First... the "hankie" does not get in the way... surprisingly enough. The Windage turret keeps it out enough that it's easy to reach under to push in another round (or adjust the knob). In fact. it lets me just eject the cases, which hit it and drop no more than a short reach from the rifle. An unexpected benefit. By the way... no comments on the camo Taliban turban covering the elevation knob? LOL
Second... I live in New ENgland, so 1000 yd ranges do not exist. 600 is the best we can do here, so the 10X40 Bushy (which like the Savage, is a super bargain by the way) works fine.
Third... yeah, if it ever dropped off the back of the 4-wheeler in the woods, I would be walking back to find it. Sure as hell I would run over it before I saw it otherwise.
Lastly... thanks for the comments on the camo job. I took my time between stages, and I was meticulous about the masking. It was my first new gun in a sad while after all, I really didn't want to screw it up.
I am trying to guess-timate how many hours I actually hands-on worked on it. And yeah, lots of folks here that have seen the rifle close up and personal are trying to warm me up to the idea of doing theirs. I am giving it some serious thought. It might be a way to shorten the time between gun purchases. (But then... any time between purchases is too long, isn't it?)
One thing though, it isn't finished. It needs a clear matte epoxy coat, but I am having trouble finding any. Everyone has enamel, and laquer... but no epoxy (that isn't high gloss). Any suggestions here would be appreciated.
https://home.comcast.net/~v2creative/camo.html