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deer season

Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 11:15 am
by Gussy
Starts on Sat, followed by Elk season at the end of the month. Tuning up the 45-90 later today. :)

Re: deer season

Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:26 pm
by Gussy
Did the tune up... I just don't like my MVA short Winchester type telescope. It's going to have to do until after hunting season. Don't like the target mount or the moving tube in general for hunting. I've given it a couple years of limited shooting but.... Going to another brand and mount as soon as I can. :(

Re: deer season

Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 7:00 pm
by Kurt
Why didn't you say this last Friday I would have taken it off your hands! I just ordered one for the silhouette rifle but I got the #2 rear mount.
A thought.....how about using a return spring to keep the scope in battery like the target scopes?

Re: deer season

Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 7:34 pm
by pacecars
I put a Leatherwod 6x short scope on my .40-50 and it works great. The stock mounts work well for a hunting gun if you lock the scope down. A big plus is this scope is sealed and nitrogen purged.

Re: deer season

Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 8:24 pm
by Gussy
Kurt wrote:Why didn't you say this last Friday I would have taken it off your hands! I just ordered one for the silhouette rifle but I got the #2 rear mount.
A thought.....how about using a return spring to keep the scope in battery like the target scopes?
All I could get at the time was the target mounts. I'll have to look at to see if a spring would work. It's still going to be on the table next Q!!!

Re: deer season

Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 12:33 pm
by Gussy
Well, I cleaned the gene pool. A small basket 4X4 walked by while I was having coffee. The 45-90 using the same load I shot a buffalo with did the job. 130 yds standing off of a mono pod.

Sorry, I don't have a photo site to put up a photo here.

Re: deer season

Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 6:18 pm
by Gussy
Just got a flickr acct and hope this works. At least a link to deer

https://flic.kr/p/Cng7GG

https://flic.kr/p/Cng7J5

Re: deer season

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 2:32 pm
by bobw
Can't believe that he won't be some danged fine eating though, congrats. bobw