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Post by potatojudge on Jul 29, 2021 8:12:56 GMT -5
Contender said it all. Hunt and shoot however works best for you. We're already handgun hunters, don't let anyone shame you for using optics! No matter how good you are with irons and how sharp your eyesight, nothing compares to a dot or scope when the light fades. Around here, that's by far the most likely time you'll see an animal. The pic below has a magnified area and arrow indicating a deer on the ground. I took this just a few minutes after the shot. FA 44 mag with a 4x Leupold at 150 yards. Without a scope I'd have already been back at the truck and would have been on my way home. I have been known to carry an iron sighted revolver and one with optics to give myself the opportunity for additional challenge without decreasing my overall odds of shooting a deer.
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Post by potatojudge on Jul 28, 2021 10:04:19 GMT -5
I had to check the safe to make sure this one from Robb hadn't escaped to New Mexico
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Post by potatojudge on Jul 26, 2021 8:39:50 GMT -5
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Post by potatojudge on Jul 23, 2021 21:44:27 GMT -5
I described it on the forum in the past, but it’s been a few years
There’s no trick to it, it’s just a simple trick
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Post by potatojudge on Jul 22, 2021 18:44:43 GMT -5
Maybe not helpful, but I'd reconsider the Osprey scope. I mounted a 34mm illuminated Meopta scope for a friend recently and it felt like strapping a brick to the top of the gun at I think around 40 ounces.
Similar specs with a solid reputation is the Sightron SIII and it's a relative lightweight with good glass and turrets, FFP, all that in a Japanese IIRC made scope that weighs 22 ounces or so. They have a good reputation with precision rifle guys and specialty pistol shooters.
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Post by potatojudge on Jul 22, 2021 0:35:02 GMT -5
Exactly used customs bring pennies on the dollar and I’m pretty sure this one has been refinished
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Post by potatojudge on Jul 20, 2021 11:24:33 GMT -5
Have it silver plated
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Post by potatojudge on Jul 12, 2021 10:06:22 GMT -5
I tried a Leupold scout scope. Didn’t find it to be an improvement over a fixed 4x Leupold pistol scope.
There is a now discontinued variable Leupold scout scope that goes to 5x I think and is illuminated, but they bring $$$ and I haven’t been able to find one.
Generous eye relief on rifle scopes is one thing, how far back you can take your eye and still have a usable image is another. Specs won’t tell you the later, only recommendations and trial and error.
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Post by potatojudge on Jul 11, 2021 13:41:46 GMT -5
ONE YEAR AT THE ANNUAL YO HANDGUN HUNTERS HUNT A ZEISS REP WAS THERE WITH A PROTOTYPE VARIABLE HANDGUN SCOPE, SO OBVIOUSLY THEY CAN MAKE THEM, Larry Weishuhn has a Zeiss mounted on his Ruger single action 44...I’d heard of Zeiss handgun scopes and I think have seen pics, but never one for sale or in person. CT looks nice but still lacks a lot of desirable features. I’d love a review after it sees some use.
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Post by potatojudge on Jul 11, 2021 12:52:08 GMT -5
Handgun hunter's represent a miniscule percent of the optics market...MOST people hunt with rifles, so that's what the optic companies are going to "focus" on. Many years ago, I suffered an injury to my right eye in an automobile accident & was forced to learn to shoot rifles & shotguns left handed...It didn't take me long at all to realize that southpaw's shooter's REALLY get the sh** end of the stick as far as firearms options are concerned... Because they're a much smaller portion of the market... Unfortunately, the same situation applies for handgun hunter's. Yeah, and being left handed AND a handgun hunter makes it even worse! Specialty pistols are made for lefties! Either single shot break open or right bolt bolt actions. Just need a lefty or ambi stock.
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Post by potatojudge on Jul 11, 2021 9:00:29 GMT -5
I'm not sure, but I think the Bianchi Hip Hugger came in a short K frame model that might work I went with a vintage Northern Plains holster because it allowed for the Trijicon
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Post by potatojudge on Jul 10, 2021 16:23:48 GMT -5
The best we have are Leupold and Burris variable power scopes, and at best they're equivalent to low to mid-level rifle optics and are limited in features.
We need better glass, bigger images, target/zero turrets, drop reticles, 12-14x on the top end, shorter/adjustable/or more forgiving eye relief.
Specialty pistol guys run rifle optics frequently, but these are heavy rigs with compensators that don't recoil enough to scope the shooter. Definitely not an option for the revolver hunter.
Leupold custom shop is gone for the time being, and I haven't seen a lot of aftermarket options for pistol scope upgrades.
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Post by potatojudge on Jul 9, 2021 11:35:58 GMT -5
With all revolvers seeming to go skyward in price with FUD running high, it surprises me that you can get a Ruger Max under $1,000. The Max is a spectacular sixshooter. Prescut The market has shifted a lot recently. It's not that anything has gone down in price, but the things that have not gone up are a relative value now. Scandium S&W guns don't seem to have changed much while traditional S&Ws have gone up a few hundred dollars it seems.
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Post by potatojudge on Jul 9, 2021 11:31:35 GMT -5
That Colt action is as much S&W as it is the old Colt clockwork.
No doubt reducing the functions of the rebound lever is an improvement. That little triangle on the back side was some voodoo, and no good when there are no new parts out there.
Is there any difference in strength. lockup, consistency of barrel/cylinder alignment, or accuracy in the old Colt bolt on a lever vs the floating S&W style vs something like a Blackhawk? The Blackhawk seems like it has the most potential for precision.
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Post by potatojudge on Jul 7, 2021 13:35:14 GMT -5
Wonder if there is something in onions that my system needs ,wants ? Maybe just another manifestation of my anti-social leanings. I think it's a biological need for something the onion offers, but good luck studying or measuring it. That's my theory anyway.
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