Haven't got one, my .300 Win Mag is already pushing my recoil maximum tolerance level. But I've read good things about the .375 Ruger. If you manage any flinch that you may develop that sounds like a "fun gun".
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Haven't got one, my .300 Win Mag is already pushing my recoil maximum tolerance level. But I've read good things about the .375 Ruger. If you manage any flinch that you may develop that sounds like a "fun gun".
To me the .270 is a coyote/antelope gun. So I'll share the nasty replies with you.
Out of curiousity I looked at the recoil table on the Chuck Hawks site. According to the data Chuck posted, the .375 Ruger (9 lb rifle) yeilds 41.3 ft/lbs of recoil with a 270 grain bullet. Comparison .338 Win Mag (8.5 lb rifle) yields 35.2 ft/lbs of recoil with a 225 grain bullet. I have a 338, it definitely lets you know.
It would be fun to shoot. Not sure if it would be my go to rifle. I got the 338 WM to hunt moose and eventually elk when I can get out west to Alberta.
Good luck with the .375. No doubt it will a fine way to dispatch a moose. If you shoot a coyote with it you won't have to skin it :)
Puff ball!
I owned a 375 H&H mag. in a rem.700 and found it threw a very tight 3 shot group. I kept it to 3 shot groups because after the third my eyes could not focus anymore. Traded it for a more user friendly 30-06.
Rambill, wise choice. It's hard not to develop a serious flinch with a 375. Rounds can't be too cheap either. Great choice on the aut 6. That's my next purchase.
lol I hear ya but I bought it to shoot at bears and moose, I'm gonna see if it will group, just for a quick load development, but it's definitely not a range gun......Quote:
Originally Posted by rambill
Also any shooting I do with it at the range will be from a lead sled with a 10lb bar bell weight on the sled.....
Nice gun! The lead sled makes your day a lot easier and helps with sighting in your scope BUT don't get use to it, make sure you take LOTS of time to practice free standing or off a shooting stick (don't just bench shoot). If you notice your groupings from free standing/off a shooting stick are consistent with those with the lead sled then you are fine but if you are shooting consistently but different from the lead sled then adjust it to the way you shoot when free standing or off a shooting stick. We do a lot of shooting with big bore guns (.340 Weatherby *Bolt Action*, .375 H&H *Bolt Action*, .458 Win Mag *Over/Under*, 9.3x76R *Over/Under* and .470Nitro Express *Over/Under*). Get yourself a good shoulder pad that is comfortable and make sure you are in good shooting form and you will be fine shooting a few rounds free standing or off a shooting stick. Shooting Big Bores are fun as long as you respect their power LOL ... Don't mount the scope too far back or else you will get kissed by your scope OUCH! Also make sure your scope is rated for these big bores and get good mounts for it! What scope are you using?
Leupold VX-R.