Scott Rupp gets a chance to talk to Aaron Oelger about a few new products from Hodgdon and why reloading store shelves are empty. 300 yard wind value (very) roughly doubles at 400 yards. Top 10 6.5 PRC (Precision Rifle Cartridge) Rifles, Enfield No. The herd spooked, of course, as they often do in the evening. The Weldcore bullet really comes into its own when the going gets tough, an emphatic killer of large and tough bodied deer and Antelope when used out to ordinary hunting ranges. It remained cloaked in secrecy for some time, but so what? Currently, Hornady and Double Tap manufacture ammunition for the .375 Ruger cartridge. Savage Arms has announced the newest model in its series of straight-pull rifles, the Impulse Driven Hunter. To say that performance was spectacular is an understatement. While the .375 H&H Magnum is longer than the .375 Ruger, the latter cartridge has a 4% greater case capacity than the Holland & Holland cartridge, 99 gr. .375 H&H Mag. 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. Looking for previous installments of our "Behind the Bullet" series? While not earth shattering on its own, the wide and compact case is more efficient than the Holland & Holland which enables the Ruger to obtain similar results from a short 20 barrel while a 23 barreled Ruger boasts higher velocities than a 25 barreled H&H. With various loads running between 2600 and 2800fps, the Ruger packed plenty of punch for large North American game. Love what you do and do it well. This particular rifle, at least so far, is actually the least accurate of the four .375 Rugers he has seen. Shop online or in-store at your local Sportsman's Warehouse. The goal was to create a shorter cartridge than the big .338 magnums that would fit in a more compact rifle with nearly the same performance. with a new .375 Ruger Hawkeye. And yes, it is most certainly worth chasing velocity in the .375 Ruger but never at the expense of safety. In the Remington Ultra Magnum for example, the heavier weight and higher velocity can result in higher over all trauma or what we might call stopping power regardless of the misunderstandings within this subject. Such rifles can be a true please to own once bedded and tuned. With a case length of 2.580 inches and an overall length of 3.340 inches, the .375 Ruger will fit perfectly in a long-action receiver which will house a .300 Winchester Magnum or 7mm Remington Magnum. The 260 grain Nosler Accubond was designed for use on large bodied game. This bullet is at its best when used on large bodied game such as bear or moose at closer ranges (above 2200fps or inside 250 yards depending on muzzle velocity). The bullet weights for the most common cartridges will range from 200 grains all the way up to 350 grains (380 grains in a few instances with boutique bullets) and at what weve come to accept as standard velocities, will both shoot flat with spitzer bullets and hit hard with the heavyweights. 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. 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. Only problem is that you are limited to only Hornady brass. Wounding is severe however if used in this manner. Contributing Editor for RifleShooter Magazine, Brad Fitzpatrick gives us a review of this modernized version of an iconic favorite. The Double Tap achieves 2,825ft/s (861m/s) and 4,700ftlb (6,400J) with a 270-grain Barnes TSX from a 23-inch barrel Ruger 77 African. There are no shortcomings in the 375 Ruger case design. The maximum overall length of the cartridge is 3.340in (84.8mm), which is similar to the maximum overall length to standard-length cartridges such as the .338 Winchester Magnum or the .30-06 Springfield. Between 2400 and 2200fps the TSX produces clean but delayed kills. I cannot emphasize strongly enough how very useful this (and other .375 kin including the H&H) can be in this manner. As a researcher, I tend to look for the poleax effect as this subject interests me as a matter of research. If this projectile is to be used for killing the meplat must be modified. Though it does few things perfectly, it truly does everything, and is possibly the most flexible bore diameter available. Used in this manner the GMX is able to produce very high physical and nervous trauma on game weighing up to and exceeding 600kg (1300lb). Can Coolers | An Official Journal Of The NRA, Find More Great NRA Publications Perfect For Every Interest, Discover Everything That The NRA Has To Offer. The cartridge was designed in partnership, by Hornady and Ruger. The .375 Ruger is a joint project between Hornady and Ruger, and it is the first big-game rifle cartridge to bear the Ruger name. In rifles which yield full velocities of 2850fps, the 260 grain Partition breaks 2200fps at around 235 yards and 1800fps at around 400 yards. Otherwise, see the .375 Ruger for what it is, an affordable and extremely useful medium bore. The WSM's and RCM's seem to have fallen behind. It fits in a shorter, and therefore faster-to-reload and more rigid action. 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. We put nearly eight miles on our boots working a herd. The 350 grain Woodleigh round nose and protected point bullets come into their own on the heaviest of game where they are able to shed some weight and SD but continue to produce vivid wounding to a much deeper level than their 300 grain counterparts which can, if pushed too hard, suffer over-expansion. These bullets work well when facing game weighing 700kg (1540lb) and above. The cartridge is based on the .375 Ruger case, which was necked up to accept a .416in (10.6mm) bullet. During the spring conservation order, you can hunt with outfitters from Arkansas to Saskatchewan. The .375 Ruger has gone on to raise quite the family, including the .416 Ruger, the .300 and .338 Ruger Compact Magnums, and the 6.5 PRC and .300 PRC. The only special feature--and it's a good one--is that these rifles have a very good and sturdy fixed-blade rear sight with a 3/32-inch front bead on a barrelband ramp. The author's left-hand Ruger M77 Mk II in .375 Ruger groups very acceptably with the 270-grain Hornady Interlock. Mossberg Patriot in 375 Ruger discontinued? Loaded to 3000fps the 250 grain Sierra (BC .371) breaks its 1800fps limit at around 520 yards. The .338 Ruger Compact Magnum or .338 RCM is a rimless, short-length rifle cartridge based on the .375 Ruger case. This is the third iteration of this projectile design. Again, getting close with an accurate rifle is the key. Apart from this small change, the RP Interlock performs the same as the