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so on temporary hiatus to ft.irwin, due to some obligations to uncle sam, long story short i have plenty of time to dream about home and what i wanna pack when i do make it back. so heres my thoughts, ive used a m70 ewss in 300 wm and a ruger hawkeye alaskan in 375 ruger both with sucess, imo the rugers a better round and the m70 was a better rifle, in fact i really like 375s and leupold vx3i 2.5x8s, id like to get a stainless montana action, stainless 3 contour 24 inch kreiger barrel fluted brown precision kevlar poundr, necg sights sourdough style front, with a vx3i 2.5x8 in talley lw,s 375 wby or rum, with a generous length mag box, intended projectiles would be 250 grain ttsx or gmx, but perferably the 270 grain lrx, or perhaps one of the cutting edge options, if the mag box would tolerate it, metalwork would be done in a dark tungsten gray, with black in the flutes,with stock done in a dark forest green with speckles, hopefully hopefully 8.5 lbs scoped loaded slung ready to hunt.
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Shot a elk and deer. Used a 260 Partition on the elk and 270 Horn on the deer.
The 260 is a deadly destructive bullet.
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i havent tried the cup n cores or the partitions honestly, i always used the gmx,s in my 375 worked great on moose.
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Sounds like a very nice rifle. I personally would stick with the 375 Ruger for my cartridge choice. I have an Alaskan 375 Ruger that I had re-barreled, was suppose to be 23" but turned out 23.5", McMillan Ruger Classic stock, barrel band NECG front sight, factory rear sight, Spec-Tec trigger. I like the rifle, but use more often a 20" factory Alaskan with a McMillan stock and Spec-Tec trigger. I have been using the 270 grain TSX for moose and no complaints with them. I do have some of the 270 LRX that I want to load.
The 375 WBY has been temptingly. I still occasionally think of rechambering a M70 stainless 375 H&H to it. But, with equal barrel lengths, I don't think that I would gain much over the Ruger cartridge.
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Sounds like a sweet pkg.! That’s about 9 ounces lighter than my .375 AI. A very doable shooting and carry weight. If you get that....you can rid yourself of all the other rifles you have! memtb
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agreed the ruger alaskan 375 is a sweet package especially with all the upgrades, probably the best out of the box rifle for up here.
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im kinda workin on the 4 rifle battery idea, general purpose the 375 along the lines of what i mentioned in my op, then a fast 6.5 for for bou in the winter, a 30 cal set up as a mountain rifle, and a real fast 22 probably a 22-06 ai setup for the longest heaviest highest bc .224 projectiles i can find, other than that id like to have a pair of 22 mags 1 rifle 1 pistol, and a pair of 22 lrs 1 rifle 1 pistol, my xframe works great as a fishin pistol, gotta couple of semi small 9mms for when i go to town, and im ambivelant about shotguns any 12ga pump or auto that goes bang works for me, ideally all the main rifles mentioned would be built on the same action same scope etc, and other than the fast 22 id like them to all have the same parent case, ie if i built a 375 ai or wby id go 6.5 300 wby and 300 wby, and so on and so forth, so whats that make 10? , but yes i could skip the 6.5 and the 300, and make due with a 22 mag rifle and a 22 lr pistol the xframe ive already got, and skip the 9mm and the shotgun altogether
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Or......you could build a rifle as you described, in the AI or Weatherby, and forget about the others. Except maybe.....the hot rod .22 ! It makes life simple! I realize that what I suggested is “blasphemy” to the “rifle looney “.....but, it’s worked for me since 1990! memtb
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i dont disagree, honestly even the 22 centerfire is really optional, truth is my observations are something along the lines of its little so use a 22, or its fairly big and or the bears are awake so a big riffle is totally appropriate, fact my favorite combo is rifle for whatever is primary and pistol for secondary, ie 375 and a 22 pistol, or a 22 wmr rifle with the ole 500 smith on my chest. really like the 22 wmr with fmj,s center punched many a spruce hen with no real meat damage.
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Not a bad thought process! You have your bases covered either direction you go! memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
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You make an especially sound choice with the option of either a scope or irons. The only thing I'd change in your plans is forget the .375 RUM and stick with the H&H, Ruger, or Weatherby for brass availability.
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most likely course of action is the ruger, throted to tolerate 3.7 or so col, with a wby style freebore, read a very interesting article on real guns, where the author setup a cz 550 and got some impressive velocities out of it.
