Ray

You haven't seen my sister. I haven't been to Ireland, but their on my list. Rabbits and the moon. don't knock it till you tried it.

The bigger the recoil, the more potential problems with a scope. Worst case I've seen was a rib ripped half off on an English .450. Heavy scope, big recoil, inertia = disaster. Secondly, as a stopping rifle, the scope is a poor choice. Now I'm going to part company with you. The recoil of a 9.3 or 375 flanged is not high enough to cause problems with a scope or good mounting system. These rifles or lesser clalibers are not going to be used as stoppers. The relatively high velocity and flat trajectory of these cartridges put then in the scope sighted class.

Dave