375 h&h load advice

[BULLBLASTER]

5 moa on a 375 says sumtingwong. Clean the bejesus out of it. Swap scopes and do over. I'd seriously give consideration to a charge of rl powder.....but most 375's are stupid accurate to begin with.

im going to run around at lunch today and look for some rl 15. Just have a hard time believing powder would make a difference of 5 moa. Gonna try some 260 partitions if these wont group with the other scope. I thotoughly cleaned the gun 30 rounds ago.

[BULLBLASTER]

I also have a box of the factory loads that shot .5 moa this spring to try again. It just gets a bit aggrivating sending dollar signs down range into a shotgun group. but i guess its worth it just to be pulling a trigger. 

[BULLBLASTER]

well it turns out that the scope was broken...  I put my pst on it and shot 3 rounds into 3/4 inch at 110 yards. going to send my scope back and get it fixed up. glad to have figured it out...finally.
300 grain btsp at 2480 it is!

[yorketransport]

If you run that PST on there for too long you're going to have 2 broken scopes.

Good to hear that it's shooting well though.

[BULLBLASTER]

If you run that PST on there for too long you're going to have 2 broken scopes.

Good to hear that it's shooting well though.

hey now!!! I already pulled the pst off. Its goin back on my 300 rum.
The broke one is a vortex viper hs... hope it holds together next time. Maybe it was defective.

[high country]

You guys would laugh if you knew what I run for glass on my 375....

[Bwana Bob]

Bull,
I've shot about 6-800 round through my 375 H%H and the Leopold 4X held up just fine.
Another bit of advice, most 375 loads don't require a mag primer. I load IMR 4064 which is close to RL-15 in burn rate and most groups are under an inch.  I shot my cape BUFFALO WITH A Barnes 270GR TS. Plenty good for elk or the biggest bears
I've shot loads with RL-15, IMR 4064, IMR 4320, IMR 4350 and IMR 4895 and they all shot well, that the beauty of the 375 H&H

[BULLBLASTER]

You guys would laugh if you knew what I run for glass on my 375....

Do tell!
Im sending my scope and rings back to vortex today. The tech i spoke with thought it was a ring problem since my scope body shows wear at the ring. I double and triple checked torgue on that thing numerous times. He was thinking ring alignment. Oh well im sure it will all get fixed up. Theres lots of time before my november moose hunt. 
Glad to know the rifle and loads are shooting well and the scope was the culprit. I was starting to get nervous that i just coupdnt shoot. 

[high country]

Elite 4200's and conquests. ....They seem to take recoil better than anything else. ....imo.

[BULLBLASTER]

Went and shot today after getting my scope back qnd mounted in new rings. (Vortex said nothing was wrong) and proceeded to shoot a 5 inch group at 100 yards... its going back to vortex tomorrow again with targets this time. Hope they will fix it up...

[yorketransport]

Send them a bill for the ammo you burned as well!

Maybe the PST needs to stay on there. You'll have the first "tactical" 375 H&H ever.

Andrew

[BULLBLASTER]

Send them a bill for the ammo you burned as well!

Maybe the PST needs to stay on there. You'll have the first "tactical" 375 H&H ever.

Andrew

Even if they fix it up i will have a hard time trusting the viper hs... the pst likes my rum too much. In fact i bolted it back on the rail and it was still zeroed! I am beyond aggrivated with the 375 scope. Going to be less friendly on the phone tomorrow. I have put close to 200 rounds through my 375 now since may.
Thats a chunk of change with nothing to show... not to mention shipping back to vortex twice! 
i wouldnt mind a 2.5-10 pst to put on there.

[BULLBLASTER]

Had another conversation with vortex this am. The guy i spoke with said for a scope to be that unrepeatable you would hear things when shaken. So back to the range tonight with handloads and factory loads as well as the scope off of my other rifle again... after sighting it back in last night. Getting very frusterated! Seems as though i am throwing money away by the handfull.

[yorketransport]

Should have just bought a Leupold VX-3 2.5-8. It's the perfect fit for a 375. 

Good luck at the range. Sighting in a 375 is too expensive to do every couple of days!

[BULLBLASTER]

Should have just bought a Leupold VX-3 2.5-8. It's the perfect fit for a 375. 

Good luck at the range. Sighting in a 375 is too expensive to do every couple of days!

your not kidding. I got on paper at 25 then went to 110. Shot a group of 5 handloads. First 2. About a inch apart third was 6 low 4th split the difference and 5th went 4 inches low right.  a group of factory loads had the same affect.
I semt the scope back and will most likely be scope shopping this weekend... even if they replace with new i have lost trust in that scope.
Kind of looking at leupold vx2 3-9 x 40 in silver... or the zeiss (cheaper model) cant remember name in 3-9 x 40. They are both around 350-400$. Thats about all i can hack for another scope now... and i need to sell the vortex. Ill look at the vx3 2.5-8 also.