I have little knowledge about the projected velocities of the 375 ruger. i am wonmdering since these are both carbines what is the projected gain of the ruger over the Steyr?
Ruger Steyr
BBL 20" 20"
Weight 8 lbs 8 lbs
OAL 40 3/4"
capacity 3 Rounds 8 rds./ 8 w/ adapter
twist 1:12" RH 1:12" RH
sights yes W/A rear yes W/A rear Ele. Frnt
safety 3 pos. wing 3 pos. tang (roller)

other notables...
Ruger- Hinged steel floor plate, Hogue OverMolded Stock, newly designed trigger, integral scope rings.
Steyr - 2 position DBM, adjustable LOP via spacers, Fully adjsutable trigger, fully free floated BBL.
both share cold hammer forged 20" BBLs and both have windage adjustable rear sights, the Steyr has an elevation adjustable blade front the ruger a bead front.
For the rounds...
The 376 Steyr is 3.075"OAL .(max is 3.11) w/ a case of 2.35".
The factory loaded 270 grain bullet is at a velocity of 2610 fps in a 24" test barrel but is reported to be delivering a chronographed velocity of about 2560 fps in the 20" barrel of the Steyr ProHunter rifle. This is only a loss of 50 FPS in a 4" loss of BBL length.steyrs have proven to have fast BBLs.
While there is certainly a group of hunters who prefer the american stylings of the ruger line theree are as many who dislike the houge stock.
Taking into consideration that these two rifle offer the closest examination between two factory set-ups , please compare velocity and energy numbers fairly.

i found an article by eric ching who tested the 19" BBL scout in 376 300 grain RN and found a 61.5 gr. load of IMR 4895 @ 2330FPS from that BBL.

Go read Eric Ching's article about load development at his wed site; http://pw1.netcom.com/~chingesh/

I would go with the 376 Steyr, higher quality rifle and barrel. Not to mention, you really don't need the speed.

I would opt for the Ruger but I like crf actions......................Ruger makes a very tough gun to !!

not to draw sides, but the SBS action is proofed to 120,000.
what about energys and velocity from the alaskan vs the steyr?

Hello,
I am sure Ruger would have tested the rifles to a satisfactory level, but can assure you they will not normally reveal the proof test whatever it is. I hear rumblings about the availability of the 375 Ruger ammo and would believe it is very scarce at this time, but again has not really hit the ground running yet and wonder how many 376 Steyer's there are in the United States??? Every seen any ammo on a dealer's shelves?? Are there less than 100, 50, 25, rifles in the States????
As for quality of rifle, everyone to their own opinion of course, but doubt the Steyer is any better than the Ruger in any respect.

i wish there were only 100. or 1000 for that matter, but im pretty sure there are alot more than that. what does ammo on dealers shelves have to do with it? is this not accurate reloading? i'v not seen 358 WIN ammo on a dealers shelf in 10 years.
i am eager to see how the 2 carbines compare.

Hello KSTEPHENS,
Perhaps I should have been more explicit by my remark about on the shelf ammo, and clearly stated that the availability of ammunition and or components for "reloading" would be somewhat scarce for the 376 Steyer without a firearm population to justify the production of same for the market place. I am sure you can see the relationship to population of a given firearm and its corresponding ammunition. I am not sure there would be more than 100 Steyer rifles in the United States in caliber .376 Steyer?? How many people do you know have one?? Perhaps I am mistaken, are they that common??
Point being that such a number (50-100) would be less than a days production of the Ruger Hawkeye, Alaskan, African, in 375 Ruger once the marketing pipeline becomes operational. When the shipments of the Ruger starts in normal speed, I would guess that a comparison of the two, Steyer that is, and the Ruger will take place quickly.

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Originally posted by driver:
Hello KSTEPHENS,
Perhaps I should have been more explicit by my remark about on the shelf ammo, and clearly stated that the availability of ammunition and or components for "reloading" would be somewhat scarce for the 376 Steyer without a firearm population to justify the production of same for the market place. I am sure you can see the relationship to population of a given firearm and its corresponding ammunition. I am not sure there would be more than 100 Steyer rifles in the United States in caliber .376 Steyer?? How many people do you know have one?? Perhaps I am mistaken, are they that common??
Point being that such a number (50-100) would be less than a days production of the Ruger Hawkeye, Alaskan, African, in 375 Ruger once the marketing pipeline becomes operational. When the shipments of the Ruger starts in normal speed, I would guess that a comparison of the two, Steyer that is, and the Ruger will take place quickly.

not really interested in marketing or production numbers.
the comparison i was hopeing to draw was between the two cartriges w/ a like bullet at a similar pressure from the same length BBL.
the inability of steyr to properly promote thier fine products to the american market is not news. that simple and plain fact doesnt diminish the attributes of the caliber. which could be seen if we had a side by side comparison.

The 375 Ruger has greater case capacity by a fair ammount from what I,ve read........Most Styers I have seen are sometimes feeders ,,,, I myself have never seen a factory ruger fail to feed ............The only 376 Styer I,ve seen was in fairbanks and the guy didn,t have any ammo or dies for it ...

I've got a .376 Steyr Prohunter. One of my favorites, It's a great bear gun. I fail to see the merit of introducing the .375 Ruger but I don't really give a hoot. Heck, once ammo shows up, I may convert my 7RemMag BAR to .375 Ruger.

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Originally posted by gumboot458:
The 375 Ruger has greater case capacity by a fair ammount from what I,ve read........Most Styers I have seen are sometimes feeders ,,,, I myself have never seen a factory ruger fail to feed ............The only 376 Styer I,ve seen was in fairbanks and the guy didn,t have any ammo or dies for it ...

do you think that additional case capacity is going to help out of the alaskans 20" bbl?