.375 H&H SCOPE
I'M JUST COMPLETING A .375 H&H SPORTER AND WOULD LIKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A SCOPE TO PUT ON IT. MIGHT BE USED FOR BEAR/ELK OR?, $$ IS A CONSIDERATION. THANKS FOR ANY HELP.
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I have had a Leupold vari-x III 1.75 to 5 on my Mauser 375 H&H for about 20 years, and it has always done well. 0 -
I would go with PearyW's recommendation and use a low power fixed or variable scope for two reasons: first rifles like the .375 H&H are rarely used for long shots, this is particularly true when hunting bear. Second, with a rifle of good recoil, you will want all the eye relief that you can get. 0 -
Don't kid yourself about the 375 H&H being a short range cartridge. With a good handloaded 270 or 285 grain bullet at 2750 FPS it will shoot just as flat as the 30-06 with a 180 bullet. A good quality 1x4, 1.75x6 or 1.5X5 scope would be a good choice. Mayber even a 2.5X8.
AlleninAlaska
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aglore@gci.net0 -
I have a Redfield Wide Angle 3x9 on my Sako .375 H&H, the wide angle gives you a better field of view and image on shooting large animals.
Works good for me
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thanks for the input, i'm leaning toward the leo. vx111 2.5x8. I've got a couple of boxes of nosler 260 gn b.t's to try and thought these should be good out to 300 yrds. or so for elk 0 -
Aglore makes a good point in that the .375 H&H is very under appreciated at middle distance ranges. This is a very accurate cartridge and has a nice flat trajectory out to 300 meters and still packs plenty of punch. My own SAKO .375 H&H wears a Zeiss 1.25-4 X 24 and I find that this combination is excellent...although I seldom get a chance to shoot this rifle anymore.
Mark T. Christian0 -
My SAKO Manlicher .375 wears a Leupold 1.75x5. These rifles are good to go for any game out to 3-400 yards, and are accurate. That said, you're not shooting little-bitty bunnies with it, you're after real game, game the size of 18-36 inch chest cavities, so you don't need or want a lot of scope. You do need a lot of eye relief though, so don't skimp there. Fogging up can be a problem with a cheapie scope, as can reflected sunlight and inability to gather light at dawn and dusk, guess you should go with a Leupold like the rest of us!![:D][:D][8D]
SEMPER FI MAC, SEMPER FI0 -
I never ment to say that the .375 H&H was only a short range cartridge. I know very well what it can do on the smaller big game out to 400 yards. However, the fact remains that you do not snipe at dangerous big game at long range and this is primarily what cartridges of .375 and larger are used for. I also noticed that in spite of the testimonials to the .375's long range prowess, everyone is useing low powered scopes! 0 -
I have shot many head of big game at 300-400 yards using variable power scopes of no greater magnifacation than 6x.
AlleninAlaska
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aglore@gci.net0 -
Keep in mind where and what your hunting, here in Montana especialy on the eastern Rocky mountains I have and will always use a 3X9X40 Illuminator widefield to take game up to 300 yards though I have rarely had to. If I was going to hunt a specific game like Brown bear in a dark deep wooded setting I would go as low as I could. I guess I am just to practical, all my guns wear a 3X9, one mag difference will never matter out there.
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