My 9.5x68 also beat the standard H&H factory loads easily & then some, just as the .375H&H can beat factory loads easily using handloads.
: Recoil is virtually identical.
: Gun design and weight dictate what the recoil will be like.
: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
: Both the new .375 Ruger and the 'old' 9.5x68 have better case shapes for burning the powders we use today. That they may be somewhat more efficient is the simple result.
: Are they better? - that depends on the measuring stick used.
: As with most topics today, emotion seems to play a large part in our 'thinking' to the point of dictating our direction.