if you want to put a real barrel into that Ruger 7mag...Cam has been thinking of taking the 416 Taylor barrel off his lefty 700.......
Who is Cam and how much does he want for the barrel? I'm planning on changing out a 700 in 7mmRM to something bigger but haven't made up my mind on what yet...
if you want to put a real barrel into that Ruger 7mag...Cam has been thinking of taking the 416 Taylor barrel off his lefty 700.......
I think 375 is about my max caliber, but for interest sake .... Is the threading the same?
The threads are different but that's not an issue...you face off the 700 counter-bore,rethread to 1" x 16 tpi at the proper length and run the chamber deeper to headspace.
"after the bullet leaves the barrel it doesn't care what headstamp was on the case" "The 221 Fireball is what the Hornet could have been had it stayed in school"
All true , no doubt , but I'm willing to bet there will be a time in the not too distant future , when 375 Ruger rifles and ammunition will be about as common in places like Alaska , BC or the Yukon as H&H . The rifles themselves just make too much sense for the native residents of that country.
just my opinion , of course..
It's a very good prediction. I just received my 375R unprimed cases from Hornady last Wednesday - ordered early January. After a month I called them and their customer sevice lady said they could hardly keep up with the demand for ammo and reloading components.
The largest gunshop in Austin puts the factory ammo out on the counter top when they get some in, because it flys off the shelf so fast. This is significant because there's not a lot of hunting in Central Texas that requires a 375.
The H&H will be around for many years, but only because there's so many guns presently chambered for it and it does the job, but in terms of new gun sales, my feeling is the Ruger is beating the H&H like a dusty rug.
Ruger seems to be on a roll. That LCP .380 is already being resold for more than MSRP.
The Ruger 375 is a very nice cartridge, it definitely has it's advantages. However when it's been in use all over the world for say a hundred years we can pronounce the 375 H&H dead and gone ...
Chuck
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Chuck
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SW is simply a "box store", and as such, they are only interested in stocking Fast Moving merchandise. Too bad they have run so many Mom & Pops out of business. The M&P stores were more inclined to value regular customers. No "D-House" works on that principle.
Oh...375 Ruger, hands down! ...the New standard for 375...
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Although I kinda agree with Allenday, the 375 H&H is my choice..I have to stipulate the 375 Ruger has some things going for it that gun nuts have been whining for over the last several centuries..One, it is a std. action, two it has no belt, both of which have vexed certain individuals over the years, both pros and wannabies...
The Ruger .375 Ruger certainly addresses both of these "weaknesses" percieved or otherwise, now you got your wish!!
Like Allen I don't really see that the shorter action is a particular plus and if one cannot handle that 1/4 inch of stroke then he probably cannot chew gum and walk at the same time, and if the belt bothers you, then remember it has been proving itself for the last couple of hundred years and is a American now as the Colt 1911 and moms apple pie..
That said, I am in the process of finishing up my latest and that is a 416/375 Ruger, should it have been a 416 Rem, probably but hey everybody has one of those and how can I ever make judgements on calibers that I have not tinkered with to one degree or another..
IMO, the 375 Ruger case completely voids the Chatfield-Taylor wildcats, they are of no further use, they did serve a purpose and they were fine wildcats and if you have one they certainly are an easy number to load and I would not run out and get rid of one that I liked, just to buy a Ruger...but if I were shopping today or building such a wildcat then I would opt for the Ruger case.
Bottom line is its all about fun and games otherwise we would all be hunting the world over with a 30-06 with 220 gr. bullets, and no complaints would ever surface...
"IMO, the 375 Ruger case completely voids the Chatfield-Taylor wildcats, they are of no further use, they did serve a purpose and they were fine wildcats and if you have one they certainly are an easy number to load and I would not run out and get rid of one that I liked, just to buy a Ruger...but if I were shopping today or building such a wildcat then I would opt for the Ruger case."
That is my feelings also.
The perceived problem with the 375 H-H is not the 1/4" bolt throw. It is that magnum actions are heavier and double the price of many standard actions. If a guy has a magnum bolt face action just lying around only needing a new barrel it most likely is set up for a medium length case. The remington is the only factory rifle I know of that is routinely set up for a magnum length cartridge at a nominal factory rifle price I will call $600-$700.
I think there is a market for the 375 ruger in any factory rifle that can fit the 300 win mag or 338 win mag. Regular Remingtons, Savages, Weatherby vanguards and such.
Heck, the weatherby vanguard is available in 300 WBY. Why not slap a 375 H-H barrel on it if they dont want to offer the 375 Ruger? This is a rifle that I do not know if the magazines will fit the H-H length in all there chamberings like the Remingtons do.
Too bad they have run so many Mom & Pops out of business. The M&P stores were more inclined to value regular customers. No "D-House" works on that principle. 
