Originally Posted by aalf
My pick was the 375 Ruger....S/S 700, Brux, McM, Loophole....

To elaborate a bit....

I've had all on your list, except my 416 was a RM.

I had a Custom KS mountain rifle in 338WM, sold that for a s/s 338 Ultra, which I felt was too much of a good thing, so then traded back for the KS, which I ended up selling again.

I built a 358 STA with the intent of killing a BB some day, which I did, but then realized you couldn't kill a bear too dead, and bought the 416, in case there was another bear hunt in the future.

The STA also had barrels in 375 H&H and a H&H Improved. Shot 'em some, but never hunted or killed anything with them.

I finally decided to sell off all of the above, and build the 375 Ruger. Hell of a round, great brass, and a bit more velocity than the H&H, w/o the offending recoil of the two 338's, and scary accuracy.

As it stands, I sold the Ruger because I had built a 338-06 Ackley, as Africa is now out, another BB hunt is barely a long shot possibility, but an inland grizzly being kinda in first place for another bear hunt. I'll feel fine with the 210 or 225 Partition or X bullet in that case.

I'd probably pick a 338 WM if I was in your boots now.