I have a 375 Ruger that I built on a Rem 700 receiver I had on the bench, it sports a 19-inch barrel for ease of handling in the brush. Initially I cut the barrel to 23-inch worrying about muzzle flash etc. with a shorter barrel but decided it had to be cut back so on the lathe it went. It is much better at 19-inch then 23 in my humble opinion for what I use it for, black bear over bait in Canada, think short shots in dense wooded areas.
If I was setting up to shoot bears over say 150 yards I would probably grab my 300 PRC, with its 20 inch barrel Th 300 PRC has proven its accuracy out to 1,000 yards, far longer than I would ever shoot a bear, even being on the short and stubby side.
