FWIW, has anyone ever felt recoil under field conditions? there you have it NJ. i load 220 gr Hornady FPs in mine to about 2250 fps for practice loads and with those or the 225 SPs you could hunt lots of critters though the 250 TBBCs I have loaded for big game leave one with the feeling they have quite the wand in their hand. then of course there are the plethora of 300 gr loadings upon which this ancient round's bona fides rest.
the 375 ruger will do all you want it to. good luck.
