Ruger Hawkeye 375 Ruger Alaskan

[codeman583]

Beautiful gun, I hope to one day have something of a comparable caliber...

 

[OregonJohn]

I hear you can now get it in a 416 Ruger. From gravel to dust. John

 

[bwells]

I hear you can now get it in a 416 Ruger. From gravel to dust. John

Only the Alaska version in stainless I believe. 416 Ruger seems to be a good round. How can you not like more than 5,100 ft-lbs of muzzle energy?

 

[codeman583]

why not just hunt with a rocket launcher?

 

[bwells]

why not just hunt with a rocket launcher?

Ammo's too expensive.

 

[orygun]

Ammo's too expensive.

At $56 for 20, .375 isn't cheap either!

 

[codeman583]

At $56 for 20, .375 isn't cheap either!

true that! but a chance to bring your wife back a moosehead.... priceless...

for some that is, my wife would kill me if I tried to hang a dead animal on the wall....

 

[OregonJohn]

I on the other hand, am the King of my castle. Dead animals adorn the Man Cave. My wife even names them. John

 

[orygun]

I on the other hand, am the King of my castle. Dead animals adorn the Man Cave. My wife even names them. John

At our house, not only do we name them, some are the wife's!

 

[OregonJohn]

Nice. I think the most important thing a man can do in his life, is to marry the right woman. First time was a charm for me, going on 22 years. John

 

[codeman583]

Nice. I think the most important thing a man can do in his life, is to marry the right woman. First time was a charm for me, going on 22 years. John

my motto on this is "happy wife is a happy life."

 

[OregonJohn]

Happy for who?

 

[bookburn]

Lately I've done some good things for my .375 Ruger black Alaskan, like buying reloading dies and a hand press, 100 Sierra 200 gr. RN for cheap, the Hornady factory 270 gr. @ $63 from WalMart, back-ordered some brass from Cabela's, and got a Nikon 1 x 4 scope. Will be getting the Warne QR mounts. Been lucky to get in touch with several reloaders and a retired gunsmith who share stuff. Will be getting the big 300 gr. Hornady factory for bear, use the 270 for moose, and a good bullet for caribou, maybe 220-250. bookburn

 

[OregonJohn]

I have been shooting the Barnes 300 gr Tripple Shock. Accuracy is great, just over an inch at 200 yards. Down side, copper fouling is really bad. But I will trade clean time for accuracy and the perfect killing bullet. The factory 300 gr Hornady ammo shot a cloverleaf at 50 yards. The Timney trigger was a big help. I may just have a good shooting gun. John

 

[bookburn]

I have been shooting the Barnes 300 gr Tripple Shock. Accuracy is great, just over an inch at 200 yards. Down side, copper fouling is really bad. But I will trade clean time for accuracy and the perfect killing bullet. The factory 300 gr Hornady ammo shot a cloverleaf at 50 yards. The Timney trigger was a big help. I may just have a good shooting gun. John

Well, you're fearless to be firing this cannon shooting the big stuff, I guess. I have yet to fire my rifle, but remember what my .338 was like, even from the BAR I had. So I'm into reduced loads, may never fire a 300 gr. or do much with the 270 than confirm its zero, or something, before trying for a moose within 250 yards. May just try to work up a load with a 225 gr. SP for caribou, sheep, goats at about 2,400 fps, or so. Some of that small lighter bullets are very cheap. bookburn