Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Express Rifles and Big Bores Only How do you have your .375 set up?

Need some ideas. Scope, mounts.

Talleys, low with levers, VX 2 3-9 #4 German on a M70 SS. Back up scope is a 4X M8 with heavy duplex, same rings.

Leupold two piece dual dovetail bases, Burris signature rings and a Leupold Vari XII 2x7. I'm shooting my reloads with RL-15 and the Barnes 270 Gr. TSX bullet. With this load I'm good for anything from Impala to Cape Buffalo. I have a 416 Rigby for Elephants.

2.5-8x36 matte Leupold in a set of low Talley QD's, firing the 270 gr TSX's at 2800 fps, perfect combo imho.

Gunner

The Model 70 has a 2.5x Leupold in Talley QR rings and a great set of sights:

The Number One has a 1.5-5x Leupold, and of course the Ruger sights. JB filed the brass bead to about a 45 degree angle. Works great.



I have no idea why a mule deer & black bear hunter has a .375, let alone two of them, but I do. I like the cartridge.

Guy

Ruger Hawkeye African, .375R:

2.5-8 Leupold VX3, in Warne QD rings
McMillan McWoody stock, 1" Pachmayr Decellerator pad

Got my little #1 300 H&H set up identical.

Gunner

Alright, here's my old tired rifle. Set up a couple different ways:

Leupold QRW'S and leupold steel bases:



The VX3 1.5-5 didn't have enough magnification for my tastes, so I upped the x's a bit (Zeiss 3.5-10x44):


I also believe the 375 needs cross bolts so I got a different stock (even though the original was nicer). This is a stronger stock and will not crack out like the original did:



I also decided to chit can the QRW's and go with the permanent mount PRW's...Still using the same steel bases, but different rings..

This set-up seems to be very rock solid:

My 375 is a very similar modern copy of the Alaskan in a previous post.

I have a new 375 Alaskan, with Talley low QD's. I have a Zeiss HD5 3-15 with the lock turrets on it. It's setup as a do everything rifle. I will eventually buy a wide backup scope if I ever get a chance at Africa or something, but right now, the 3 power on this scope is about the same as it is on the Leupold 2.5-8 that has been so successful for so many people, and I can use 10x on the scope and have the eye relief very generous.

The 15x I have found useful at the range, so overall, the package is really flexible. But it depends on what you have planned for the rifle. Like I said, mine is a 'one gun for all' solution, but your vision might be different.

BSA, a lot of folks have no idea the .375 is so doggone accurate.

I like that rifle.

Guy

Thanks Guy. I like your rifles too. We'll both be ready if there's ever an out break of wild elephants in the PNW

Open sights at 100yds today. Next time, a 2.5x8x32 zeiss will be applied.
Talley steel QR rings. The felt recoil isn't bad, this was my first time ever behind a .375. Very pleased with the rifle, and fine gentleman who sold it to me TDN.

Pretty good for open sights. That sure is a beautiful rifle.. I can tell you are going to really like that one...

I don't use the 375 as a dangerous game rifle, so I scope it with a 2x12 VX6, to take advantage of the 375's range capabilities.

I've never shot the 375 H&H, only a 375 Weatherby and it was terrible. How would the H&H compare as for recoil?

.375 RUM #1



.375 RUM #2



.375 AI

The 375 H&H is a puzzzzy cat, especially in a rifle like mine or the OP's..

With Leupold VX-III 1.5 to 5 on those horrible windage adjustable mounts that never varied in 2000 shots�.

Doggone it Ingwe! I've got the rifle, I just need the buffalo!