What optic do you like on your big bore ?

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I have a 375 coming to me, and yes it is a 375 Ruger, and am torn as to what to mount on it. I will be using the gun for elk, moose, and bear here in NA, and will eventually take this gun to Africa. I am trying to keep the scope cost reasonable, but obviously no garbage. My thoughts right now:

NF 1-4x24 ill ret. - Great for close quarters and for any sort of defense gun, but I think I will struggle on longer shots due to the lack of magnification, ill reticle just because the one time in my life I need it, I want it there

NF 2.5-10x24 ill ret - low magnification for the close stuff, more magnification for the 300 yard shots. Nice low profile. Eye relief should be good too.

Leupold VXIII 1.5-5x20 ill ret - cheap version of the NF above

Bushnell 6500 2.5-16x50 - I have an extra one sitting here. Low end magnification, lots of magnification when needed, extra weight will help offset recoil, no illuminated reticle.

What do you guys think ? What works and what doesn't ?
 
i'VE GOT A 2.5-8X36 vARI x III on my 375 Ruger. I htink it's a good choice considering the 2.5 offers a good view close up and the 6-8X range makes longer shots easier.

The 6500 you have wouldn't be out of place on the rifle, but none of your choices would really be out of place.
 
I have a 1.75-6X32 Leupold with #4 reticle on my 358 Norma. I like it a lot. Very low and has great eye relief, also plenty of magnification for any target I will be shooting at.

I have no experience with the Nightforce.
 
I've used 4x fixed, 2x7s, 1.5x6s, 2.5x8s and 1.5x5s on my 375s. All Leupolds.

All worked well, but I keep coming back to the 1.5x5.


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gorky said:
Any particular reason ? What kind of hunting do you do with the gun ?
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It's lightweight and small while being an excellent scope. Good eye relief as well. Most big bores are heavy enough without a Hubble sitting on top.

Another benefit of a straight tube scope is that they fit better on longer actions. The tube offers more flexibility in scope position.

I hunt moose and deer with mine in mixed situations. I like the lower magnification range more than I need the higher end in bigger scopes.

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I know what you mean SC. Though not a Leupold, I stuck a very nice (older) Scopechief 1.5-4.5x20mm on my Husky Featherweight. Nice clear optics that offer quicke acquisition, and seem to fit better. That being said, my BRNO 21-H wears a 2-7x32mm,Leupy. Sadly, it's a duplex reticle; therefore, may have to send that out for a change to post. Big scopes are great, on stand, varmint, or target guns. ;)
 
On my .375 H&H I have a 1.5-6x zeiss and I do like it. I have thought of going to something with just a little more power. The .375 caliber is wicked and shoots flatter than some may think so being able to see at a little farther distance is nice. Last fall I shot my grizzly at 220 yds. Six power was almost not enough for me as shot placement was paramount. Just me though.
 
1.5x5

Just bought another 1.5x5 illum german post, this one will go on my 338 win mag. for all hunting situation 5x is lots out to 3-400yds.
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I put a leupy on my .458 lott, but I almost got a trijicon accupoint 1-4. You might like the reticles they use have a look at trijicon. com. I was quite impressed with the reviews I searched on the web.
 
My 460 has a 2.5-8x36 Leupold. My 375 has a 1.75-5x20 Burris. I have used 3-9's on 416's. I was thinking of putting my Lupy on the 375 as it would fit better. If you want to shoot out to 300yds or like to see a bigger picture then a mid range variable is good. I like the gun to look 'right'. My mauser 404 has open sights only. A ruger with open sights will look like its all business with a 1.5-5x on it. I think any scope up to a 4.5-14 on a longer barreled gun would work. The Bushnell you mention would make the gun top heavy and awkward in my opinion. Have fun.
 
On my 20" .375 H&H carbine, a Leupold VariX 1.5x5x20 in Warne QD rings.

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I like Leupold's fixed 2.5x. I bought a .416 Rem Mag almost 20 years ago and topped it off with a Bushnell Scopechief 3-9x40. In those days the Scopechief was made in Japan and was a fairly high end scope (not the cheap stuff you get today at Walmart)- I still have the box for one of the two and the price tag was $300. They came with a lifetime warranty too. Anyways, the scope was done after about 100 rounds - it wouldn't hold zero and you could hear stuff rattleing around inside it. IIRC that scope became the Bausch & Lomb 3000 Balvar (or the Bushnell 3000 series).

I wasn't certain about the 2.5x but really, on large game, you won't be shooting at very long ranges and the 2.5x seems to be just fine.

The other two I would look at are the Swarovski 1-6x24 Z6 and the Schmidt & Bender Zenith 1.1–4 x 24 or Zenith 1.5–6 x 42. I know the last two are a bit pricey, but you could sell your extra scope and that would take the bite out of the cost. As a bonus you will have a world class scope that should serve you well for a lifetime.


If you really want more magnification consider the Swarovski Z6 1.7-10x42 - it gives you very low magnification as well as 10x, which is probably all you will ever need.

The other thing, that I did not have on my .375's, but did on my .416 is a set of EAW quick detach mounts. I REALLY like those mounts. You can take a look at them on the NECG website.
 
I have a Leup. FX II 2.5-28 Scout EER on top a 460 Weatherby, clear crisp, but most of all the extended Eye relief is incredable.
 
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