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I recently traded into a Whitworth .375 . No real hunting plans for it, occasiontional range trip and maybe try on a hog. Old eyes dampen the enjoyment of iron sights. Thinking of scoping. Is the Leupold VX2 , 1-4x20 man enough for .375 recoil? Thanks.
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I'm interested in that answer, too.
I've got one on a Guide gun, and so far, it's held up. But, it hasn't had all that many run through it, yet.
Calculations on a 10-lb .375 with a 270 grain bullet at 2700 fps is 36 ft-lbs recoil at 15.4 fps, while my GG load generates 34 ft-lbs at 16 fps, so it's relatively even.
I hunt with the .45-70, but recoil is at a level where I don't sit and fire large amounts of ammo at one time through it, maybe 20 rounds.
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Not an expert, but, based on the general toughness of Leupolds and the fact that it only weighs 8oz., I believe it'll do well. Especially since the .375 offers more of a shove than a .300 or .338 magnum. I just put M8 3x on mine. Plenty of power for anything you'll shoot with a .375.
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I recently traded into a Whitworth .375 . No real hunting plans for it, occasiontional range trip and maybe try on a hog. Old eyes dampen the enjoyment of iron sights. Thinking of scoping. Is the Leupold VX2 , 1-4x20 man enough for .375 recoil? Thanks. The answer is a definite "yes"!
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I mounted one of these on a Ruger #1 in 45-70 for a buddy, 20+ years ago, we built, at his urging [still dont know why] a load featuring the 350 gr Hornady round nosed sp [later to a mag? flat point] bullet for a velocity of 2400 fps, not a typo, it's a hot load to say the least, last check the little friction adjust 1-4x20 is still chugging right along.
I think my bud is a sado-masakists? from some of the wounds I've seen on the deer and pigs he's shot with that load.
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Damn, who'd a thought Tom Selleck shoots a 1-4x20 Leupold?
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I have had a 41 year old, "G" prefix, 2-7X28 Vari-X IIc on a Winchester 70 in 375 H&H for over 30 years and it has never missed a beat, so I would expect a comparable Leupold with 30 years of improvements to be an even better sight.
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I have a VX II 1-4 that has spent its whole life on several different hard-recoiling rifles, including a .375 H&H and a .404 Jeffery and it still holds zero an tracks like it should. Yours should work just fine.
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Damn, who'd a thought Tom Selleck shoots a 1-4x20 Leupold? That was 20 years ago...that scope is still chugging along on my wife's .30-06
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Im gonna borrow her gun and go shoot a nilgai with it...
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Im gonna borrow her gun and go shoot a nilgai with it...
LOL, that'll work too. She'll get dibs on the loin cuts I'm sure ;]
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Im gonna borrow her gun and go shoot a nilgai with it...
Wait a minute....I thought the 243 was your BIG gun now?!?
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I've used a VX-II 1-4x on my CZ 550 .375 H&H and it worked fine.
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Thanks for all your responses.
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Im gonna borrow her gun and go shoot a nilgai with it...
Wait a minute....I thought the 243 was your BIG gun now?!? It is...thats why I have to BORROW her gun... I try to make it simple for you people...
Last edited by ingwe; 09/23/17.
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You know you want to shoot a nilgai with a 95 BTip! If you don't, who will (besides the designer Gale Root)?
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You know you want to shoot a nilgai with a 95 BTip! If you don't, who will (besides the designer Gale Root)? Point of fact is that Im hunting a cow nilgai for the meat, and if the outfitter would let me, I'd slip it a 95gr NBT........
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Hope that was a one-shot kill on that rabbit. They charge if they're wounded, and they're fast and mean. https://youtu.be/cCI18qAoKq4
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