Yeah, you just keep better company than I do! Okay, so maybe not better, just eating higher on the hog...

Rich

Chobe,

so hows about boring us with the details of your upcoming Safari? How many will the next one be for you? I been thinking, if you suck up a little with Aussie21 maybe he can get you a deal cut in Australia so you can go on "Walkabout". Don't get too wound up, I meant that as a figure of speech, not literally. Sorreeeeeeeeeeee!

Rich

Let's see; a free rifle with unlimited ammo for a year. Then in 12 months we get a glowing unbiased report?

I like what Hornady is doing, several calibers are back from the brink and don't cost a fortune to own and shoot because of them. A lot of the stuff is redundant however. The 30TC/308, 375ruger/375dakota, for examples.

Now that remington has ceased production of 416 brass(what were they thinking?)there seems to be a real opportunity for someone to fill that void.

I am glad to see so many folks realize the stuff is what it is; advertising. With what AnotherAZWriter said, I hope we will see a bit more "truth in advertising" from the gun press. I think that's the biggest complaint I have about the process. In fact, one of the things I like about Safari magazine is that its stories are generally by folks who paid their own money and hunted and write it up. Yes, its an ego trip for some, and I am sure that more than a few of the pros who write there are making a living at it, but still its refreshing to not have to read it critically to get any information. (And some are fun stories too...) The comments by the agents, writers and "personalities" who don't fess up to the fact that it is free/payment in kind are the ones who worry me (although a lot of the more ethical ones have no qualms about admitting it if you ask, they should but it in front- like the folks in the scientific journals, etc.)

I can understand the advertising end of it for the manufacturers. I can see that some of the magazines don't want to offend their revenue source, although I think a lot of periodicals are hurting because the publisher has lost sight of who the customer really is (and it ain't the guy buying advertising...no ad revenue without readership.)

Anyhow, I do see some advantages to the .375 and .416 Ruger, just not really significant ones to me given that I already have a .375 H&H and a .416 Rigby- the cost of gun, size of the gun, beltless case, and acceptable ballistics are all positive. If this overrides the .375 H&H in your book, great, and one can debate that intelligently. But don't sit there and expect me to buy your work to have you tell a bunch of half truths and BS that "someone who should know told me..." Can't you think for yourself, or better yet do some testing on your own?

Ivan,
I look forward to your real world review.

I like the looks, and the rifle size of the new Mk II African. Ruger makes stout products. I doubt Ruger/Hornady have skimped developing these new cartridges and rifles just on a whim. There is, no doubt, a sizeable market for the .375 and .416 Rugers.

And, I'll be thinking about all of that when I pack up my Model 70 in .375 H&H the next time I go buffalo hunting.

Some people need "all new for this year". Others like the classics.

What ever you choose, shoot it well, shoot it often, and enjoy the heck out of it. And, be gentleman enough to let the other gentleman enjoy his.

Keep in mind the story about the man who said, "If everyman saw my wife the way I see her, they would all want to make love to her."
A man standing near him said, "If every man saw his wife the way I do, no one would."

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gentlemen , i will be taking a ruger .416 with me this season for hunting bait , for clients to borrow and for general camp meat etc

Ivan, how will you obtain enough ammo? Is there availability of the Ruger .376/.416 in Zim at any of the gun shops?