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I will use it for a variety of game. If i was to go undeer 1500$ i would prolly get a leupold vx6 3-18. But if i want to save a lot more money i was thinking maybe a scmhidt and bender pmii. How much better is the s&b than the leupold? Its a big difference money wise.

Welcome to the fire. My first thought was the VX-6 3-18X. Then I thought about what I have on my .375 and like it just about as much for less money: A Bushnell Elite 4500 4-16X.

A 1.5x6 Lupy will do anything you need to do with that gun.

What, exactly, do you intend to do with that rifle? Snipe groundhogs at 700?

There's little need for something so large on a .375. Typical game animals for a .375 start at 500#+ and go upwards of 2,000# (Cape Buff) or bigger.

Right out of the gate I'd say Leupy 2.5-8 or Doc's suggestion of a 1.5-6.

What do you want to do with your .375?

On a recent hunt in Africa, I took my .375 Ruger Hawkeye African, topped with a Leupold VX3 2.5-8 scope. During that hunt, I used it at 8 power for several shots in excess of 200 yards, at springbok, black wildebeest, and sable, and cranked down to 2.5 for hunting dangerous game in heavy brush.
This scope is relatively light weight, and the 8x takes advantage of the flatter trajectory the Ruger offers with bullets like the 250-270 gr. Barnes TSX, TTSX, and Nosler Accubonds, for game at longer ranges.

3X Leupold

This or a 4x or a 2.5X. couldn't go very wrong with any of them.

My last .375 was an H&H on a 700 action. I put a Leupold 3-9X on it. Worked great for me.

I prefer the 2.5-8X but the slightly longer tube body helped a bit with fine-tuning eye relief.

I'm not sure what the ring spacing on your rifle is. One or the other should treat you well. There's be nothing wrong with a 3.5-10X or 1.75-6X if you prefer more, or less, magnification.

Tom

BINGO!

If a fixed 4X is okay or a 3-9X is okay then why not a 3-18X? After all they both have a larger field of view than the fixed 4X.

I don't personally use that much power on my 375s, but understand that some people might want to 'go long' with their's. I tend to subscribe to an idea that 375s and KISS go hand-in-hand. Obviously there are those who like big scopes on any rifle they run. I like 2.5Xs on mine. They're perfect IMO.

I've got a Leupold 2.5x8 on my Ruger 375

2-7 Leupold on mine, works good. 7x will easily take me as far as I'm going to shoot this thing. Actually a fixed 3 or 4 probably would as well,but I've never seen one around here. Mines a Ruger Alaskan, short and handy. I see no reason to put a big ol scope on it.

Agreed!

VX6 1-6 on my ruger 375. It makes the most sense for what a 375 is good for. HUGE field of view for quickly sighting up big stuff too close, and 6x magnification for typical hunting ranges.

I originally wanted this rifle to be able to put down the largest Alaskan moose at extended ranges too and the decent BC's (~0.48) of some 375 hunting bullets gave me hope. But after crunching some ballistic comparisons, the heavy 338's (including the run of the mill WM) really outshine the 375's at 200-300 yards in terms of optimal game weight. What I am getting at, is if one is set on needing 10+ magnification power on a heavy hitting rifle, 338 is probably the way to go.

So I would recommend looking at the 2-12x Leupold version rather than 3-18.

Vorte Viper 2x7 on my LH 375 Ruger.

I've run a 1.5-5 Leupy, a 2.5-8 Leupy and now have a 1.5-6 Kahles with illuminated reticle on my 375H&H.
When it had the 1.5-5 on it I shot a blacktail at a lasered 384 yards. With the 1.5-6 I shot a widebeest at around 350 yards. What the hell you would need more magnification for I don't know.
If you want it, go for it but my feeling is if you can't hit something with 5-6 power 18X isn't going to help unless you are shooting squirrels at long range????????????

I have two 375 Rugers, an African and an Alaskan. I put 3 X 9 Trijicon's on both an am well pleased. Also, have a 375 H & H that carries a 1.5 X 5 Leupold.

These three 375's cover my hunting needs in Indiana. Also, have a Lott in case something bigger comes along, it has a peep sight. vbg

I have been running a Vortex Viper 1-4x24 for the last several years on my AI and it has been used by several folks and myself to shoot more than a half-dozen brown bears and a couple moose.

I ran 3x Leupolds on a number of H&Hs and on the AI and it is still a very good choice.

1.5x5 Leupold on my H&H works well IMHO.