Charles S
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I am in the process of building my “all purpose†rifle. The game I hunt includes the Southern White Tail, I also hunt Feral Hogs the largest of which, generally, are no larger than 300#.
The land I hunt is primarily pine thickets and deciduous forest. I do hunt clear cut areas and right of ways where my shots can be as far as 450 yards. I do not intend on making a shot that is longer than 300 yards on the really large game.
I would like to hunt antelope, mule deer, the bigger Northern White Tail deer, Black Tail deer, Cous Deer, Moose, Caribou, and Elk. I have no desire to hunt the bears, but I do fully intend on hunting in bear country. If I can avoid a confrontation I will, but I intend on defending myself if necessary.
The question is: How many of you have a backup sighting system?
I strongly dislike open sights with see through scope mounts.
When you mount a scope low with quick detachable mounts the sights show as a blur in the lower part of the field.
I have heard that some people utilize a quick detachable mount setup and have a second scope that is zeroed for their primary rifle.
Is there a better solution?
Is it really necessary? In 21 years of hunting I have never had a scope fail. I had a rope break and my Remington 700 with a Leupold scope in Weaver mounts fell about 12 feet. The scope did not break and retained its zero.
Just looking for other opinions from people with more experience than myself.
Thanks for your input.
Charles
I am in the process of building my “all purpose†rifle. The game I hunt includes the Southern White Tail, I also hunt Feral Hogs the largest of which, generally, are no larger than 300#.
The land I hunt is primarily pine thickets and deciduous forest. I do hunt clear cut areas and right of ways where my shots can be as far as 450 yards. I do not intend on making a shot that is longer than 300 yards on the really large game.
I would like to hunt antelope, mule deer, the bigger Northern White Tail deer, Black Tail deer, Cous Deer, Moose, Caribou, and Elk. I have no desire to hunt the bears, but I do fully intend on hunting in bear country. If I can avoid a confrontation I will, but I intend on defending myself if necessary.
The question is: How many of you have a backup sighting system?
I strongly dislike open sights with see through scope mounts.
When you mount a scope low with quick detachable mounts the sights show as a blur in the lower part of the field.
I have heard that some people utilize a quick detachable mount setup and have a second scope that is zeroed for their primary rifle.
Is there a better solution?
Is it really necessary? In 21 years of hunting I have never had a scope fail. I had a rope break and my Remington 700 with a Leupold scope in Weaver mounts fell about 12 feet. The scope did not break and retained its zero.
Just looking for other opinions from people with more experience than myself.
Thanks for your input.
Charles