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.390 grain hornady A-tip bullets ,375 cal.
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That bullet was developed for the long range 375’s like 375 Cheytac. By the time you got an A-tip seated for a 375 Ruger you won’t have room for the powder to drive it I would surmise.
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If you could load it to fit your rifle's chamber and magazine, would it actually stabilize in your rifle's rate of twist?
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Hornady calls it a match bullet for a reason. It's not bonded so it isn't built well for what most of us want for dangerous game. As mentioned, the only way to make it work in a standard magazine is to seat it deep and now you lose powder capacity. Then Hornady recommends a 1:8 to 1:11" twist and looking up my Ruger M77 African, it is a 1:12". So, if you want it to work you'll need a custom rifle and even then, why when 300 grain bonded or monometal bullets will work better.
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Zackly! Figured it would be 12" for the Ruger. I think my custom bl. is as well. Some might be 14"?
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I have several "slack" days after fishing before I head for stay in Sydney and Fiji.
Do you have any recommendations for 1 or 2 day hunt near Cooktown?
I've hunted both DG and PG in 4 different countries in Africa.
Thank you,
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