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JoeR
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Re: To scope or not to scope?
      12/02/04 11:09 AM

NONE, I'd say scope it, especially with a study QD mount. Trash scopes are easy to trash, but good scopes are now reliable up to and including the 50 BMG round. The scope is a better system for DG in all but the most experienced hands, especially for a moving target. PH's prefer irons because they use their rifles at very short ranges, if at all. Last time I went to Africa with both a scoped and an iron sighted big bore for DG, the PH looked at the iron sighted one and said, in the words of James Thoroughgood, "let's leave that one alone!" I never shot it. Also, remember that a DG rifle that is capable of being scoped is worth far more than a similar rifle with irons only, double rifles excepted, of course.

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* To scope or not to scope? NONE 07/02/04 10:00 AM
. * * Re: To scope or not to scope? cr500   17/02/04 08:21 PM
. * * Re: To scope or not to scope? scrollcutter   20/02/04 02:36 AM
. * * Re: To scope or not to scope? atkinson6   20/02/04 08:54 AM
. * * Re: To scope or not to scope? NE450No2   20/02/04 05:28 PM
. * * Re: To scope or not to scope? Bigfive   20/02/04 05:39 PM
. * * Re: To scope or not to scope? AKA   21/02/04 10:21 PM
. * * Re: To scope or not to scope? Bigfive   23/02/04 09:01 PM
. * * Re: To scope or not to scope? atkinson6   02/03/04 07:32 AM
. * * Re: To scope or not to scope? NE450No2   12/02/04 05:18 PM
. * * Re: To scope or not to scope? atkinson6   13/02/04 08:08 AM
. * * Re: To scope or not to scope? JoeR   12/02/04 11:09 AM
. * * Re: To scope or not to scope? NONE   12/02/04 12:47 PM
. * * Re: To scope or not to scope? JoeR   12/02/04 01:29 PM
. * * Re: To scope or not to scope? Holmes   12/02/04 02:42 PM
. * * Re: To scope or not to scope? mickey   12/02/04 01:18 PM
. * * Re: To scope or not to scope? NONE   13/02/04 07:57 AM
. * * Re: To scope or not to scope? luv2safari   13/02/04 03:50 PM
. * * Re: To scope or not to scope? mickey   13/02/04 12:17 PM
. * * Re: To scope or not to scope? ThomasEdwards   07/02/04 10:48 AM
. * * Re: To scope or not to scope? luv2safari   07/02/04 11:03 AM
. * * Re: To scope or not to scope? NE450No2   08/02/04 06:59 PM
. * * Re: To scope or not to scope? atkinson6   11/02/04 03:00 AM
. * * Re: To scope or not to scope? NONE   12/02/04 10:08 AM

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