has anyone seen any 375 rugers up here and if so what are your thoughts on them? are they going to make a stainless version?

I see Midway is listing 375 Ruger ammo .. Its listed as backordered but I think it was 47 $ a box ...

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Originally posted by grizzinater:
has anyone seen any 375 rugers up here and if so what are your thoughts on them? are they going to make a stainless version?

Too new of a cartridge, and no ammo for it. I imagine that reloaders will figure what brass they can use for it, but that takes time up here. Now, there is plenty of ammo and reloading components for the .375 H&H.

grizz

The Ruger Alaskan has a matte black coated finish which is weather resistent, as well as its synthetic stock, hence the Alaskan name. From all indications the .375 Ruger is everything that the H&H is but in a shorter action. Ammo is scarce but it is a new release, i would think in a year it will be easiier to get loaded ammo and loading components.

I've been holding out for an "Alaskan" version. Not too long ago Jeff Quinn of Gunblast posted that Ruger will make the initial run of "Alaskans" in the matte blue steel, but the later versions will be stainless. I was thinking of holding out for the stainless but I'm having second thoughts on the Hogue stock. I don't care for its shape and feel for such a rifle.

Today I put my hands on an "African" version and now am thinking of getting it. All I can say is "WOW"! This thing is well thought out. Great stock design, good balance, good trigger, feels near perfect to me for a compact 375 rifle. Wish Ruger would offer the "Alaskan" w/ a synthetic version of the "African" stock.

GVA

i have got STUART SATTERLEE to build me up a 375 ruger on one of his M 98 ACTIONS, Obermyer barrel, and mcmillan stock...cant wait!...by then hopefully reloading components will be avaliable
Daniel

I agree with GaryVA on the stock .. I don,t know why they didn,t just go with the synthetic stock they use already....But the Overmold stock is Very Shooting Friendly .. And if it is a bit big , its not too clumsy...It can always be swaped around for an after market stock....M98 has a good thing going there.. .. There are 3 of them supposed to show up here in Hoonah around the end of April,so mayby one will replace my 9.3x62 on a spring black bear hunt...I think an MPI Weatherby style fiberglass stock would be about perfact on the Alaskan..

gumboot,

Just to give you an update. Jeff on gunblast was saying that only the 1st hundred or so of the "Alaskan" versions were std steel under the ion-matte black coating. After that point all "Alaskan"s would be stainless. I noticed that the new Ruger catalog indicates that at least the barrels were stainless.

Also, the "African" is a good 1/4 pound lighter than the "Alaskan" due to the different stocks. The "African" balances and handles so well w/ the 23" barrel and the lighter/slimmer stock that I'm beginning to think that putting a standard Ruger "All Weather" Hawkeye synthetic stock on an "African" may be an excellent option. I may overlook the extra 3" on the barrel and overlook it not being stainless if that would work. If the barrel channel on the synthetic stock will fit the 358, it may have enough meat in it to be opened up a bit more for the 375.

GVA

;;;;I think I will need to get a few as I want to do some tests for myself on the differences it the steels and velocity and handleing caracteristics between the two...... From the pics and specs that RIP posted , the barrel is very close to what the 338 and 300 win ,77mk2 RP is... If the Hawkeye is the same it should be nearly a drop in .......Another option is a Boyds JRS laminated stock .. They have a nice pistol grip and forend ,, and there is enough wood it can be reduced to bring the express sights in ......,If this rifle is fitted and padded to each owners likeings it will be an easy shooting hammer that will also work on a bean field.......I wonder how fast and accurate the Lutz Moeller 150 gr bullets will be in it ????????????????

Call ruger and ask them about the stock . I recently watched a Hornady DVD where they used two 375 ruger rifles , one was the african model and the other was the african in what looked very much like there all weather stock.

I found a post by muledeer on 24hr reporting he confirmed w/ Ruger at SCI that the "Alaskan" and "African" will drop in the large barrel channel "All Weather" stock. muledeer offered speculation as to why the Hogue was picked but inferred it was a bad choice.

GVA

The houge was chosen I,m sure for all the whiners about recoil.......I,ve had the canoe paddle stock on my 458 for about 11 years and it works so well that it is still on there....I think I like the new style synthetic better.....Its a good looking stock and quieter... and the front sling stud will come out and go back on on the front curve of the forend .....The recoil pads arn,t any thing to brag about , where as the Houge is very nice...Its no trick to shorten the stock and put some gtf pad on.....It is good to know about changeing the stock with the standard Ruger synth. Make for an even handier rifle...I just hope there is enough drop in the comb to shoot the express sights easily........With the 4x Burris Short Mag scope it will pack easy.................My idea of a great genral purpose Alaskan big game rifle....Meaning it will reach out to 500 yrds for a wolf 400-450 yrds for small ruminates ,and have the snoose to knock a big bear down at 15 feet.. All in a rifle that weighs around 8-8.5 lbs loaded and scoped ..And that is not overly burdensome in the recoil department.... With the scope removed it will make a great summer crick fishing / hikeing/ berry picking companion.....