Here's a couple of articles you guys might like to read on scopes and scope mounting. They may help you making a decision on what you want.
http://www.texas-mac.com/Searching_for_ ... ition.html
http://www.texas-mac.com/Considerations ... copes.html
I recently updated both.
Wayne
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Re: scope question.
I put scope blocks on all of my rifles now. There are some advantages over irons.
In silhouette sometimes the swingers change their orientation to the sun and become harder to see ( we use white silhouettes). A swinger that is invisible in irons can easily be used with a 6x scope. Also, I see exactly where the hit was on the animal which gives me an advantage. You can pretty much spot for yourself.
In target rifle sometimes the targets faces are cupped or bowed. This makes the bull appear not quite circular in an aperture. In a scope that's not a problem. With the 6x scope you can also see mirage, as well as see the score and bullet hole markers. This helps in case a scoring error is made which is not too uncommon. More eyes on the target makes it more likely that you'll catch those. I find it a big help when spotting for myself. As a shooter you aren't going to be caught by a last second mirage reversal nearly as often.
Chris.
In silhouette sometimes the swingers change their orientation to the sun and become harder to see ( we use white silhouettes). A swinger that is invisible in irons can easily be used with a 6x scope. Also, I see exactly where the hit was on the animal which gives me an advantage. You can pretty much spot for yourself.
In target rifle sometimes the targets faces are cupped or bowed. This makes the bull appear not quite circular in an aperture. In a scope that's not a problem. With the 6x scope you can also see mirage, as well as see the score and bullet hole markers. This helps in case a scoring error is made which is not too uncommon. More eyes on the target makes it more likely that you'll catch those. I find it a big help when spotting for myself. As a shooter you aren't going to be caught by a last second mirage reversal nearly as often.
Chris.