I really like my Ruger Alaskan. I replaced the rubber eraser stock with a stock Ruger plastic stock, and it feels much better, and weighs in at just 7-3/4 lbs. I have had more then a few .375 H&H rifles, and have always held them in the highest regard. Since the purchase of my Ruger, I no longer own an H&H. Not that the cartridge is so much better, but simply because the shorter barrel of my Ruger still puts out the ballistics of the longer H&H, and it's much handier in the thick brush that I hunt.
I do like the shorter action better as well; and I CAN chew gum and walk at the same time!
Be careful of those that say 'like what I like, or your an idiot'.
