Yahoo its here!!! Thanks Clay and the Prophet River gang
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That is the one.
The only flaw that I've found on the entire piece is when the Smith stamped "imp" behind the 375 H & H, he got the letters crooked.
It is flawless other than that; mind you , sadly I won't get to shoot it for a day or two.
But it seems quite unmarked other than the letters being crooked, lol.
Any suggestions as to a good scope for this rifle in this caliber guys? I seem to be in amongst a group of aficionados.
I know a longer eye relief is probably a good plan, the 1/4 rib is a tad forward and close eye relief on bigger rifles makes that tube of 'Crazy glue' pretty handy ( to stop up the cut ).
It won't be a tackdriver and will only likely see larger game at medium distances; perhaps a smaller magnification fixed? Is the recoil going to be abusive enough to destroy scopes?
And OP; again, beg pardon on the highjack.
I know a longer eye relief is probably a good plan, the 1/4 rib is a tad forward and close eye relief on bigger rifles makes that tube of 'Crazy glue' pretty handy ( to stop up the cut ).
It won't be a tackdriver and will only likely see larger game at medium distances; perhaps a smaller magnification fixed? Is the recoil going to be abusive enough to destroy scopes?
And OP; again, beg pardon on the highjack.
A standard 3-9X40mm would do the trick... I like the VX-2 in a well made and clear but reasonably priced scope... you will want an offset mount (4BO) for the rear... see the pics I posted above... notice where the turrets are in relation to the mount location at the rear position... a standard ring would force you to mount the scope too far forward... I wish Ruger would acknowledge and fix this design flaw.
I tried to mount a Burris 2-7x on the new x74 but it did not have enough eye relief, so I went with a 2-7x VX 2 I had on the shelf, with the supplied rings it worked for eye relief, but barely. It sure would be nice if Ruger moved to mounting points on the rifles back, .5 of an inch would make thing a lot easier.
If I end up scoping the x62 I will go with another VX 2 either 2-7 or most likely a 3-9 I find with these I can get away from needing an offset ring, but barely.
For a .375 W or anything that has severe recoil a good choice is the Leupold fixed 4x [ or 6x] it is one of the most indestructible optic on the market.
If I end up scoping the x62 I will go with another VX 2 either 2-7 or most likely a 3-9 I find with these I can get away from needing an offset ring, but barely.
For a .375 W or anything that has severe recoil a good choice is the Leupold fixed 4x [ or 6x] it is one of the most indestructible optic on the market.
That's a VX-2 on the X74R above... the other optics are a VX-2 1-4X20mm... which really should have offset rings front and back... you will note in the picture that when properly mounted for eye relief the front ring is clamoing dowb over the objective glass. There are two VX-2 3-9X40mm's pictured... note the rear mount location... to get and optimal scope position I required the offset ring at the rear location... if you look at the two RSI's pictured the offset ring was necessary on the rear and the front is right up against the objective bell taper. I would say that Ruger should move the mount locations at least 3/4-1" rearward... and another thing they should be doing is packaging the guns with No.4 mounts not No.5's... 99 out of a hundred No.1's will be mounted with scopes of 40mm or less objectives.
Just received my No.1 import from Clay's gang this morning... she is a little beauty... No.1-A in .223, a very rare bird... gonna get her to the range this week. Here is a picture, top gun with a Leupold VX-2 3-9X40mm mounted;
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This one has a rim, stock shortened half an inch, and a Leupold 4X aboard.
Works slick as can be!
Ted