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Personally if I wanted to use lighter then 300gr. bullets in a 375 caliber I would of went with 35 caliber or 338 caliber. I load Nosler 300gr. Accubond and Woodleigh 350gr. PP bullets in my Ruger 375 Guide Gun. I have killed deer and elk with the Nosler 300gr. Accubond bullets and very happy with results. With Nosler 300gr. Accubond bullets chronographed at 2590fps average velocites in my 20" barrel. Woodleigh 350gr. PP bullets are 2391fps average. I haven't shot any game with the 350gr. bullets yet. But I don't need anymore velocity in shooting in the 375 caliber. I get less blood shot and wasted meat with the heavier lower velocity bullets. Like a sledge hammer compared to a ball peen hammer. Just my 2 cents worth.
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having used the 250 gr gmx on several eatin critters, they behave just like the barnes good expansion high weight retention and 2 holes, i too would prefer more weight but what ive used so far works great
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I like my Remington 700 xcr2 375HH.
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That 270 LRX from a Wby or Rum case would cover a lot of bases. I know I've fantasized about those, but I've 'settled' for the humble 375 Ruger
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im kinda workin on the 4 rifle battery idea, general purpose the 375 along the lines of what i mentioned in my op, then a fast 6.5 for for bou in the winter, a 30 cal set up as a mountain rifle, and a real fast 22 probably a 22-06 ai setup for the longest heaviest highest bc .224 projectiles i can find, other than that id like to have a pair of 22 mags 1 rifle 1 pistol, and a pair of 22 lrs 1 rifle 1 pistol, my xframe works great as a fishin pistol, gotta couple of semi small 9mms for when i go to town, and im ambivelant about shotguns any 12ga pump or auto that goes bang works for me, ideally all the main rifles mentioned would be built on the same action same scope etc, and other than the fast 22 id like them to all have the same parent case, ie if i built a 375 ai or wby id go 6.5 300 wby and 300 wby, and so on and so forth, so whats that make 10? , but yes i could skip the 6.5 and the 300, and make due with a 22 mag rifle and a 22 lr pistol the xframe ive already got, and skip the 9mm and the shotgun altogether Probably should get a 45-70 Lever Action of some sort. Probably should get a high quality Loaner. Probably should get a general hunting rifle for your significant other. Probably should get a EBR just because it makes lib pinkies on the Coasts go Apoplectic. Probably should get four 22lrs for various elements(10/22, Marlin 60 or a Browning auto) for rabbits. Probably should get a CRF 458 Win mag because it goes with your Xframe. Probably should get a fly weight rifle, a medium weight rifle and a truck gun all in .284 or .308 caliber. If you can find old school savage 24, ruger deerfield 44 Mag or MIA 30/06 get for trapline. Then you are good.
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having used the 250 gr gmx on several eatin critters, they behave just like the barnes good expansion high weight retention and 2 holes, i too would prefer more weight but what ive used so far works great If you are getting exits, why would you feel better more weight ? Have been designing, building and using "the perfect" Alaskan big game rifle for over 40 years. I will say it's hard to argue against the 375 Stainless steel Ruger M77 and 270 gr TSX bullets. It works superbly on everything
Phil Shoemaker Alaska Master Guide, Alaska Hunter Ed Instructor FAA Master pilot www.grizzlyskinsofalaska.comAnyone who claims the 30-06 is not effective has either not used one, or else is unwittingly commenting on their marksmanship.
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having used the 250 gr gmx on several eatin critters, they behave just like the barnes good expansion high weight retention and 2 holes, i too would prefer more weight but what ive used so far works great If you are getting exits, why would you feel better more weight ? Have been designing, building and using "the perfect" Alaskan big game rifle for over 40 years. I will say it's hard to argue against the 375 Stainless steel Ruger M77 and 270 gr TSX bullets. It works superbly on everything NH M-70 .375 H&H instead of Ruger 77, but specs are similar. 21" chopped and fluted barrel. Weight not too different. Around 9#'s with Victory 1.5-6x50 T*, but it's great in low light. Weight would be in the mid 8# range with a VX-3 1.5-5x20. DF
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DF, Your taste in rifles is excellent in my opinion, sir!
You’ve posted some fine rifles, this one is no exception.
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