RE: Scope for the hard kickers??
 

I have a Leupold 1.5 x 5 Vari X III on my 375 H&H and love it. Another excellent choice would be in the 2.5 x 8. If you intend to use your big bore for dangerous game, the 1.5 x 5 would be my choice for the simple reason that on 1.5 power you can pick up a moving target rapidly, say a brown bear that saw you before you saw him and he is having a bad day.[:-] Both have very good eye relief and enough magnification for just about any game where a big bore is needed.

RE: Scope for the hard kickers??
 

Look on Kenny Jarrett's website. He insists on big boomers using the Leupold VS-III 1.75-6X32. If it's good enough for him I suspect it will be good enough for you.

RE: Scope for the hard kickers??
 

I love Leupold scopes,(own a bunch of them) but the Zeiss is what I'm buying now...

RE: Scope for the hard kickers??
 

I use Kahles 2.2-7x36 scope on my 375H&H

RE: Scope for the hard kickers??
 

The hardest kicker I have is a 416 Rigby and it wears a Swarovski 1.5x6x30 Pro Hunter and has held up well over the years. My 375 H&H uses a Zeiss VM series and the 30-378 Wby Imp wears a Leupold, they all have served me well.

When it comes down to it, any scope can take a chunk out of you if you dont have proper form regardless of 3 or 4 inches of eye relief on a hard recoiling gun. I shoot so many different calibers, scope combinations, triggers (both pull and release) that I have to make a mental effort to know what I am about to touch off. I have almost been bitten a few times on the bench because of a mental lapse.:D

RE: Scope for the hard kickers??
 

guys FYI - On the same thought,I see that Leupold now makes a weaver style ring. I don't know how long they have been making them but they have a metal block that slips down into the notch in the base and is tightened via an allen screw in the bottom of the ring saddle. From what I've heard it is the strongest ring of this style and is being used alot by shooters with 460 and 500 S&Ws.