Ruger shoulda necked the 375 Ruger case down...they missed the boat...
............Kinda agree there. They shortened the 375 Ruger casing instead.
But as far as the 338 RCM is concerned, Ruger in conjunction with Hornady, wanted to "try as best a possible" (but fell short) duplicating 24" barreled 338 Win Mag ballistics from a new 20" barreled more compact Hawkeye.
I personally feel that had they taken the 375 Ruger casing as is and then necked it down to a 338 and also to a 300 calling them the 338 Ruger and 300 Ruger respectively, they might have enjoyed more success vs the RCMs.
Using the original and non-shortened 375 Ruger casing, the case capacity would have been more and duplicating or exceeding 24" tubed 338 Win Mag ballistics from a 20" barrel would have been much more likely.
They should have maintained the same home run "out of the park" 375 Ruger vs 375 H&H theme for the 338 and 300 calibers as well.
