- Oct 30, 2004
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Well as some of you may know I had a little bad luck with my gorgeous 378 Bee. I tried various bullets in it and no luck. 2"-4" were the norm. This was with 300 gr Accubonds and 260 Accubonds and the super accurate 300 GR Sierra BT. No luck at all.
Meanwhile this gun came like new in box with original target fired in Japan in 1990. The target said 1" 3 shots at 100 yards with 300 gr Hornady RN Buffalo busters.
I had a lot of suspicions.
A quick talk to Jim (JD338) convinced me to send it to Williams gun site company in Michigan, Besides being a primo gunsmith station (which build JD's 280 AI) they were also a WBY service center.
I shipped the 378 out for a health exam and at the same time I wondered about the scope on it.
It was a nice newer Vari-x III 4.5x14x40mm AO and as dependable as any scope. I quick trip down memory lane and I awoke to the fact that I had broken a 3.5x10x40mm Leupy same series as above on a previous 378 in the early 2000's. In fact it cost me 2 378's before. None would shoot so I kept trading them until I woke up one day, sent it to leupold and came back with entirely new innards!!!! The scope was shot!
Expensive lesson learned here.
Fast forward to today. I sent the scope out to Leupy and after 10 days I received a package from the brown Santa truck. Same deal!!!! Erector system was destroyed! Damn them 378's! Why do I love them.
Next day called the guys at the repair center. I felt like a chump. They declared that the rifle was a 1/2" shooter with factory 270 Hornadies spritzers at 3180 fps. He said the biggest of multiple groups was 3/4" if that! Jeff told me that I was lucky to get such power from a handsome 20 year old (but basically new) rifle that can hit a 25 cent piece every time!
I told him about the scope and he said...well it is a 378!
So after a long deliberation with JD and the Fotis ghosts that were not sleeping at nights I ended up with this setup.
WBY MKV 378 Deluxe
Picatinny 20 MOA base
Leupold Mark 4 LE/MIL long range 30mm scope
Weaver heavy duty 30mm rings with 6 screws each ring.
A little funky I know but theoretically strong as you know what.
Wish me luck. Going out tomorrow. Any thoughts on the look? :?
Meanwhile this gun came like new in box with original target fired in Japan in 1990. The target said 1" 3 shots at 100 yards with 300 gr Hornady RN Buffalo busters.
I had a lot of suspicions.
A quick talk to Jim (JD338) convinced me to send it to Williams gun site company in Michigan, Besides being a primo gunsmith station (which build JD's 280 AI) they were also a WBY service center.
I shipped the 378 out for a health exam and at the same time I wondered about the scope on it.
It was a nice newer Vari-x III 4.5x14x40mm AO and as dependable as any scope. I quick trip down memory lane and I awoke to the fact that I had broken a 3.5x10x40mm Leupy same series as above on a previous 378 in the early 2000's. In fact it cost me 2 378's before. None would shoot so I kept trading them until I woke up one day, sent it to leupold and came back with entirely new innards!!!! The scope was shot!
Expensive lesson learned here.
Fast forward to today. I sent the scope out to Leupy and after 10 days I received a package from the brown Santa truck. Same deal!!!! Erector system was destroyed! Damn them 378's! Why do I love them.
Next day called the guys at the repair center. I felt like a chump. They declared that the rifle was a 1/2" shooter with factory 270 Hornadies spritzers at 3180 fps. He said the biggest of multiple groups was 3/4" if that! Jeff told me that I was lucky to get such power from a handsome 20 year old (but basically new) rifle that can hit a 25 cent piece every time!
I told him about the scope and he said...well it is a 378!
So after a long deliberation with JD and the Fotis ghosts that were not sleeping at nights I ended up with this setup.
WBY MKV 378 Deluxe
Picatinny 20 MOA base
Leupold Mark 4 LE/MIL long range 30mm scope
Weaver heavy duty 30mm rings with 6 screws each ring.
A little funky I know but theoretically strong as you know what.
Wish me luck. Going out tomorrow. Any thoughts on the look? :?
