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230 gr. fragmenting Raptors at 3K does open new doors of possiblilties, even at extended range.
Keep us posted. May want to try that combo myself.
DF Too right!
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230 gr. fragmenting Raptors at 3K does open new doors of possiblilties, even at extended range.
Keep us posted. May want to try that combo myself.
DF Too right! With any luck at all I'll shoot a coastal brown bear one, in Sept.  Should be able to find a moose as well. Until then, I've only used the 230 on whitetail and a black bear. It was quite decisive on those, but then again they are pretty soft targets. Where I do have some experience is with the 420 grain Safari Raptor loaded to 2350 fps in .458. Killed about 50 animals with those; mostly water-buffalo.
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I like both and have both. Having one center fire rifle is what I had in the early 60's. Have not had that problem since.
Personally, I have shot more game with an 06 than all other center fires combined.
But, reloading allows a person to load that 375 down to 38-55 power. Use cast bullets on deer, 235 grain bullets on elk, 270 or 300 on bear and use 300 full metal jackets on the big stuff in Africa.
However, buy both, get a second job until you can come up with enough money to buy a Ruger American in 06 or something similar - it should take only a week or so. They are so inexpensive that it would be nuts not to have an 06 also.
I prefer classic.
Semper Fi
I used to run with the hare. Now I'm envious of the tortoise and I do my own stunts but rarely intentionally
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.30-06. Or, get a 9.3x62 and cover both bases. 
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
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If you only use factory ammo, get the 30-06. If you reload and are recoil tolerant then go with the 375. Same trajectory as the 30-06 but has power for almost any situation. The new Ruger 375's look like an economical choice.
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Handloads .375. Factory loads 30-06.
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