I was working on a budget and the guy suggested I get a Ruger Hawkeye in .375 Ruger rather than the more expensive Kimber Caprivi or a Winchester Model 70 Safari Express in .375 H&H. The H&H produces 2000 ft/lbs of energy at 425 yds with the 300 gr bullet. A .375 is also more practical for hunting heavy or dangerous North American game (bison, moose and the great bears). Howdy to the Alaskans: Curious: is the 375 Ruger getting legs there over the 375 H&H? They went with a rim/head diameter of the belt of a 375 H&H case, gave it minimum taper forward and a sharp, 30-degree shoulder and an overall length of 2.580” compared to 2.494” in the 30-06. In 24-inch test barrels, the .375 Ruger sent 270-grain bullets at 2,840 fps and 300s at 2,660, trumping the .375 H&H by more than 100 fps. The .375 H&H has a trajectory similar to a .30-06 shooting heavy bullets, but packs much more energy. Although the 375 H&H is enough for the moose it is a little light for the big bears so I would go with the 375 RUM. Another vote for the .375 weatherby. I have a .375H&H Ruger #1 and I'm going to have it reamed to .375 weatherby for all the reasons Gordon stated above this post. The .375 H&H Magnum offers a larger case capacity than the .338—95 grains versus 86 grains—and that gentle eight-degree shoulder makes for easy feeding. I'm looking at buying a 375 as I don't own one currently, I have narrowed my options down to two rifles.

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