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Post by bigbore5 on Nov 1, 2023 11:05:15 GMT -5
I like a red dot on my competition guns, but they aren't ideal for first and last shooting light hunting. A traditional with an adjustable lighted turned low or fiber optical crosshair works better in those situations.
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Post by kevshell on Nov 1, 2023 11:10:47 GMT -5
I like a red dot on my competition guns, but they aren't ideal for first and last shooting light hunting. A traditional with an adjustable lighted turned low or fiber optical crosshair works better in those situations. And that's exactly why I'm annoyed that Leupold dropped the scout scope that I really wanted.
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Post by cas on Nov 1, 2023 19:02:07 GMT -5
I've long toyed with putting a dot on my Steyr, but the dot's I'm interested in are north of $600 now. I have a problem with that. Especially when I know how often it'll be used. Not very. From an "optics only" stand point, the scout scope is an outdated idea, with all the "LPVO" as everyone likes to refer to them as. Scout rifle folks know there are other advantages to the forward mounted scope, mostly in handling and carrying (most people aren't loading with stripper clips). My next comments will conflict a little... I've shot plenty of sub MOA (and some near 1/2 MOA) 3 shot groups with a lever gun and a 2x scout scope. (That was 20+ years ago now, I don't think I could do it now days). But I've also shot MOA or better groups with a 4MOA red dot, as well as hitting steel out past 350 yards with one. So dots don't have to be that limiting. That said, last year I bought a 2x7 Burris scout scope for a rifle that it ended up not working on. So I took my 2x Leupold off the Steyr and used it. Putting the 2x7 on the Steyr turned it into a completely different instrument, I can now easily take advantage of the rifles previously untapped accuracy. The biggest issue I ever had was troubles with them at dusk. Not optical brightness, I shot things... not in the dark, but closer to dark than the game warden might have appreciated. lol As you may know, late... low (in the sky) light reflects off the ocular lens of the forward mounted scopes and makes it hard to see. I solved that problem when I was hunting with it a lot with an eye shade. The kind you would put against your eye on a regular scope. The one I have I found at the range, must have came off some Russian surplus scope that was common to see for sale at the time. I'd keep it in my pocket and stick it on the scope the last half hour or so of the day. Basically a sun shade at the rear, it worked great at cutting out that reflected light.
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