My 375 Ruger Alaskan***Update***
- Thread starter DIGGER2
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You don't get out shooting much with irons do you?
Nothing you can do with a scope that you can't do with irons and a little bit of practice. Good aperture sights are something lacking on todays rifles.
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Actually I shoot a lot. Picking a small kill zone, on even a large animal can be next to impossible when your front beed covers the whole beast. How big of an area does a front bead of say . . . the stock win 94 cover at 200 yards? Add to that, cover, low light and it's hopeless. Been there. Done that.
With practice, in daylight some amazing shooting can be done with irons, especially better target ones. Of course, these match sights tend to have smaller aperatures which make them useless for exptreme hunting conditions.
Yet even with the better durabilty, lower expense, it seems even military weapons seem to sport some sort of optics. Guess they don't shoot much either!
With practice, in daylight some amazing shooting can be done with irons, especially better target ones. Of course, these match sights tend to have smaller aperatures which make them useless for exptreme hunting conditions.
Yet even with the better durabilty, lower expense, it seems even military weapons seem to sport some sort of optics. Guess they don't shoot much either!
The best I can do @ 150 yards with my Marlin 1895GS in 45-70 is 6 shots into 6" using ghost ring sights when I remove the ghost ring rear sight and install a VX-11 2-7X I can using the same bullets/loads increase the range to 200 yards and cut the groups in 1/2 to appr -3 inches.
So yes without a doubt especially for those of us that are starting to have vision issues due to age or whatever else a scope is far more accurate beyond 50 yards.
So yes without a doubt especially for those of us that are starting to have vision issues due to age or whatever else a scope is far more accurate beyond 50 yards.
Johnn Peterson
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X2. I've obtained much the same results using low power variable scopes on my Marlin 444S, 1895GS and model 70 in 458WM, and for much the same reasons as you've stated
.I do have one hunting rifle that I don't have a scope on and won't be putting one on it, my model 71 Winchester. Doing so would border on being "sacrilegious", and besides, B.U.M. assures me my #### would fall off if I did so
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Let us know when it arrives. I'm sure you'll love it...I know this is one of my "never sell rifles" just because I have gotten it to where I want it. Now I just need to hurry up and complete my gun room to get some 260gr A/B loaded up.
Scott
Scott
Let us know when it arrives. I'm sure you'll love it...I know this is one of my "never sell rifles" just because I have gotten it to where I want it. Now I just need to hurry up and complete my gun room to get some 260gr A/B loaded up.
Scott
I sure will, Scott.
I'll take some pictures of it and post em'. I'm thinking about that 260 Accubond for my "goto" load as well. 
