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300 PRC brass is plentiful and better alternatives to Hornady are around ( lapua, ADG, Peterson) , I have resized ADG and Hornady brass to .366 without any issues, so to .375 should work too.

and it usually is 50 y to the next swamp.....

I have a Sako Quad with a 17hmr and a 22 WMR barrel, the 22 barrel is better, especially with the new CCI ammo. I think the quality of 17 HMR amo has gone way down, WInchester is especially abysmal, Hornady has wide quality margins, like playing a lottery

have to correct that, the front trigger is pushed forward to set ( german hair trigger) , the back trigger fires the shotgun barrel.

the front trigger is the rifle /lower barrel, the back trigger sets the front trigger/hair trigger.

the 55 is so recent ( 1963-97) that that is not an issue, my 20 GA is 3".

the 55 is supposedly the last model that was entirely handfinished, I think the price you paid is exceptional. I have the same gun in 270/20 Ga. only draw back is the rifle barrel climbs if you shoot in quick succession/no cooling. How fast did you fire the 3 shots?

You can rebarrel any gun that was either a 300 WINmag or a 300 PRC to a 416 Ruger without having to change magazine follower or lips very much and the magazine length is correct as well. Such guns are probably easier to find than 375 ruger

Great hunt in one of the truly special places of this world! Hope you were able to take some meat home!

The Sauer 80/90 was quite popular in Germany in the 1980s/90s, so your best sources for replacement stocks are there. They also avoid the known weak spot for breakage at the pistol grip. Quick list: https://www.schaefterei-odenwald.de/schaft.php?typ=1 https://schaftwerk.de/#schaefte

they are all part of the Blaser/Sauer/Mauser consortium, so I guess you could call using Mauser actions "in house"

Aware, but this is not the 8x 64IS, It is called the Mazon to avoid confusion. There was a thread here about someone having the reamer and loaning it to another group member. this is the class of the 8 rem mag/8x68 or a 375 Ruger necked down.

7x64/8x64/8-06 are one case family, 9x64 is an entirely different breed. if taking 200 grainers such as partition or Accubond as reference: The DEVA load book gives the 8x64 about 200 fps extra speed over the 8x57, the 8x68 is pretty much has another 200 fps advantage, In the 8x64 with modern...

I have two guns in 9.3 x375 Ruger or 9.3 CANADIAN for the past 10 years, it's an excellent wildcat and was born out of my frustration with getting 9.3 x 64 brass. Replicates and slightly better what the 9.3 x 64 does I get 2740 FPS with 286 grainers such as Northfork CUP, Lapua Mega, Privi, ...

epic fishing up there and the runs are great this year!