Savage 110 Bear Hunter .375 Ruger

[RL338]

Is the 375 considered a mid to long range round? It peaks my interest as to how far y’all have taken game with your 375’s and above.

Last fall I shot a buck at 150 yds with my 375 Wby with the 330gr MTH from Cutting Edge. That bullet would make most 375’s a long range rifle.
Strelok screen shot of that bullet in my 375 Wby

 

[Guy Miner]

Is the 375 considered a mid to long range round? It peaks my interest as to how far y’all have taken game with your 375’s and above.

My first bear with a 375 H&H was at 306 yards according to the laser rangefinder.

260 grain Nosler AccuBond at about 2650 fps via RL-15. Not the highest velocity but recommended by Nosler as their accuracy load:



Can easily load that bullet to 2800 fps in the good ol' 375 H&H. Should be able to do a bit better than that with the 375 Ruger. I found the lower velocity load to be accurate and easy to shoot. It's still a powerful cartridge even at that level. Trajectory is similar to a 308 Winchester or standard 30-06 loads, depending on the bullet chosen. Most 375 bullets don't have particularly high Ballistic Coefficient figures, though some do. I surprised some rifle looneys at the range when I was easily slapping the 300 yard gong shot after shot with the 375. Many folks have it pegged as a short-range cartridge. Nope, it's solid at mid ranges like 300ish. I don't remember ever pushing it farther but it could be done.

Enjoy your 375 journey!

Regards, Guy