Mossberg’s Wicked 375

By gunwriter In the world of big game cartridges there’s this notion that bigger is always better. There’s also a segment of the hunting public that firmly believes velocity is what kills. Weird like I am, I don’t belong to either camp. However, I’ve done enough work with real ballisticians to know that without velocity you are either throwing little or big rocks. If you cannot decide whether you need big bullets or lots of velocity Mossberg has the rifle for you and Hornady has ammunition for it. Mossberg is now offering their very affordable Patriot rifle in .375 Ruger. Yes, you heard right, Mossberg now has a dangerous game rifle. And, Hornady’s Superformance GMX load pushes a big bullet (250 grains) fast at 2900 fps. Larry Weishuhn commented on my Facebook page, “Have taken MANY critters with the .375 Ruger from elephant to Hippo to Lion to various African buffalo to monster Alaskan brown bear, Austrian ibex to whitetail deer in Texas using it in various Ruger rifles, likely the best all around round to date, my opinion!” Hey I got a lot of respect for Mr. Whitetail, but I gotta ask, have the T-Rex and triceratops made a recent comeback? …Read the Rest

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