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Re: Scoping the 375? sqweeler #18352070 04/18/23
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 4,054 L.I. N.Y. S sqweeler OP Campfire Tracker
OP sqweeler Campfire Tracker S Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 4,054 L.I. N.Y.	I ordered the medium's because their good to 42mm.Funny the way it is now is perfect for eye relief and height.Neck maybe like an Orangutan. Last edited by sqweeler; 04/18/23.

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Re: Scoping the 375? sqweeler #18352119 04/18/23
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,059 Battle Born B bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana
bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,059 Battle Born	Originally Posted by sqweeler I ordered the medium's because their good to 42mm.Funny the way it is now is perfect for eye relief and height.Neck maybe like an Orangutan. That's funny. Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

Re: Scoping the 375? AKwolverine #18352228 04/18/23
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Poconojack Campfire Tracker P Joined: May 2010 Posts: 7,354 The West Mountain	Originally Posted by AKwolverine Those straight tubes with no objective bell always look a little high, but I agree that that one looks particularly high. May not be an issue for squeeler, however. That’s the reason I never use a scope without an objective bell. I’d use a Leupold 4X Compact. "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Hunter S. Thompson

Re: Scoping the 375? SDHNTR #18352324 04/18/23
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TX35W Campfire Regular T Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 1,390 Texas	Originally Posted by SDHNTR I have the same rifle. It had a VariX3 2.5-8 on it when I bought it that wouldn’t hold zero and had coating rubbed off the lenses. I thought it might have been the bases as one screw hole was stripped. Tapped it out to 8-40. Sent scope back to Leufold and they replaced it with a VX3 2.5-8 which then it killed after about 100+ rounds. Sits scopeless now and I still haven’t figured out what I want to replace it with. Thinking a Trijicon LPVO. Used Talley extended bases and screw lock detachables and probably will again. I have had a few hard kicking Winchester 70 classics that broke a bunch of scopes...the culprit was a big discrepancy between what the front and rear bridge height actually was and what the base manufacturers thought it should be. No matter what bases I put on those rifles, they broke scopes because the front/rear bases ended up at slightly different heights. I finally bedded the bases to level them...no more broken scopes. Might not be your problem, just thought I'd mention.

Re: Scoping the 375? TX35W #18352329 04/18/23
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,059 Battle Born B bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana
bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,059 Battle Born	Originally Posted by TX35W Originally Posted by SDHNTR I have the same rifle. It had a VariX3 2.5-8 on it when I bought it that wouldn’t hold zero and had coating rubbed off the lenses. I thought it might have been the bases as one screw hole was stripped. Tapped it out to 8-40. Sent scope back to Leufold and they replaced it with a VX3 2.5-8 which then it killed after about 100+ rounds. Sits scopeless now and I still haven’t figured out what I want to replace it with. Thinking a Trijicon LPVO. Used Talley extended bases and screw lock detachables and probably will again. I have had a few hard kicking Winchester 70 classics that broke a bunch of scopes...the culprit was a big discrepancy between what the front and rear bridge height actually was and what the base manufacturers thought it should be. No matter what bases I put on those rifles, they broke scopes because the front/rear bases ended up at slightly different heights. I finally bedded the bases to level them...no more broken scopes. Might not be your problem, just thought I'd mention. That should always be checked, without question. However, I have never had an issue like that with any era model 70 I have. On a mauser 98, yeah. It's a very common issue. The model 70 receivers I've had, have been spot on. Especially the pre 64's. However, A late 7 digit classic for example, could have issues. I've also never had a model 70 break a scope. However, proper mounts and rings were always used. Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

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Re: Scoping the 375? sqweeler #18352639 04/18/23
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,709 Either Texas or Idaho E EdM Campfire 'Bwana
EdM Campfire 'Bwana E Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,709 Either Texas or Idaho	My M70 375 wore a 1.5-5X Leupold when I took it on an unsuccessful brown bear hunt in 2015 when I retired. It now wears a 2-7X Leupold. Conduct is the best proof of character.

Re: Scoping the 375? sqweeler #18352893 04/18/23
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450Fuller Campfire Regular Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 670 Alaska-NM-AL	One of the best of 3 pre-64 M-70s owned was an Al Biesen slightly custom modified 375 for Alaska, which started out original: but was moisture/water proofed, glass bedded, reinforced stock and affixed with a G&H QD mount with Leupold Alaskan scope. Along the way, he re-chambered it for the 375 Weatherby. Practical and accurate. Heavy bullets worked fine. First rate rig. "The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena-not the critic"-T. Roosevelt There are no atheists in fox holes or in the open doors of a para's aircraft.....

Re: Scoping the 375? sqweeler #18352949 04/18/23
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beretzs Campfire Ranger B Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,304 Northeast USA	I’ve used the 4x Leupold. The 6x36 And the 6x42 I like the 6x36 the most and what currently resides on it. Semper Fi

Re: Scoping the 375? sqweeler #18353023 04/18/23
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T_O_M Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 8,456 State of Jefferson	Monster? Not!! My last .375 was a Winchester 70 Alaskan. I put a Leupold 4.5-14X on it in Leupold mounts with medium rings. Tom Anyone who thinks there's two sides to everything hasn't met a M�bius strip. Here be dragons ...

Re: Scoping the 375? sqweeler #18353027 04/18/23
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T_O_M Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 8,456 State of Jefferson	Originally Posted by sqweeler I hope one day I find someone to shoot it. Hold it down to 50, maybe 75 rounds per day. It's not bad at all. The recoil is fairly "big" but it isn't sharp and jabby like some of the 30-ish caliber magnums. I'd rather shoot a .338 or especially a .375 H&H to a .300 Win Mag or .300 Weatherby in the same gun. Numbers may not lie but they mislead. Anyone who thinks there's two sides to everything hasn't met a M�bius strip. Here be dragons ...

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Re: Scoping the 375? sqweeler #18353419 04/19/23
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bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,059 Battle Born	Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

Re: Scoping the 375? sqweeler #18353631 04/19/23
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WMR Campfire Tracker W Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 3,017	Originally Posted by sqweeler I hope one day I find someone to shoot it. I’d shoot it. Shucks, I’d take it off your hands and save you the pain altogether. I’m considerate like that.😁 That looks like a really useful rifle. Congrats.

Re: Scoping the 375? sqweeler #18354380 04/19/23
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OP sqweeler Campfire Tracker S Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 4,054 L.I. N.Y.	The 375 is going to be a pussycat compared to these I've been shooting out of an 870 for deer for 35yrs.Was happy when it went rifle from shotgun here in N.Y.

Re: Scoping the 375? sqweeler #18366113 04/23/23
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OP sqweeler Campfire Tracker S Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 4,054 L.I. N.Y.	Does look better with a low ring with this scope...and shoot's nice.Trigger is a little creepy.The lower the weight the creepier it get's. Last edited by sqweeler; 04/23/23.

Re: Scoping the 375? sqweeler #18557679 07/04/23
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ebutler Campfire Greenhorn E Joined: Jun 2023 Posts: 38	Yes a little high.

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