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Post by pacecars on Nov 5, 2023 11:01:58 GMT -5
I have a S&W 610 5” barrel 10mm Magnum that currently wears a Swampfox red dot sight that works well but I have a silver Leupold 2x scope sitting around that I was thinking about putting on it. It is a very accurate gun when I do my part and I think the scope might help me out a bit. It is strictly a hunting gun.
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Post by potatojudge on Nov 5, 2023 13:56:53 GMT -5
The scope does more to help in poor lighting and even 2x helps extend your range.
The Leupold 2x are forgiving for eye relief and have a good field of view.
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Post by rjm52 on Nov 5, 2023 17:14:07 GMT -5
...I'll second that...
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Post by giblett on Nov 5, 2023 20:29:51 GMT -5
Thinking about putting a burris 2x on my 41. Losing hunting time with the ff3 at ddusk and dawn. Havent seen any 4x leupolds in stock anywhere. A buddy gave me a Trijicon the other day that is dimable. Gonna carry it one evening and see if the dimable feahure helps.
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Post by contender on Nov 5, 2023 22:07:45 GMT -5
Considering the purpose is hunting,, I'd opt for the scope too!
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Post by CraigC on Nov 6, 2023 0:48:32 GMT -5
The scope does more to help in poor lighting and even 2x helps extend your range. The Leupold 2x are forgiving for eye relief and have a good field of view. I'll third it. For a hunting revolver, I think a fixed 2x is perfect. |
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Post by pacecars on Nov 6, 2023 9:05:04 GMT -5
I have ordered the longer Weigand mount to put the scope on it. The scope has been a good one, it was on my FA83 .454 and has had no issues. I put a 2x6 Bushnell on the FA to take advantage of its longer range capability
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Post by babills on Nov 6, 2023 23:02:53 GMT -5
Just took a red dot off of my Ruger SBH And put a Burris 2x on it. Still have to sight it in but I shoot better with a scope even at 25 yds.
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Post by sixshot on Nov 7, 2023 2:03:26 GMT -5
That is really a tough question, at least if you live out west. Maybe it's a little easier if you hunt from a stand or ground blind, not sure. I have a few revolvers that are scoped but most have iron sights but also in the last few years it's became a habit to carry one of each. The scoped gun sticks out the top of my back pack so if I need it I can reach it in a hurry for a longer shot.
Now to the scope or red dot. I've had both cost me both deer & elk, because I had the wrong glass with me. To be truthful though on one of the deer it was my own fault, I don't think I was as practiced as I should have been with the red dot & the buck was running about as hard as any buck I've ever seen. He was fairly close & I think he was a dead buck if I had been using iron sights, but with the red dot I just could not find him, it was over in a hurry.
Another time, actually last year I was into so many elk it was crazy but they were in some brush & moving & I had a Leupold on my FA 41 magnum. I would put the gun on an elk & it would move slightly & the scope would black out, my son would say, shoot this one dad & I would swing onto another one, same thing! It would move & my scope would black out. There were over 75 elk under 100 yds & old Sixshot never got one shot. If I would have had a red dot on top I would have eaten elk all winter. Certainly I could have wounded one of the many that I started to shoot but it wasn't worth the risk, I just could not break a clean shot, not one of them would stop long enough to close the deal. I don't think I want to start carrying 3 guns! In Africa I was very happy to have both with me & I used both, especially the UltraDot.
Dick
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Post by 45MAN on Nov 7, 2023 7:32:26 GMT -5
I HAVE VERY LITTLE EXPERIENCE WITH RED DOT HUNTING, ESPECIALLY AT RANGES BEYOND 50 YARDS, BUT WITH PISTOL SCOPES, WELL I COULD GO ON AND ON AND ON. THEY ARE GREAT ON STATIONARY TARGETS BUT THEIR SMALL FOV MAKES 'em HARD TO USE ON MOVING TARGETS. SIXSHOT's EXPERIENCE ABOVE WITH MOVING ELK REMINDS ME OF A LION HUNT IN MOZAMBIQUE. IT WAS DARK AND WE WERE CALLING LIONS FROM THE BED OF THE LAND CRUISER. WE CALLED IN A HUGE LION, WITH A MAGNIFICENT MANE THE SIZE OF A TRACTOR TIRE, TO WITHIN 25 YARDS OF OUR LAND CRUISER. NEVER HEARD HIM, AND IT WAS PITCH DARK. EVERY NOW AND THEN THE PH WOULD TURN ON A LIGHT AND SUDDENLY THERE HE IS JUST LAYING IN FRONT OF US. HE TURNS OFF THE LIGHT SO I CAN GET SET UP FOR A SHOT BUT 2 COWARDLY NATIVES WITH US GOT SCARED AND STARTED MAKING NOISE. THE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE LION IS MOVING, SLOWLY, BUT MOVING, AND NO WAY TO FOLLOW A MOVING TARGET WITH A PISTOL SCOPE. NEVER GOT A SHOT. HE COULD'a BEEN MY 2nd AND, BY FAR, BIGGEST LION, WHAT A SHAME.
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Post by pacecars on Nov 7, 2023 8:21:50 GMT -5
I have used scopes for hunting a lot on a FA83 and single shots but this is the double action I have put an optic on. I like the Trijicon I have on my DW Bruin 10mm 1911 but I think I am more used to scopes. The 610 also has a little more range being a 10mm Magnum
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Post by contender on Nov 7, 2023 9:39:46 GMT -5
Dick makes some excellent points. Fast moving situations,, and the dot can be the best option. Careful picking shots,, the scope is king. (in my opinion.) But I'll add something. A dot type really takes a lot more practice to get used to using.
My first red dot got sold,, because I couldn't understand how to properly use it. Once I understood the process,, AND got one & USED it a lot,, I can say they can be excellent for field work when things get "in a hurry."
But like Dick,, choosing to NOT take a shot is the true sign of an ethical hunter.
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