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Squarebridge
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Reged: 21/08/08
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Loc: Tennessee

Re: Hello the fire...
07/09/08 03:43 PM

When I bought my first really nice custom rifle, I went OUT OF MY WAY to specify a classic, traditional profile, with plenty of drop at heel, for use with iron sights. I still use the irons as much or more than the scope. I sent pictures to nail the point home. What did I get? A modern classic profile with the comb parallel with the bore. I love the rifle, it's gorgeous, but if you're ordering a stock from a modern maker, you really really need to twist their arm or you'll get whatever comes off the pantograph, which is usually the "modern classic" (one of my host hated oxymorons). It's a lovely stock, but it's made for shooting with a scope first and foremost, which is of course a logical and natural transition to make in the concept of the sporting rifle. As Craig Boddington said, modern scopes are more durable and dependable than iron sights, which may just be the truth. But it ain't classic, and it doesn't suit my taste. To me it's what a trap shotgun should feel like, not a rifle.

But it's the world we live in.

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Hello the fire...	Squarebridge	26/08/08 12:10 AM
Re: Hello the fire...	mehulkamdar	31/08/08 10:14 AM
Re: Hello the fire...	tinker	26/08/08 06:06 AM
Re: Hello the fire...	Squarebridge	26/08/08 06:41 AM
Re: Hello the fire...	xausa	26/08/08 06:52 AM
Re: Hello the fire...	Squarebridge	26/08/08 09:31 AM
Re: Hello the fire...	A10ACN	26/08/08 11:26 AM
Re: Hello the fire...	Squarebridge	26/08/08 01:47 PM
Re: Hello the fire...	xausa	27/08/08 05:02 AM
Re: Hello the fire...	Paul	26/08/08 02:06 PM
Re: Hello the fire...	xausa	26/08/08 10:37 PM
Re: Hello the fire...	Paul	27/08/08 01:55 PM
Re: Hello the fire...	xausa	28/08/08 05:00 AM
Re: Hello the fire...	Paul	31/08/08 02:20 PM
Re: Hello the fire...	Squarebridge	02/09/08 03:08 PM
Re: Hello the fire...	buckbrush	07/09/08 08:51 AM
Re: Hello the fire...	Squarebridge	07/09/08 03:43 PM
Drop in stock.	bonanza	11/11/11 11:13 PM
Re: Hello the fire...	buckbrush	28/08/08 03:45 AM
Re: Hello the fire...	xausa	28/08/08 05:13 AM
Re: Hello the fire...	buckbrush	30/08/08 07:27 AM
Re: Hello the fire...	Cinghiale	26/08/08 10:56 PM
Re: Hello the fire...	dale	26/08/08 03:36 PM
Re: Hello the fire...	CptCurl	26/08/08 06:39 AM

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