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I got one of the Ruger 375's when they first came out. Before I ever fired a shot through it I had a gunsmith fully bed the action/barrel, added an ebony forend tip and a better recoil pad. I have shot several plainsgame with it using my own handloads with Swift A-frames. I topped it off with a Zeiss 2-8 Conquest. The rifle has performed flawlessly and recoil is not bad at all. Do you have any pictures of your rifle with the ebony forend tip added? Probably a nice touch. Regarding the recoil pad, does anyone know if a medium Pachmayr Decelerator will fit? I had ordered one from Optics Planet, but got a little worried based on the metal reinforcement being 1.45" wide, and opted for the pre-fit Decelerator. Really had wanted the 1" red pad, though, and grind to fit is the only way to get it.
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Looks like Ruger followed your customization . . and then some. http://ruger.com/products/m77HawkeyeAfrican/models.htmlEbony tip, dual sling swivel locations, and muzzle brake. Not sure if cross-bolt was on earlier versions. Also noted on their site is the absence of the 416 Alaskan.
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Looks like Ruger followed your customization . . and then some. http://ruger.com/products/m77HawkeyeAfrican/models.htmlEbony tip, dual sling swivel locations, and muzzle brake. Not sure if cross-bolt was on earlier versions. Also noted on their site is the absence of the 416 Alaskan. makes me wonder if i should just buy a 416 Ruger African or if i should still take my M1917 and make it a 404 Jeffery like i have been thinking...
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Looks like Ruger followed your customization . . and then some. http://ruger.com/products/m77HawkeyeAfrican/models.htmlEbony tip, dual sling swivel locations, and muzzle brake. Not sure if cross-bolt was on earlier versions. Also noted on their site is the absence of the 416 Alaskan. The ebony forend tip is nice. Having the barrel band, and the swivel on the forend seems a schizo "oops", and that muzzle brake is just hideous. Kinda like taking Lucy Pinder, and putting a tattoo of Roseanne Barr's face on her belly.
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Rattler-go 416 Rigby in the 17
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Rattler-go 416 Rigby in the 17
Dober Dober, that would be entirely to practical besides in all the books on African hunting on my shelves with the old gents that went out in the blue after ivory and maneaters the Rigby rarely gets mentioned.....thinking i need a 404 to go with the 6.5x54 Mannlicher-Schoenauer i have here that needs some TLC
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I don't have anything but good things to say about my 375 Ruger. I have one of the first generation models with the swing stud on the stock and it never caused a problem for me.
I agree with the recoil being like a shotgun with slugs, not overbearing but not something I enjoy shooting off the bench.
I see that Ruger finally came out with the .416 in the African model. Too bad they had to put a muzzle brake on it but looking at the specs it seems it is removable. The PHs thank Ruger for that!
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OP - you've said a couple of times you want to eventually take eland and zebra, hence the .375 Ruger. But you don't need anywhere near that much cartridge to down those animals. Your .300 mag. will be fine for that.
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since when did "need" ever rule the roost with rifle calibers?
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