traditional bullet. The front sight is Ruger's standard barrelband assembly with a highly visible 3/32-inch bead on the ramp. Readers are however advised to take note of the muzzle brakes on the current .375 Ruger rifles. Is it significant that it fits in a .30-06-length action? Steve Hornady, hunting with PH Paul Smith of Chifuti Safaris, took the first buffalo to fall to the .375 Ruger. The 300 grain Nosler Partition is ideal for large Alaskan game out to ordinary hunting ranges. To put either animal down on the spot requires both a tough bullet and careful shot placement. The 250 grain GMX is a serious big game bullet. Velocity is an additional key factor as this increases target resistance further. Certainly, they were good enough to go hunting with, and that's exactly what we did. The velocity bonus is significant because it provides considerably more energy, slightly flattens trajectory and, from a pure marketing standpoint, places the .375 Ruger very close to the .375 Weatherby Magnum and .375 Remington Ultra Magnum in performance. The goal of the engineers was not to exceed .375 H&H performance but simply to equal it in a cartridge that would fit in a standard-length (.30-06-length) action and fit existing belted magnum bolt faces. Those who wish to body shoot heavy game with this bullet must understand that wounding will be limited. At the time of writing (2017) the .375 Ruger has maintained high popularity. SAAMI recommends a six-groove barrel having a bore of .366in (9.3mm) and a groove of .376in (9.6mm) with a groove width of .115in (2.9mm). This combined with very select shot placement, keeping shots well forwards on the shoulder, can allow us to drop very large animals in their tracks. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. This is the primary consideration. Copyright 2023 National Rifle Association, Women On Target Instructional Shooting Clinics, Volunteer At The Great American Outdoor Show, Marion P. 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But nobody makes taking that amount of game look easy with a poor rifle or an unsuitable cartridge, nor can it be done without consistently good bullet performance. Searching for Oryx in these conditions can be challenging on a couple levels. It has been used to take roe deer, reindeer, ibex, and more. Instead, Nosler developed a series of modest length rebated rim cartridges to suit the Howa action (Nosler M48 rifle). To show viewers how to succeed at long range, J. Guthrie gears up for a challenging shot while chasing Colorado pronghorn at long range with DPMS' Panther 6.5 Creedmoor. A superior stock forend design would help a great deal to aid to recoil reduction and allow many users to do away with the brake altogether. Hornady 's new Superformance loads produce a bit more velocity, and the rifle refinements made by Hill Country Rifle make it more accurate and user-friendly. This feral cattle beast weighs around 600kg (1300lb). The .375 H&H, left, with the new .375 Ruger. Unlike Remington Ultra Magnum cartridges, the Ruger Magnums can be chambered in standard-length bolt-action rifles. Finally, an opportunity came but cover was sparse, and we could only close the distance to about 100 . This projectile is also too long to be housed in the Ruger M77. I doubt it; there are just too many great rifles chambered for the H&H, too many ammunition choices, as well as too many devotees of the old, belted case. Yukon Territory, Canada. Any human or rifle error will invariably result in slow killing. [11] This round is designed for hunting medium- to large-sized North American game. Ken had a .375 Ruger in the classic M77 walnut stock, still a prototype but exactly the way this version will be marketed. A heavy bullet can afford to shed some weight and mass (energy transfer) as a means to promote trauma. The .375 Ruger is a splendid cartridge for medium game in bush / woods hunting situations, it is an exceptional performer on large bodied game and a modest performer on heavy game. If the hunter can visualize both the point of the shoulder and forwards portion of the lungs and work the angles according to the situation this will increase the ability of the bullet (any bullet) to produce a fast kill. There have been many cartridges designed to compete or replace the .375 H&H, including the .375 Weatherby Magnum and its larger brother the .378 Weatherby Magnum, the .375 Dakota, the .376 Steyr and the .375 Remington Ultra Magnum; while all of them have a following, none have approached the flowing of the H&H design. With deep penetration and high weight retention, the DGX Bonded has earned a great reputationbonding the core to the jacket solved some jacket/core separation issuesand the DGS remains a fantastic choice for backup on buffalo, or for hunting elephant. In other words, and for the most part, large bodied deer and antelope weighing up to and around 600kg (1300lb), a very reasonable assessment. 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. Unfortunately, while these authors may well have had successful results, such information tends to create unrealistic expectations and overconfidence in this projectile design. 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. The Barnes bullets do not suffer over-expansion. All RifleShooter subscribers now have digital access to their magazine content. The Hornady Superformance ammunition drives a 270-grain (17g) SP-RP bullet at 2,840ft/s (870m/s) and the 300-grain (19g) DGS and DGX bullets at 2,660ft/s (810m/s). I can handle it. In his hands the .375 Ruger performed at least as well as any .375 H&H I've ever seen. Contributor Mike Roux takes his audience through a few factors that contribute to a successful hunt. His first trophy was a 40 inch buffalo. My girlfriend, Donna (who is also left-handed), tried it and wasn't too sure about it. In the Dangerous Game Series, Hornady loads their 270-grain InterLock spitzer at a muzzle velocity of 2840 fps, yielding a trajectory identical to the lighter 250-grain bullet and making it a perfect choice for bear, elk, moose, African plains game and the big cats as well. The further we go below 2600fps the more useful this bullet weight shedding (no core bonding) can be. One of Ruger's goals was to achieve .375 H&H performance in a shorter rifle. Initially, the two Ruger M77 rifles designed for the .375 Ruger were the Hawkeye African and Hawkeye Alaskan. It starts with a very clever case, a straight, unbelted case with exactly the same .532-inch rim as the .375 H&H. 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