lets see your thick bush guns!
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Havent had this out yet, and still have a few thoughts about going to just a forward extended base, rather than the whole rail, to leave the port wide open, but the Hensoldt RSA is the bee's knees. I looked for the Zeiss 'civilian' version for some time but couldnt get one. The RSA variant comes with extra rubber armour if you want it, no snag points anywhere really, great dot, and lines up on this rifle for perfect eyes wide open shooting. Add in 5 rounds of 7X57, and not much more you can ask for, except maybe less picatinny rail.
Damn that’s a sweet little rifle. Love me some 7x57.
Havent had this out yet, and still have a few thoughts about going to just a forward extended base, rather than the whole rail, to leave the port wide open, but the Hensoldt RSA is the bee's knees. I looked for the Zeiss 'civilian' version for some time but couldnt get one. The RSA variant comes with extra rubber armour if you want it, no snag points anywhere really, great dot, and lines up on this rifle for perfect eyes wide open shooting. Add in 5 rounds of 7X57, and not much more you can ask for, except maybe less picatinny rail.
Agreed, cool gun. Any more info?
Dosing curious if you have tried the dot in the rear position?
I prefer reflex style “ window pane” sights but I found through some experimentation that for me they work better in the rear base position. A micro pistol sight actually looks pretty slick on a bolt imo.
Dosing curious if you have tried the dot in the rear position?
I prefer reflex style “ window pane” sights but I found through some experimentation that for me they work better in the rear base position. A micro pistol sight actually looks pretty slick on a bolt imo.
Its a rifle K&S in Edmonton built, custom stock, 16in stainless barrel on a Howa.
Havent tried it mounted further back, I really wanted it further forward where i have lots of bolt handle clearance, plus with the old eyes, it seems pretty good there.
300wm 14inch barrel. admittedly in heavy brush I would go smaller optic
You win best thick stuff so far, 16" to 18" is ok 20" max <16", less than 36" overal length under 30"
Would be better. And low power optics or iron is a true thick brush rifle. Some of the long pry bars shown so far don't cut it. Maybe never been in real thick stuff. JMO.
I’m talking about the multiple rifles in this thread with factory produced barrels under 18 inches that have been installed post manufacture by gunsmiths, which is also legal. No need to be so negative.
I’ve owned many sub 18 inch non restricted rifles as they left the factory, just curious about installing them.
I’ve owned many sub 18 inch non restricted rifles as they left the factory, just curious about installing them.
Shield said their microsight could withstand 458 wm recoil “ absolutely” when I emailed them about it.
Would not fit on a weaver base so I filed and epoxied a pic sight base to a weaver base and put it in the front ring base of a rem model 7. Also had it on the weaver base on a rem 721 for the same sort of thing and the 220 grain loads didn’t bother it.
I had originally bought it to go with a S/S jury 458 wm that was going to finish at 20 inches and a ruger m77 mkII 338 wm. I was ultimately more concerned about any rails available for that rifle than the sight itself.
Vortex venom will work on a weaver base, shield dots are smaller and lower profile but have a thick “ recoil lug” in the middle of the mounting screw that only lets them fit a picatinny.
Using aimpoint mounts and certain sight bases will work for some rifles but position the sight in a forward position. I find on the rear base it’s more like using a peep, depends entirely on the stock I would guess.
I have a kimber Montana 308 with an 18.5” barrel and a few other mods. I’d like to mount one of those shield red dots on the front bridge. It would come in at under 5 lbs and would make a pretty sweet hiking gun.
