Sir Ron - not sure I deserve a spot at the Square Table just yet :-)
I have a Leupold 1.5x5 in Ruger low rings that I "borrowed" from my tanger M77 .243 (my first deer rifle) - it may never go back.....
I believe this one is Circassian walnut, but the original box doesn't have RSC on it. Regardless, it's beautiful to me. I haven't weighed it yet, but it's lighter that I expected based on my calibrated arm. It does have a steel floorplate - my .243 has an aluminum one.
Thanks for the info on the cast bullets - I haven't used PC, but it's on my list for experiments. I have about 1000lbs of wheel weights that my Dad scrounged years ago, so I may not be able to get them to a BHN of 25 easily, but I doubt I'll need a bullet to handle 2400fps for a while. Any recommendations on a sizing setup? My dad has a Lyman .458 setup, but as you mention, .460 or .461 would work better.
