Just picked up a 375H&H Mag!

A few things work against the Leupys for scope eye...the first being the lack of a rubber ring...perhaps that has changed with their newest models I'm not sure. The second being a non-consistent eye relief on their variables and the third a very large area of non-critical eye relief. The large non-critical eye relief is a great means of compensating for the non constant eye relief and works very well other than it allows one to creep the scope more than a scope with less non-critical eye relief.
 
sheephunter said:
A few things work against the Leupys for scope eye...the first being the lack of a rubber ring...perhaps that has changed with their newest models I'm not sure. The second being a non-consistent eye relief on their variables and the third a very large area of non-critical eye relief. The large non-critical eye relief is a great means of compensating for the non constant eye relief and works very well other than it allows one to creep the scope more than a scope with less non-critical eye relief.
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Been hunting myself for over 25 years, been using Leupold scopes almost exclusively for pretty close to 20 years. Killed a pretty huge pile of animals in that time and shoot thousands of rounds per year out of a big selection of different rifles. Never have I been cut by a scope and none of those scopes used had a rubber ring. What am I doing wrong, must be something...
 
Well you're one up on me then :)

I was just explaining why it happens more often with Leupys like the instance posted in this thread. Put a Leupy equipped lightweight 375 H&H in the hands of a novice shooters and it comes as no surprise......I didn't just guess the rifle had a Leupy on it by accident.....lol Was anything I said about the rubber ring, non-constant eye relief or large non-critical eye relief incorrect? Perhaps reread what I said...I didn't say it was common but when it happens, it's likely a Leupy...like the instance posted in this thread :)
 
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If you are hitting yourself in the face with a scope you are doing something wrong period. Don't blame the scope or that it doesn't have a rubber face basher ring.

Mount the scope properly, use proper shooting techniques and pay attention. We all make mistakes and I understand that, maybe one day I will get a half moon forehead. But, if I do it will be my fault, not the fault of the scope.

Was anything I said about the rubber ring, non-constant eye relief or large non-critical eye relief incorrect?
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Nope. But I do wonder why this gets the complaints it does. I have probably owned between 20-30 different Leupold scopes and never found these issues as bad as some folks make it out to be. Again, mount it properly and it shouldn't be an issue.

*Edit* I was going to go into how I mount my scopes but it is probably a waste of time as the experts will probably say I am doing it wrong. After all, I am not hitting myself in the face so I must be...
 
This scope like most of my scopes had a Butler Creek flip up scope cover turned so the hinge was on the right on it.

I'm not sure about cutting steak with a rubber knife but I do know a rubber ring will cut into a forehead.

Yep seen it with my own eyes... :D
 
crazy_davey said:
If you are hitting yourself in the face with a scope you are doing something wrong period. Don't blame the scope or that it doesn't have a rubber face basher ring.

Mount the scope properly, use proper shooting techniques and pay attention. We all make mistakes and I understand that, maybe one day I will get a half moon forehead. But, if I do it will be my fault, not the fault of the scope.



Nope. But I do wonder why this gets the complaints it does. I have probably owned between 20-30 different Leupold scopes and never found these issues as bad as some folks make it out to be. Again, mount it properly and it shouldn't be an issue.

*Edit* I was going to go into how I mount my scopes but it is probably a waste of time as the experts will probably say I am doing it wrong. After all, I am not hitting myself in the face so I must be...
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Absolutely, for the most part you are correct...but get yourself in an awkward shooting position, especially at extreme uphill angles and you can give yourself a kiss in the forehead....even with a properly mounted scope. I know very few serious hunters that haven't done it once or twice. I know I have. There are a few factors that can increase your odds of bleeding when it happens :)
 
sheephunter said:
Absolutely, for the most part you are correct...but get yourself in an awkward shooting position, especially at extreme uphill angles and you can give yourself a kiss in the forehead....even with a properly mounted scope. I know very few serious hunters that haven't done it once or twice. I know I have. There are a few factors that can increase your odds of bleeding when it happens :)
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Sure can Sheephunter, I got 4 of 'em on a goat hunt from my 340 Wby c/w a 2.5-8 X Leupold Vari X III. Hamburger eyebrow, blood everywhere........never felt a thing, at the time it happened. All my Leups are mounted as far forward as mounts and actions allow, it still can happen.
 
I've got a Zeiss on one .375. Its like strangling a wolverine; hang on like grim death and you're still going to get bitten once in a while. So far nothing too bad. On the other hand the Leupolds I have mounted on rifles with double the .375s recoil haven't taken a bite out of me. Maybe I'm just lucky, but I've learned not to interrupt a winning streak.
 
Dogleg said:
That is a very real risk. They all return to the mother-ship, which was last seen in Africa. If you don't let go right now it will drag you down with it.


You have been warned.;)
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Indeed, mine's taken me on a twisted path literally to both sides of the world. I google mapped Southern Africa and Hawaii and they are equidistant from each other at exactly half Earth's circumference, yours has done worse to you. I blame the rifle, wife doesn't buy it, but it's the truth.

.375: The Jumanji Chambering.

Biggest trouble is the boomerang effect where it keeps towing you back.
 
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Mine has dragged me time and time again to Africa.............but my 300 Wby has dragged me all over the globe, so I don't think it is necessarily caliber related. Some rifles are just exceptionally influencial...........and I'm weak !!!!
 
Camp Cook said:
Could that be because more people use Leupolds?
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Especially on hard kickers.

My 416 Rigby did touch me once. I was holding it like a 22 instead of a serious rifle. Pretty much let it free-recoil. Just brushed the bridge of my nose. Had I been holding it like a grown up it wouldn't have come close.

Now, if you want to see people get scoped you should hang out on the rifle range at Depot. Those old Weavers and Redfields count coup at least once every week. So many noobs, so many scope cuts.
 
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