Those who wish to hunt light framed game at bush / woods ranges or in semi open country, where shots are not long, may wish to consider using the 200 Grain Sierra flat point bullet (BC .200) designed for the .375 Winchester. Unlike Winchester Short Magnum cartridges, the Ruger Compact Magnums share the same diameter from case head to body. The premiums can be divided into those that are relatively soft in nature versus those which are truly tough. The Barnes bullets do not suffer over-expansion. Feeding is superb, not only in the left-hand rifle but in all the right-hand rifles I have seen. It is designed to provide an increase in performance over the .375 H&H cartridge, yet to be chambered in a standard-length action rifle. For a couple of hundred bucks, a good gunsmith can tune the action and refine the trigger. On light through to medium game the .375 Ruger produces fast emphatic kills along with wide free bleeding exit wounds when used at close to moderate ranges. And lastly, the duo of Hornadys 300-grain DGX Bonded and DGS Solid, at a muzzle velocity of 2660 fps for 4,713 ft.-lbs. Looking at the case volume, in spite of being .270 inches shorter than the .375 H&H Magnum, the .375 Ruger actually has a greater volume; about 4 percent, depending on case brand. Full production did occur until later in 2007. When I do, things are pretty serious. The .375 Ruger was introduced in 2007 as a rimless standard length cartridge that is slightly larger in powder capacity and energy than the .375 H & H Magnum (a belted and tapered cartridge) , widely used in Africa all the way up to Elephant. Rifles chambered for the 300 PRC must be capable of handling 3.70in (93.98mm) overall length cartridges.[9][10]. The Ruger should therefore be considered very mild in this regard. Top 10 6.5 PRC (Precision Rifle Cartridge) Rifles, Enfield No. Though it wasnt the firstand it certainly isnt the lastthe .375 Holland & Holland Belted Magnum set the standard for not only the proper velocities, but the desired terminal ballistics for the .375-inch diameter. Hornady currently produce four Superformance loads for the .375 Ruger: the 250 grain GMX (homogenous copper bullet) at 2900fps, the 270 grain SP-RP Interlock at 2840fps, the 300 grain Dangerous Game Expanding (DGX) at 2660fps and the 300 grain steel jacketed Dangerous Game Solid (DGS) also at 2660fps. The .375 Dakota is based on the .404 Jeffrey case and is beltless with a 0.545" rim diameter. The stainless steel and plastic stock is very weather resistant If just for bear protection I remove the scope and screw on a NECG receiver sight directly to the scope bases machined into the Ruger receiver. Will it ever unseat the .375 H&H Magnum as the king of the .375s? Currently, Hornady and Double Tap manufacture ammunition for the .375 Ruger cartridge. I do wonder if it will speed up the need for that shoulder surgery Ive been putting off. The Hornady bullets--on this hunt, fast 270-grain Interlocks and deep-penetrating 300-grain FMJs--performed perfectly, and thus the cartridge did as well. It is both forgiving and can be more humane than the small bores in bush hunting situations as poor shots taken with the .375 generally slow game down fast, allowing quick follow up shots. One of my clients showed up to hunt buffalo, sable plains game etc. Those who wish to shoot big game at long ranges are advised to utilize the Rocky Mountain ULD bullet design. The more streamlined the bullet the lower the energy transfer. For those of us who love potent cartridges one of the ongoing bug bears of the M77 Ruger long action has been its rather short magazine (87mm / 3.425). 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Only problem is that you are limited to only Hornady brass. [6][7] In 2019 it got C.I.P.-standardized as the 300 PRC. On Wednesday, the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) sent a notice of intent to sue to the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) for alleged violations of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), due to the hunting of gray wolves in Wyomings Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Those hunting the wilds of India, Australia, Canada and the United States all were well-served by the .375 H&H. OK, I was actually, grudgingly, impressed. The new cartridge uses the same .532-inch rim diameter, but the belt is fatter and the body taper has slightly more case capacity even though, at 2 1/2 inches, it'. Except that the engineers didn't factor in the bonus delivered by the shorter, fatter case. I have run .375 Ruger ammo through such actions and so far it has fed great every time. These bullets work well when facing game weighing 700kg (1540lb) and above. American ammunition manufacturer Hornady got the 300 PRC SAAMI-standardized in 2018. During the spring conservation order, you can hunt with outfitters from Arkansas to Saskatchewan. Steve Hornady hadn't been in Africa for a long, long time, but he's done as much mountain hunting as anyone I know. Of the solid bullet designs, the round nose solids are gradually being superseded by flat or concave tip bullets capable of producing some measure of hydraulic force. The 270 grain Speer BTSP is a soft bullet designed for large thin-skinned game. Forerunners to the .375 Ruger are the .376 Steyr and the .375 Dakota. Powered by UBB.threads PHP Forum Software 7.7.5. off hand standing position. Since it is a rimless, unbelted case that doesn't "step down" in front of the belt, it is thus a fatter case than the .375. Again, getting close with an accurate rifle is the key. The .375 Ruger gives the company the opportunity, for the first time, to house this level of power, performance and versatility in the standard Ruger M77 Mk II. In his hands the .375 Ruger performed at least as well as any .375 H&H I've ever seen. In any case, both the Swift and Woodleigh are far more reliable for hunting bovines than the 300 grain Partition bullet. As with most things in life, what you see depends on where you sit. But, it eventually rose to the top, and not just among African hunters. The company's new Hawkeye--essentially a Model 77 with a more slender profile and better handling qualities--became the platform for a Hawkeye African in .375 Ruger. He had reloads with .300 grain Hornady DGX Softs and solids. Once again, there should be no surprise in what a cartridge that slightly exceeds a .375 H&H should do on game, provided the bullets perform. They pulled up short, and, luckily, the bull they wanted turned and gave them a clear frontal shot. With the 375R necked down to 9.3, the 9.3x62 and the 9.3 Brenneke would pale in a comparison of performance. Do the iron sights hit poi with 260/270gr.bullets ? 