To scope or not to scope?

[ItsLeo]

I think these still look classy.

DING DING DING!

Trijicon Reflex is exactly what I would do!

[Trailerman3]

Leave it open sights

[Bily Lovec]

kevin,
AN RDS or a 1x4 scope is perfect for what you'll be doing with this.

Im prolly going to take my 3.5x10 scope off and go with an RDS or 1x4 for the hunt.

[SaltwaterSlick]

Haines, I bought this specifically for the fall bear hunt, that Bily Lovec and I are have in September. If I don't have a story and LDP after that hunt, my wife will likely have a LDP of ME!

NO SCOPE!!! That way she MIGHT miss!!! break left, then right randomly... Don't make it easier for her!!!

Seriously, if it were me and I felt like there would be a good possibility of a moving shot through brush, spot and stalk, dogs, etc. I'd leave it with open sights... Tree stand/ground blind, maybe a low power scope...

[talltexasshoote]

I would leave it without a scope.

Me too. I have a Winchester 30-30 with iorn sights. It is deadly out to 150. Ask the buck at the taxidermist right now. Something cool about shooting one with iorn sights as well.

[1shot]

Leave it. It's got a classic look that never goes out of style.

[Artos]

I would personally want a my lever sans scope for bear hunting...so want a Winchester 71

[30-30]

If it were an older gun, I would vote no scope. But being a newer gun, I don't think it would look goofy with a 1-4x scope.

[the preacherman]

I think you should ask Lucas McCain! He never missed and used open sights.

[trophy8]

If I get off my rear, ill throw the VXR on mine and post a pic

[TUCO]

I think you should ask Lucas McCain! He never missed and used open sights.

Lucas McCain never used sights; he always shot from the hip.

Geez….. You should know that Mark.



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[TxAg]

No scope. If your eyes are good, 75 yds is no sweat and the 30-40 yd shots are really fun. It's like bowhunting with a gun. Of course, with a scope you could shoot 200 yds but where's the fun in that?

[TxAg]

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[trophy8]

Ignore the huge suppressor mount.... I havent removed it and put the thread protector back on yet haha.

This is the leupold VXR 1.25-4x with the firedot reticle. Where it sits right now i can throw the gun up and have a much better sight picture quicker than i can with the open sights. However, when i crank it up to 4x, the scope is too far forward. The eye relief on this scope at 1.25x is amazing. I am going to keep playing with it and buy some higher QD rings and move it back once i can clear the rear sight and then im buying a stock pack to get my cheek up higher.

I hope this helps. For distance, i think a small optic is needed. At least for me. Im not the best of shot with open sights on a rifle.

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[the preacherman]

Lucas McCain never used sights; he always shot from the hip.

Geez….. You should know that Mark.



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