Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters 375 Ruger Availability

just curious, not plans for any particular trip. but is the 375 Ruger accepted enough now that ammo is availalbe readily in all parts of the world where it might be hunted? africa, alaska, perhaps canada, etc?

I doubt it since the ammo is really scarce up here. Seems like once a box or two hits the shelves it is gone. 375 Ruger is a reloaders-only type of cartridge. You can get a rifle all day long, but factory ammo not so much.

I see Howa is offering the 375 Ruger in the Model 1500.

I see two other makers chamber the .375 Ruger, so I expect popularity will grow given the number of rifles Ruger has sold and is selling. I sold my H&Hs after I used my M77 Hawkeye African a bit, and fixed things I didn't like about it...jim

Jim, what didn't you like about the Hawkeye that you decided to change?

I didn't like the operation of the safety lever (it is short so it takes two motions to go from SAFE to FIRE); the barrel fouling (Dyna Bore Coat fixes that); and the trigger was not ideal (replaced parts with polished items).

It might also get a McM. Hunter Ruger stock, but that is not really necessary...

jim

Good buddy of mine has had ammo on backorder since April. I think it is a wonderful cartridge but I am not hot on one mfg having exclusive rights.

You better hand load or settle for what might be available.

We don't have patented ammunition in the US: we do have SAAMI standards for a reason...jim

I tweaked mine also but really like the platform generally--compact, accurate--and I really like the cartridge. However, it be nice if Ruger could silk up their actions a bit ala a Tikka or Sako.

I figure I will spend about 4 hours operating a new bolt action rifle, perhaps more with dry practice. Run the bolt, operate safety, pull trigger...repeat. It is something I do during football games if I am not tying steelhead snells.

It will smooth up operation of the safety and the trigger quite a bit, as well as the bolt travel. My .375 Ruger went from 6 pounds and a bit to 4 pounds and a tad, then I installed the polished parts.

jim

Around here you can find 375 H&H ammo everywhere. One more check on it's side of the ledger.