I heard the first year sales number for .375 Ruger rifle at 8,000 units, which is not so different from your number.

I got an early Ruger .375 African Hawkeye, then sold my .376 Steyr and a pair of H&Hs. (The .376 Steyr is a 9.3X64 case shortened 4mm and opened up from .366" to .375".)

jim


LCDR Jim Dodd, USN (Ret.)
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