Seems like Ruger is dropping their 375 Ruger from the production line. If this is true, it has to be due to low sales. There is no other reason to drop it.
This seems a bit more than weird due to the fact the cartridge had all the merits and abilities of the other .375 caliber line, and more muzzle velocity than the cartridge it was supposed to replace, the 375 H&H.
Any other ideas about dropping the 375 Ruger?

My stable has a new resident: a Mark V Fibermark chambered in 300 Weatherby. It came with a Leupold VX-3i scope with a Wind Plex reticle. Range time brought good grouping with a mean radius of .80” so that is a decent start with the first load of H-4831. I have slower burning powders and will be working up loads for them soon.
This 26” barreled Fibermark has the white diamond on the pistol grip cap and matte metal. This weekend I hope to get more range time.

After umpteen years of wanting an Accumark I finally have one. My only question about it is what bore cleaner(s) work best with a stainless steel barrel? For sure I won't shoot round after round and get the throat hot. With a little luck it will like the same loads as my other 300 Weatherbys.

A Gunbroker deal has me with a Fibermark topped with Leupold quick release rings. I have zero experience with such rings. I also have no need for them. (Has anyone had to get a scope off quickly to use on a different rifle?)
Can the mounts and rings be counted on to remain secure?

The past two years in SW Kansas have been a mess regarding good numbers of mature deer. More rainfall this year has helped turn the tide somewhat with the availability of food and water. It is still a long way from what we had from 2007-10. That would be about two or three generations of White tail and Mule deer.
Knowing what I do about the possibility of a short range encounter (as in under 100 yards) and a 400ish yard shot, I’m most likely going taking a 308 Win as my primary and a 270 Win as my backup. Neither rifle was made my Weatherby but I still like them.
What is going afield this season from other Weatherby Nation members?

I heard that pound containers of smokeless powders are likely to hit $100 before Christmas. The shortage of nitrocellulose due to massive ammo orders by the military are behind the big raise. Apparently, the production of nitrocellulose for smokeless powder is not being increased to meet civilian markets, so less is available and the prices goes up up up.
Today at Cabela’s in Wichita I saw IMR-4350 at $74.99. Varget and H-4350 were $64.99. Yikes.

I saw an interesting post about rifle scope costs and choices on another firearms forum and it got me thinking. What are the driving forces on making a scope purchase for a new rifle or an upgrade?
For me the major factors are intended use, reticle choices, cost and warranty/experience.

I don’t like making changes to the scope setting based on distance to target or wind. I like holdover points and MOA tick marks because I know the muzzle velocity of the load I use for paper target or hunting. A simple ballistic program matched to the points on the reticle makes things easier. That means the ordinary Duplex reticle is mostly out, but not entirely.

A friend said he usually spends as much on a scope as he does the rifle. I can’t do that.

Last thing———why did the major scope makers stop selling glossy scopes? Is everything tacticool now? Ha ha. In all seriousness I think glossy scopes are rarer now due to fewer rifles offered with a glossy finish.

Transtech Firearms is a fraudulent entity. It has a website advertising too good to be true prices on reloading components. That’s because they are not truly in business. I fell for their good prices, I didn’t check out this “company” and I’m likely out the money I transferred to it.
I reported this place to the Better Business Bureau although I doubt that will do much to stop the deception.