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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1260221" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>If you want an all around bullet that you can count on to save your butt in a pinch with a big bear you want something guaranteed to get extreme penetration.</p><p></p><p>That being the case there are two bullets that really stand out to me which are the Nosler Partition and the Peregrine Plainsmaster. Both will expand somewhat especially when pushed by the Rum but neither will breakup no matter how much bone and muscle it punches through.</p><p></p><p>The Partition is one of the most proven bullets ever manufactured and was built specifically for deep penetration on tough animals. The Peregrines come from S. Africa and are extremely popular with dangerous game hunters. I got turned onto them on my trip to Africa when the Swift Siroccos I was shooting failed on the first two animals I shot, overexpansion and shearing off at odd angles. Even on really big, really heavy bodied animals they punched straight through with both shoulder shots and head on shots to the chest. They also shoot extremely accurately for me in all four of the rifles (different calibers from .260 Rem to .375 Ruger). </p><p></p><p>In fact I shot probably the largest boar that I've killed in 5-10 years tonight with the .260 Rem 125gr VRG4. He was just over 300yds and it was nearly dead dark. He was quartering but facing me and I put it in the crease between his neck and shoulder and let it rip. He went straight down never taking a step. The bullet passed through the neck, spine, and I think may have buried up in the off shoulder, I'm hoping we can dig it out tomorrow when they are processing it. I won't get an exact weight on him till tomorrow but he's over 400lbs live wt. Hogs not only have thick tough hides they are probably the densest bodied animals we have in N. America so that should give you a pretty good idea of the kind of performance you can get from them.</p><p></p><p>As tough as it is to get .375 Rum Brass and ammo I'd encourage you to reconsider and look at the .375 Ruger or even the .416 Ruger. If you're not shooting beyond 600yds the Rum really doesn't offer you much in terms of increased performance for the added recoil and muzzle blast which really are substantial.</p><p></p><p>I have the .375R in a Ruger M77 Hawkeye Alaskan stainless with the hogue stock and love it, it's seriously one of my favorite rifles to shoot.</p><p></p><p>Before committing to the Rum I'd really encourage you to see if you can find someone that has one who'll let you shoot it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1260221, member: 30902"] If you want an all around bullet that you can count on to save your butt in a pinch with a big bear you want something guaranteed to get extreme penetration. That being the case there are two bullets that really stand out to me which are the Nosler Partition and the Peregrine Plainsmaster. Both will expand somewhat especially when pushed by the Rum but neither will breakup no matter how much bone and muscle it punches through. The Partition is one of the most proven bullets ever manufactured and was built specifically for deep penetration on tough animals. The Peregrines come from S. Africa and are extremely popular with dangerous game hunters. I got turned onto them on my trip to Africa when the Swift Siroccos I was shooting failed on the first two animals I shot, overexpansion and shearing off at odd angles. Even on really big, really heavy bodied animals they punched straight through with both shoulder shots and head on shots to the chest. They also shoot extremely accurately for me in all four of the rifles (different calibers from .260 Rem to .375 Ruger). In fact I shot probably the largest boar that I've killed in 5-10 years tonight with the .260 Rem 125gr VRG4. He was just over 300yds and it was nearly dead dark. He was quartering but facing me and I put it in the crease between his neck and shoulder and let it rip. He went straight down never taking a step. The bullet passed through the neck, spine, and I think may have buried up in the off shoulder, I'm hoping we can dig it out tomorrow when they are processing it. I won't get an exact weight on him till tomorrow but he's over 400lbs live wt. Hogs not only have thick tough hides they are probably the densest bodied animals we have in N. America so that should give you a pretty good idea of the kind of performance you can get from them. As tough as it is to get .375 Rum Brass and ammo I'd encourage you to reconsider and look at the .375 Ruger or even the .416 Ruger. If you're not shooting beyond 600yds the Rum really doesn't offer you much in terms of increased performance for the added recoil and muzzle blast which really are substantial. I have the .375R in a Ruger M77 Hawkeye Alaskan stainless with the hogue stock and love it, it's seriously one of my favorite rifles to shoot. Before committing to the Rum I'd really encourage you to see if you can find someone that has one who'll let you shoot it. [/QUOTE]
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