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I'll cast a dissenting vote for the 375 as your second rifle. I just don't see them breaking that often. Scopes yes, but not rifles. For the animals you specified, the 06 is dandy, personally I would take the 338 with 210 TSXs. jorge

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Ripp and Jorge are right handed. I think my hesitancy regarding second rifles in grounded in the fact that I'm a lefty and the idea of hunting DG with a right handed rifle doesn't appeal to me, but since a 375H&H doesn't give up much in trajectory, and even less the Ruger, I don't see the reason not to wear both a belt and suspenders.

Member Allen Day has had a rifle become inopperable on safari btw, so the potential of the problem isn't too far fetched.

Besides, I'm not much of a longer range shooter or shot, and if the range is getting out there for a 375H&H trajectory or similar, it getting out there for my ability, or at least my confidence, too. Guys from out west may find the 375H&H limiting, I don't. The Ruger has a flatter trajectory than the 375H&H and at ~2700fps with 300 grainers, it is on par with a 30-06 with 180 grainers or a 338wm with 225 grainers.

But good choices make good debates, and all of your choices and all of the others' opinions have merit.

JPK

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