If you have binoculars, why are you using your rifle scope to count points?
Because I've already positively identified it as a DEER and while my binoculars have excellent range and a laser flat trajectory, they have absolutely ZERO knockdown or killing power! Also deer MOVE, they get behind things or they place themselves between you and the direction of other hunters or they hear you when you put down your binoculars and pick up your rifle and run like HE double hockey sticks!
Originally posted by:
Temp430
Iron sights are fine close in. But when it comes to deer hunting many States have no spike horn rules meaning any buck you shoot must have at least one fork at least 1 inch long. Estimating the length of a fork on a buck's antlers while he's walking through the woods at dusk or pre-dawn at some distance over 50 yards is kind of hard to do by eye sight alone and pretty much requires deer hunters to have a scope on their rifle.
While I somewhat disagree with Temps basic premise, to say he's advocating an unsafe act here is absurd. I submit that if a deer is moving past you 50 yards away and you KNOW it's a deer, you'll be a lot more likely to kill it with a rifle than binoculars!
The ever-present safety police should be all over this but seldom even respond.
Hmmm,,, In Law Enforcement, we call that a clue!
If you're the ONLY ONE that seems to consider this dangerous, either everyone else is wrong, or YOU are.
Think about that for a minute.
In any case I've answered your question, now please quit your attempts at redirection and answer mine.
Can you please explain exactly why pointing a rifle at a deer is dangerous when you're deer hunting?
Also, a question for the OP:
Is there a legal reason that you're restricting yourself to a manually operated rifle?
If so the BLR really isn't a bad choice.
Being as you're apparently a student of Chairman Jeff, do a little research on the "Brooklyn Special". The Colonel had a lot of respect for lever guns, particularly the Winchester Model 94 "Trapper" in 30-30. If you set one up with a "Ghost Ring" aperture they're very fast handling and have decent power and accuracy out to 200 yards.
If you're not legally restricted to manual operation you might give some consideration to what
fragout said regarding M-14 clones. They come with excellent iron sights and with a Bassett or Brookfield type scope mount they hold zero very well assuming a good scope.