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20 degrees on the porch here this morning. Probably time to go plug in the heat lamp in the well house...


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Originally Posted by elkhunternm
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Damn Elk, busted, thought Gramps Poobs would have been in bed by now. laugh
Be grateful,he "just farted in your general direction,"could've been much worse. grin

Yep if bubbly or lumpy... shocked

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Originally Posted by Dirtfarmer
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Damn Elk, busted, thought Gramps Poobs would have been in bed by now. laugh
Be grateful,he "just farted in your general direction,"could've been much worse. grin

Yep if bubbly or lumpy... shocked

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You mean "sharted in your general direction." grin


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Well 23 below is 22 degrees warmer than 68-69 winter. I'm sure that means global warming.


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Originally Posted by elkhunternm
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Originally Posted by gunner500
Damn Elk, busted, thought Gramps Poobs would have been in bed by now. laugh
Be grateful,he "just farted in your general direction,"could've been much worse. grin

Yep if bubbly or lumpy... shocked

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You mean "sharted in your general direction." grin

Geriatric propulsion/velocity probably not a serious threat, more of a sanitary/public health nuisance....💩

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To get back on topic, my old London Rigby .375 came to me with a Weaver K-3 and no apologies. The previous owner, a good friend, thought that a $25.00 scope would be the best choice if he dropped it out of a shooting brake on its head. He, as well as I, have had good success with the K-3 over the years, and it isn't hard to keep a couple of spares in the shooting kit. A $20,000 rifle and a $25.00 scope doesn't seem to make sense, but spares are a bit easier to afford.

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Seeing as targets of a 375 aren't exactly prairie dogs, the field of view is more important than high magnification. The compactness and higher durability under high recoil of a lower power scope, are also good advantages with a 375.

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I'm not as much a pro with the 375 as most of the others but I think:
Crisp clear optics
Long eye relief
Wide field of view
Heavy cross hairs
Able to handle recoil
Repeatable adjustments
Warranty
Good at low light


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Originally Posted by Bugger
I'm not as much a pro with the 375 as most of the others but I think:
Crisp clear optics
Long eye relief
Wide field of view
Heavy cross hairs
Able to handle recoil
Repeatable adjustments
Warranty
Good at low light


Looks like all that spells, LEUPOLD! cool


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Not a .375 but rather a 9.3

2.8 x 8 Leupold V3 with the B&C retical in lapped Ruger rings

286 grn. PPU ammo sighted zero at 100 falls into the next hash mark at 200 and the 3rd at 250

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1x6 gen 2 razor on my 375 ruger. We were screwing around the other day shooting steel at 1000 with it

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Originally Posted by BradB
1x6 gen 2 razor on my 375 ruger. We were screwing around the other day shooting steel at 1000 with it


SWEET! What bullet were you using? I'm pleased as punch with a couple of black bears at over 300 yards on spot & stalk hunts.

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I was using the 270gr speers.
I have only tried those and the barnes x's both shot 4 shot groups with all bullets touching at 100.(Can't remember size off top of my head, so you get a general ideea!)
Gun is a push model 70, brux barrel, mcwoody stock.

And I have NO reason or use for a 375!!!!....not first or last I have said that about my gun builds. I realize I have a problem

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I feel like the 1.75-6x32 Varix-III on my .375 is nearly perfect. It had a 1.5-5x20 on it for a while, it it was moved to a quick handling 35 Whelen. I can't fathom of a situation that a 375 works welll for that a 6x32 isn't "enough". The 1.5-5x was great too,

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All three of my 375's wear 1.5-5 Leupolds. Terry

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very nice family portrait, Terry.


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Originally Posted by toad
very nice family portrait, Terry.

Absolutely.

I have a Victory 1.5-6x42 on my .375 H&H. It's sorta big, but what a great, dim light scope. For back up, I have a 1.5-5x20 in QD's., which makes for a lighter gun.

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I had a 1.5-6 Leupold on mine. The 6X came in handy when I needed to shoot an impala at a little over 300 meters. Otherwise, it pretty much stayed on 3X.


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Didn't know they made a 1.5-6..

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Originally Posted by ingwe
Didn't know they made a 1.5-6..

Learn something new every day....
It's a 1.75-6X. I make that mistake frequently--seems to be a recurring case of brain fart. blush


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