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18 November 2009, 14:15

yes

375 ruger in africa

has anybody tried 375 ruger for dg hunting i africa?
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18 November 2009, 20:49

gringo_pistolero

Boddington has used it on buff and ele and speaks well of it in his revision of "Safari Rifles" and also in some videos he has done. Ruger makes a left-hand action which may be part of the appeal for him.

18 November 2009, 21:27

BrettAKSCI

I recently purchases one, but haven't taken it to Africa yet. It shoots sub 1/2" at 100 yards, but attaining near factory velocity from reloads is a trick. I maxed out on RL 15 with outstanding accuracy but with 300 grain TSX at about 2475fps. I have a friend who had good velocity/accuracy results from RL 17, so we'll see.

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18 November 2009, 21:59

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the ruger alaskan with short barrel is really a lovely babe

getting 375H&H velocity from such a short barreled handy rifle is fantastic!!

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19 November 2009, 00:15

David Culpepper

I have one of the LH 375 Rugers and love it. Like the others I have not taken it to Africa yet, it will just be another excuse to return to Africa. When my buddy and I were first sighting it in he liked it so much he had a local gun shop price one for himself.

Yes the short barrel is great, makes getting thru the thick brush a lot easier.