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Took this wonderful rifle to the range today. First time since swapping the scope onto it a couple of months ago. Started by getting my 25 yard zero, which took just a few shots. Then out to 100 yards for a three shot group, and finally a single shot at the steel silhouette target at 300 yards... Why only one shot at 300 yards? Because the 300 grain full metal jacket bullet knocked my danged silhouette over! There was a pretty serious 15-20 mph wind blowing more or less from left to right. I had never shot this rifle at 300 yards. I was so pleased, when I hit the target! Today was the first time I'd tried the rifle at over 100 yards! I was using 30+ year old Winchester 300 grain FMJ factory ammo and 300 grain Round-Nose Soft Point Remington ammo. I did not chronograph it, but would be surprised if it exceeds 2500 fps. Photos are of me getting it zeroed at 25 yards, which turned out to be just about 1" high at 100 yards... I can live with that. I can't use ammo I loaded for my .375 H&H Ruger Number One. That ammo is too long to fit into the magazine or chamber of the Model 70 with the Douglas barrel. What a wonderful rifle. Am so fortunate to have this rifle pretty much fall into my life. To this point I've mostly shot it with the iron sights. Today, smacking the 300 yard gong, felt really good. Rifle was built by Michael Scherz, of Gila River Gun Works. Lordy. What a rifle it is! Oh - some may quibble with the sling around my arm in the "hasty sling" position because the sling is connected to a barrel band instead of the stock. Okay. I hear you. HOWEVER, I learned some years ago that the stability afforded by the sling far outweighs any potential "bending" of the barrel or other adverse impact on accuracy... First round hit at 300 yards, with only a 25 yard zero. Luck? I don't think so... That's a lot of rounds downrange, and some marksmanship fundamentals. Bench? Bipod? Say what? Regards, Guy
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Looks great Guy and good shooting!
Would like to see some closer up photos of the rifle.
Cheers, Chris
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Nice Guy. Glad to see someone can still use a hasty sling from the sit,and still hit at 300 yards without a bipod.
Refreshing to see a hunting rifle without all kinds of [bleep] hanging off it.
375's just shoot well.
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The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Looks great Guy and good shooting!
Would like to see some closer up photos of the rifle.
Cheers, Chris Chris - it's a nice rifle. I stumbled on a good deal a few years ago and couldn't pass up the chance to latch onto a .375 built by Michael Scherz... I don't have great photos of it, but here are a few: I got the 1.5-5x Leupold almost sighted-in, but will need to refine that before I take this rifle hunting. Regards, Guy
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Nice Guy. Glad to see someone can still use a hasty sling from the sit,and still hit at 300 yards without a bipod.
Refreshing to see a hunting rifle without all kinds of [bleep] hanging off it.
375's just shoot well. Thanks. Ya, I enjoy carrying and shooting a rifle, with the sling, and without a bipod. Regards, Guy
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Nice. I have been using Michael's scope bases for years. They are pretty slick. A 416 Rem M70. A 358 Win pre-64 M70.
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Fine rifle and good shooting Guy, glad you are able to revisit the big bores after your med. issues.
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Thanks. Seem to have healed up pretty well.
Doubt I'll ever "need" a .375, but I sure do like the cartridge & rifle!
Regards, Guy
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Nice rifle! Everyone "needs" a 375H&H
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Nice. I have been using Michael's scope bases for years. They are pretty slick.
A 416 Rem M70. Those look pretty near perfect. Am I seeing things or do they get the scope down lower than Talley bases?
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They do as do the Matt Williams rings on the 358.
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Thanks. Seem to have healed up pretty well.
Doubt I'll ever "need" a .375, but I sure do like the cartridge & rifle!
Regards, Guy You're doing great Guy, and like you, I can't see ever being without a 375 either, I have two and have hunted deer and pigs with them, they do a fantastically clean job on the smaller species of game too.
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Thanks. Seem to have healed up pretty well.
Doubt I'll ever "need" a .375, but I sure do like the cartridge & rifle!
Regards, Guy You're doing great Guy, and like you, I can't see ever being without a 375 either, I have two and have hunted deer and pigs with them, they do a fantastically clean job on the smaller species of game too. gunner, I checked out Mike Scherz web site. Wow! Check out his .550. It'll make your .505 Gibbs blush. http://www.michaelscherz.com/You need one; it's your kinda gun. DF
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WOOOOOOOOOOOO, 550 mag, 700 grains at 2250 fps. That'll hull an okie diller.
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It's got your name written all over it. They talk like slow twist, mass and low pressure keep recoil down below what you would expect. I'd still rather watch you shoot it... DF
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, I aint buying the low recoil bit either DF.
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