Photo illustration of why friends don't let friends use see thru rings

[Walkalong]

I bought a Winchester 30.30 with some cheap see thru rings and Tasco scope. I knew I was only buying the rifle when I go it. My son has been deer hunting with it this year. I still haven't done anything with it. I bought the scope, but no rings yet. He shot a coyote near dark with the open sights because he could not see it through the cheap scope.

I'll have it right for next year. At first he thought the gun was "too short", but after trudging around the woods and handling other folks bolt guns in heavy brush going and coming, he likes it.

 

[ArmedBear]

Most levers chamberings aint worth a hoot over 150 yards anyhow.

Yup. Given that I, with imperfect eyes, shoot revolvers at 100 with fat partridge sights on them, well enough for deer-hunting purposes, it's hard for me to see why anyone would be eager to weigh down and ruin the balance of a wonderful, quick, light lever action with a scope, especially one mounted really high.

Tang sights work very nicely, and can be folded down in favor of the open sight on the barrel, both for backup purposes and for snap shooting.

 

[Baldeagle]

Guess having see through mounts is a personal preferrence thing. If you don't like them, that's fine by me. However, I have several leverguns, I've one in particular that I enjoy shooting while deer hunting. A 336A 30/30. It has see through mounts. It has had the priviledge to partake in well over a 100 deer during the time that I have owned said rifle. Not once has the see through mounts prevented/hindered me from taking a shot. One other thing, In the 25 years that I've used this rifle with the "Cheap" tasco scope upon it,has it ever been anything other than "right on/reliable" . Are there better options out there ...Yes. What works for one doesn't work for all. I personally don't knock what works for those whom dislike the see throughs.If you perfer to go through the expense, then by all means, do as you wish. Thanks and have a most wonderful day everyone.

 

[hammerklavier]

I intend to and for the most part I agree. But actually I have an odd hankering to use one of the super modern reflex sights on this gun

I'm thinkin the small Trijicon reflex a smaller EOtech or a burris fastfire micro

I like your style, cowboy.

 

[Maverick223]

Perhaps the problem isn't the scope mount...but the head.

 

[alemonkey]

Hey krochus, is that a prison jumpsuit?



My dad has a mauser with the rings that flip to the side so you can use iron sights. I've never tried it on paper, but it seems to hold zero reasonably well, at least good enough for killing the occasional coyote which is all he uses it for.

 

[geneinnc]

Take us a picture showing how much POI change you can get by twisting the scope in those see thru's, assuming the scope doesn't break first

 

[Baldeagle]

Why would one be twisting the scope when it's mounted and sighted in ??? My scope doesn't twist within the rings, Does yours? Hummmm.. Maybe your point went over my head. Sorry.

 

[Daveboone]

It seems like the see through scopes became popular back when there was a profusion of inexpensive and unreliable scopes on the market. pay for a scope you can rely on and that is for how you hunt, and there is no need for the see through.

 

[R.W.Dale]

There seems to be two camps on see thru rings

Side A: Seems to be concerned with the overall fit and accuracy of the firearm in any situation or shooting venue

Side B: Seems to only care that their rings are sturdy enough to prevent the scope from falling off in the field and becoming lost and allows them to hit a target the size of a deer

I don't have to point out where I pitch my tent.

Below is a pic of the rifle after I mounted a 2x7x33 Var-i xII using some mounts I came up with rummaging around in my scope mount parts box. Granted later on I plan on doing something different, but even with this cobbled together weaver mount overall the rifle points and handles 4200% better than before. And perhaps best of all accuracy is looking to be real promising, especially considering I only had 147g plated wadcutter ammo to test (1.5 to 1.75" 5 shot groups @50)

 

[Maverick223]

So I take it you don't think Duck tape is good nuff for mounts?