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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1558223" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>I went through a very similar mental process before my 2015 Africa trip. I have a dozen or so close friends that guide in Africa, Alaska, and Canada so leaned heavily on them as well as few posters from here and another site specifically dedicated to hunting in Africa.</p><p></p><p>My criteria came down to the following.</p><p></p><p>Must be a dependable control round feed action.</p><p></p><p>Internal box magazine</p><p></p><p>.375 or .416 bullett.</p><p></p><p>Minimum 4000ft-lbs energy at the muzzle.</p><p></p><p>Barrel, medium weight contour 24" or shorter.</p><p></p><p>After much research I narrowed it down to the .375 Ruger or .416 Ruger because both perform exceptionally well in the 20-24" barrels.</p><p></p><p>Finally I came across a .375 Ruger Alaskan Stainless at a ridiculously reasonable price and bought it.</p><p></p><p>My brother borrowed it for a bear hunt and I never got it back so while I was in the process of hunting down parts to build a custom I picked up a V2 Montana in .375 Ruger that was outstanding.</p><p></p><p>A week after ordering the Montana I stumbled across a full custom 24" barrel McMillan stocked Model 70 in .375 Ruger as well. This has become my all time favorite firearm.</p><p></p><p>As much as I liked the 22" Montana the the Model 70 just grabbed me and the more I shoot it the more I love it. At some point in the future I'll probably build another but with a 28" barrel on the same spec's otherwise just to see what I can do with it beyond 500yds.</p><p></p><p>There's certainly nothing wrong with the 3.75 H&H but the Ruger does have some advantages starting with horsepower which to me there is no substitute for when it comes to large/dangerous game.</p><p></p><p>If you don't want to go the custom route and can find one of the Model 70 Alaskans (.375 H&H) in Stainless/laminate floating around on gun broker or in the classifieds somewhere It would be a great choice for your application.</p><p></p><p>There are also some Ruger Hawkeye guide guns in laminate/stainless in both .375 and .416 Ruger out there that can be bought at very reasonable prices/</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1558223, member: 30902"] I went through a very similar mental process before my 2015 Africa trip. I have a dozen or so close friends that guide in Africa, Alaska, and Canada so leaned heavily on them as well as few posters from here and another site specifically dedicated to hunting in Africa. My criteria came down to the following. Must be a dependable control round feed action. Internal box magazine .375 or .416 bullett. Minimum 4000ft-lbs energy at the muzzle. Barrel, medium weight contour 24" or shorter. After much research I narrowed it down to the .375 Ruger or .416 Ruger because both perform exceptionally well in the 20-24" barrels. Finally I came across a .375 Ruger Alaskan Stainless at a ridiculously reasonable price and bought it. My brother borrowed it for a bear hunt and I never got it back so while I was in the process of hunting down parts to build a custom I picked up a V2 Montana in .375 Ruger that was outstanding. A week after ordering the Montana I stumbled across a full custom 24" barrel McMillan stocked Model 70 in .375 Ruger as well. This has become my all time favorite firearm. As much as I liked the 22" Montana the the Model 70 just grabbed me and the more I shoot it the more I love it. At some point in the future I'll probably build another but with a 28" barrel on the same spec's otherwise just to see what I can do with it beyond 500yds. There's certainly nothing wrong with the 3.75 H&H but the Ruger does have some advantages starting with horsepower which to me there is no substitute for when it comes to large/dangerous game. If you don't want to go the custom route and can find one of the Model 70 Alaskans (.375 H&H) in Stainless/laminate floating around on gun broker or in the classifieds somewhere It would be a great choice for your application. There are also some Ruger Hawkeye guide guns in laminate/stainless in both .375 and .416 Ruger out there that can be bought at very reasonable prices/ [/QUOTE]
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