375 Ruger

[USMA84DAB]

I also notice that the Hornady QC could be improved - the new cases run a large spread of case length - last I checked a batch, I think it ran .008" spread. My solution is to just trim them all so I can get consistent bullet seating.

On the other hand, I recently bought a bag of 500 .308WIN brass made by Barnes - .001" spread between the dozen I measured. I gave up measuring and just chamfered and loaded!

 

[Taylorz1]

Does Barnes source from Norma ? I thought so. I wish I could get Norma to make 375 and 416 ruger brass

 

[USMA84DAB]

Amen to that, brother!

 

[CoElkHunter]

I bought a barely used 2014 .375 Ruger Guide Gun last year. Handles well, smooth action and shoots very well with open sights. Need a scope for it and eventually a .416 Ruger Guide Gun. They are great rifles.

 

[cajunchefray]

Ruger safety is very safe, but not the best for a DG rifle. A tang safety is a better choice there. Practice with it a lot. I know of one PH who had an issue with his Ruger safety when a buff charged and ended up in the hospital. He has since removed it.

Am curious about the Ruger safety issue and a PH, in a tight spot. Agree with many other experienced hunters, that the Ruger 3 position safety, is not as ergonomic, as the Model 70 Winchester safety.
Can you share some more details?

 

[Pablo]

I bought an African model about 10 years ago specifically for my trip I finally took back in July. I’m not a reloader, but I do keep my Hornady brass after buying several boxes. I’ve had a Ruger M77 .270 for about 30 years and is my go-to rifle. The .375 feels pretty much the same to me, so I have a lot of confidence in it. I fired 6 times and got 6 animals, with only the kudu running maybe 50 yards using 270gr SP-RP ammo. My PH told me that it would definitely work for buff with 300gr.
I’m not as savvy about ballistics and such as a lot of guys here, but it goes bang and does its job for me.

 

[Ryan]

Am curious about the Ruger safety issue and a PH, in a tight spot. Agree with many other experienced hunters, that the Ruger 3 position safety, is not as ergonomic, as the Model 70 Winchester safety.
Can you share some more details?

Somewhere back in time here in I think 2018 or so is a mention of Bossie Mostert of Limpopo Big Game Safaris having a run in with a buffalo, his rifle not ejecting a shell properly and ending up in the hospital. I hunted with him in January 2021. Now, it's been four years for me and I'm currently nowhere near my own rifle to try and repeat this so I'm going to try and recall what he said happened. He owns a Ruger RSM in 416 Rigby. He had to deal with a wounded buffalo and it came charging at him. I believe he got one shot off and apparently the safety got pushed back a little between fully forward-Fire and half-Safe somehow. He attempted to eject the shell and as he opened the bolt the bolt handle got caught on the safety lever and jammed up. While he was trying to get it to function the buff found him. By the time I hunted with him he had solved his issues by removing that safety lever completely. If someone is better at using the search function than me (it gives me way too much) feel free to go looking for more on his story on this forum. I've had no issues with the Ruger safety myself. But after using my Savage with a tang safety for a few years now a tang safety for a DG rifle would be my preference between the two.