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I have owned a few Vanguards and along with My Howa in .375 Ruger they have all been very accurate and reliable. I don't think the Howa or Weatherby Vanguard is available is .375 Ruger any longer. I also own one of the Howa 1500 Superlites in .308 that came out last year. Very cool rifle! Carbon...

That's snobbery....but its really funny so no worries!

Seriously though, the reason why on the Mossberg. I have owned one Mossberg rifle, it would not group, ever. And sometimes it would not go boom.

To totally dismiss the the appearance of snobbery in some of the earlier comments in this thread is.......snobbery! And besides that you have accused me of a much higher offense than snobbery. MALICE!! And if I may continue taking yourself too seriously is also snobbery! If you don't find this...

That was not a serious question LOL! But the Howa 1500 aka Weatherby Vanguard aka S&W 1500 is a really good platform, especially for the money!

I pretty much agree. Swift is offering DG ammo in .375 Ruger now. I load Barnes and Hammer bullets for my .375 Rugers

Back to my original point, I think the availability of some relatively inexpensive mainstream offerings in .375 Ruger that are available most of the time is a plus for the Ruger caliber. I will admit what a couple of others have alluded too, the Mossbergs probably are not a good choice.

I own two rifles chambered in .375 Ruger. A Ruger M77 African and a Howa 1500. Is either of those good enough or do I need to borrow a rifle from my PH?

So a Savage 110 cannot be the right tool for the job? Sorry....more snobbery!

My whole point is in the context of this thread .375 Ruger vs HH. Many talk about availability of rifles and ammo being a plus factor for the H&H. The idea that relatively inexpensive rifles chambered in .375 Ruger is plus for the Ruger is totally dismissed. Cheap is relative. I believe a Savage...

And more of the same. A rifle that does not cost thousands of dollars could certainly be the right tool for the job.

You don't get it...."many more" .375 HH rifles? There are people who save for years to hunt Africa and will not own "many" rifles in their lifetime. Snobbery!

I did not read this entire thread so I don't know if it has been discussed. But the truth is to many the thought or even the possibility/ability to buy a 5K rifle is ridiculous. A $500 Mossberg or a $700 Savage in .375 Ruger will get it done. No Cheap .375 HH rifles out there! Awaiting hive...

I have a couple of really good 338-06AI loads worked up using hammer bullets. Just did my accuracy testing this weekend the 186 gr Shock hammer was 1.2 inch average over 10 shots, the 213gr Hammer hunter .7 average over 10 shots! My rifle is a Winchester Mod 70 with a 22in Proof barrel 1/9.4...

I have been working with a bunch of Hammer bullets for about six weeks in .308, 338-06AI, .338 WM, 35 Whelen and .375 Ruger. I have a lot of data on velocity, energy and accuracy. No results on game yet though. My favorite load so far is in the .35 Whelen, a 245 Shock hammer pushing 2800 fps...