.375 Ruger Questions

Is a stagger-feed or center-feed preferable or is either going to work well?

Anybody got any info on various barrel lengths? I'd like a 19 or 20 inch barrel but I don't want to loss a lot of velocity or get a big increase in muzzle blast.

What's a good total weight to shoot for? I've shot a Ruger #1 .375 H&H a little and think I'd like a little less recoil. Is an extra pound or two going to cut recoil enough to tell?

Will Leupold standard rings and bases hold up well on a .375?

Ruger offers two barrel lengths in that cartridge, 20" and 25" so a 19" or 20" on a Savage should be fine. I would tend to think that the inline feed would be a "more" reliable feature and adding 1 Lb of weight in the gun will reduce felt recoil noticeably. I would have no worries with the Leupold standard base and rings (although I like Talleys better).

I Have Put a Few Of these Togather and This Worked Well For Me Stagered Feed Mag Magizine Box and Follower, They Fed Fine Hope This Helps You Out DD

Go for the 20" barrel. I have a Ruger Hawkey Alaskan and it's my favorite rifle because of the short barrel. Muzzle blast is less than anything with a muzzle brake, and IMO less than a short barrel 308 Win. Recoil isn't bad at all in my gun, but it does weigh nearly 9.5#. And I wouldn't worry about the rings. I had a set of standard Leupolds on a 458 Win Mag and the scope gave out before the rings did. :D

Andrew

The barrel length on the Ruger Alaskan is 20" but the African model is actually 23" not 25".

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Originally Posted by efm77

The barrel length on the Ruger Alaskan is 20" but the African model is actually 23" not 25".

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Yep, you are correct. My M70 has a 25" in 375 H&H, I got them mixed up.