3 MOA over the bench and with a sled equates to around 6 MOA in the field if the hunter can keep his cool and more likely 9 MOA in real word conditions. Instead, the DGS seeks to find a compromise between terminal performance and smooth feeding from the Ruger action. Initially, the two Ruger M77 rifles designed for the .375 Ruger were the Hawkeye African and Hawkeye Alaskan. Loaded to 3000fps the 250 grain Sierra (BC .371) breaks its 1800fps limit at around 520 yards. #3. The herd spooked, of course, as they often do in the evening. This can lead to disastrous results on large, heavy bodied animals. Impact velocity is also a key factor. TDCC (Tables of Dimensions of Cartridges and Chambers) .375 Ruger, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=.375_Ruger&oldid=1125450829, Articles needing additional references from September 2014, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 4 December 2022, at 02:13. It's OK, but, after all, the .375 H&H has been adequate since 1912, so I don't think that is what is most important about the new cartridge. The recommended rate of twist is one revolution in 12in (304.8mm). From the backcountry to the back-forty, trust your hunt to Outfitter ammunition. Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters Mossberg Patriot in 375 Ruger discontinued? By the same token, be wary of high weight retention projectiles that supposedly dump vast amounts of energy yet then defy physics by maintaining their form and weight. The Ruger cartridge may not be ideal for very light framed game or the very best for extremely heavy game, but as a general-purpose cartridge it is extremely well balanced. The .375 Ruger also labors under giant velocity spikes between one shot to another with Hornady ammo, sometimes in excess of 150 FPS. We got on that herd in late afternoon, with very little time for finesse. Of the conventional medium to heavy weight bullet designs the 250 and 300 grain Sierra Gameking bullets can prove immensely useful. Two useful medium weight copper pills include the 250 grain Barnes TTSX and the 250 grain Hornady GMX, both producing similar performance. However, it is good to see the likes of Woodleigh working towards optimal hydraulic force potential through the creation of their concaved solid bullets. The newer .375 Ruger is beltless and intrinsically more accurate. 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. In fact, as much as it truly galls me to say this, the .375 Ruger is probably a better cartridge. [8] The 300 PRC cartridge case capacity is 6.2ml (95.5 grains) H2O. The author's left-hand Ruger M77 Mk II in .375 Ruger groups very acceptably with the 270-grain Hornady Interlock. It remained cloaked in secrecy for some time, but so what? The combination of full bullet expansion plus around 30% weight loss help the 300 grain partition to produce massive internal wounding across a wide range of impact velocities. [11] This round is designed for hunting medium- to large-sized North American game. For those who wish to build or re-build a .375 Ruger: a basic 24" or 26 barrel rifle of sufficient heft mated to a straight line stock with a generously wide forend is the key to easy shooting. The .378 Weatherby, on the other hand, has never been popular because it is too much of a good thing: too much more recoil and too fast for most .375 bullets. Of the heavy weight premium bullets the 300 grain Nosler is the softest. The cartridge was designed in partnership, by Hornady and Ruger. It turns out that the .375 Ruger easily exceeds standard .375 H&H velocities in all bullet weights, delivering a significant bonus of more than 100 fps with the 300-grain bullet and approaching 200 fps with a 270-grain bullet. But for someone who wants a no-nonsense cartridge in an affordable rifle, the .375 Ruger in the Hawkeye rifle makes a great choice. Mossberg & Sons produced bolt-action rifles of the "Patriot" series chambered in .375 Ruger with different stock options. Need more information . This is a very economical bullet for hunting heavy game. This projectile is in essence designed to be used for taking CNS shots on the heaviest of game. The Alaskan rifle featured a Hogue plastic stock and 20 barrel, again with open sights. It uses a .532-inch rim diameter (the same as the .375 H&H and its subsequent offspring) which I assume would make it financially beneficial to machine the rifles bolt, and a rimless design with very little body taper. It was designed to fit and function in the many "standard length" bolt-actions that work with cartridges like the 7mm Remington and .300/,338 Winchesters Magnums. We checked zero on the runway--hardly a perfect range setup, but it had seemed to me that Steve Hornady's .375 Ruger shot very well, and it seemed to me that both of these did also. As with most medium bores the .375 Ruger produces best results across all bullet weights with powders in the IMR / H 4350 range, though the faster Varget burn rate can work very well with light weight bullets. Perhaps the most spectacular example was, at least to my eye, Ken Jorgensen's buffalo. As I understand it, one of the goals for the 375 Ruger cartridge was to equal the performance of a 375 H&H out of a 24" barrel, but to do it with a 20" barrel. Those who wish to push the envelope and shoot further need to understand that this bullet can produce very poor performance at long ranges, depending on shot placement and target resistance. During the course of nearly three weeks he took more than a dozen animals from impala to Cape buffalo in size with the .375 Ruger, and he managed to use all three of Hornady's loads for the new cartridge: 270-grain Interlock spirepoint, 300-grain InterBond roundnose and 300-grain FMJ roundnose. That said, hand loaders must be careful not to make general assumptions based on any published data as there is a great deal of variation in bullet shape and jacket thickness in the medium bores, especially with regards to premium bullets. Pintoguy is correct, Howa no longer lists the 375 Ruger, so they are hard to find. 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