Trying to find a scope for a 17 inch barrel 375 h&h

[ZS27]

I have recently acquired a custom 375 h&h remington 700 from a friend with a 17.5 inch barrel it currently has iron sights on it now, but the balistics of the round make it able to shoot 300 to 600 yards reliably without much drop and I have been trying to find a scope that will work well and stand up to recoil, and not fail. I haven't purchased or owned many scopes so any info on personal experiences would be very helpful.

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[Beta1759]

The only scope i would recommend would be a Leupold.

" They are designed to withstand, undamaged, 5,000 repetitions of 750 G acceleration. This is the harshest standard in the industry, and no competitive brand of scope has ever passed Leupold's impact test. (And Leupold tests them all.)" - according to chuck hawks.

Plus they have a lifetime warranty and employ about 700 US employees who design, assemble, and manufacture locally in beaverton.

 

[JRuby]

with a 17.5 inch barrel reaching out to 400 yards out to be challenging as i am certain you will lose alot of velocity. I would put a VariX 2. 2-7 on it. It worked well on my 358 STA.

 

[ZS27]

Surprisingly enough the velocity difference on a 375 h&h from a 26 inch barrel to 17.25 is not much at all due to modern powders. Leupold is what I was thinking as well, I have friends who use vortex for there warrenty but harbor freight has a great warrenty it doesn't make the tools better than snap on

 

[Medic!]

Surprisingly enough the velocity difference on a 375 h&h from a 26 inch barrel to 17.25 is not much at all due to modern powders. Leupold is what I was thinking as well, I have friends who use vortex for there warrenty but harbor freight has a great warrenty it doesn't make the tools better than snap on

You don't guess an extra 10'' of barrel can take advantage of that same ''Modern Powder'' ?

And I vote Shepherd or Leupold for a scope.

 

[ZS27]

No not really if you compare chronograph data the difference is miniscule, it's like the outdated notion that a longer barrel gives you better accuracy.

 

[ZS27]

Alot of calibers actually only use a certain barrel length for powder burn a longer barrel can and does decrease velocity on certain calibers

 

[Medic!]

No not really if you compare chronograph data the difference is miniscule, it's like the outdated notion that a longer barrel gives you better accuracy.

Sorry.

I'm here on Earth.

 

[ZS27]

Sorry.

I'm here on Earth.

Why do you feel the need to argue?
Do you reload for 375 h&h or even reload at all with a chronograph?

 

[Certaindeaf]

Probably an old Weaver K-4 on a claw mount. Make sure your irons are aperture style and you'll just throw any old scope in the crick mud anyways.

 

[JRuby]

i have reloaded since 1982 and my limited experirnce tells me there is s reason most 375H&H have 24" barrels. If you are getting the same performance from a 17.5" barrel and to me the chamber pressure has to be running a lot higher which detracts from one of the virtues of the round which is a fairly low chamber pressure to facilitate better extraction. If your happy with the results and the rifle fantastic but there are very few free lunches.

 

[Certaindeaf]

i have reloaded since 1982 and my limited experirnce tells me there is s reason most 375H&H have 24" barrels. If you are getting the same performance from a 17.5" barrel and to me the chamber pressure has to be running a lot higher which detracts from one of the virtues of the round which is a fairly low chamber pressure to facilitate better extraction. If your happy with the results and the rifle fantastic but there are very few free lunches.

So a negative two scope?

 

[JRuby]

So a negative two scope?

already recommended a scope see above. I have to believe since the rifle is lighter due to a shortened barrel eye relief is going to be critical the more the better.

 

[ZS27]

The average difference between the 24-26 inch to 20 inch barrel reduction is a loss of 75fps which is well documented online. I am loosing about 150 fps on average with chronographing with my load data from hodgon online loading data who use a 24 inch barrel for there test. To remove 6.75 inches of huge heavy cumbersome barrel and only loose 150 fps on average is incredibly miniscule for what I am gaining. And those are facts not feels

 

[Certaindeaf]

already recommended a scope see above. I have to believe since the rifle is lighter due to a shortened barrel eye relief is going to be critical the more the better.

Oh. I thought with your slandering/preaching you'd go for the negative power scope. Good call on a scout/aperture setup though.

 

[JRuby]

Oh. I thought with your slandering/preaching you'd go for the negative power scope. Good call on a scout/aperture setup though.

i am so happy your happy it was one of my personal goals today. NOT!

 

[Goosebrown]

Boyles law. To get the same velocity in shorter barrel you increase pressure or heat.

i have reloaded since 1982 and my limited experirnce tells me there is s reason most 375H&H have 24" barrels. If you are getting the same performance from a 17.5" barrel and to me the chamber pressure has to be running a lot higher which detracts from one of the virtues of the round which is a fairly low chamber pressure to facilitate better extraction. If your happy with the results and the rifle fantastic but there are very few free lunches.

 

[orygun]

I had a Ruger 375 for a while. I put a fixed 4x Leupold on it when I got it, just because that's what I had on hand. I changed that to a 3-9x40 Leupold when I had the chance. Without getting into the pissin match that's seemed to started up over barrel length, with the gun I had it mimicked the trajectory of the 06 and I've always had a 3-9x40 on that. (not to mention I like the option of cranking it up to see a little better)
I would be curious, though, to know the actual velocity of a 270 or 300gr bullet out of that shorter barrel.

 

[jbett98]

Don't forget to mount the scope on some quality rings.

 

[CountryGent]

Another plus one for a Leupold. The little experience I've had with them over the years has been very positive. And as mentioned, they're from right here in the Beaver State.