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Last fall I had an opportunity at a nice six point buck @ 140-150 yards, he was under a forest canopy at last light,
and I couldn't differentiate from my iron sights and the buck's body.
So I let em go.
Not this year though! I realized that without a scope my eyes are useless, and I remedied that situation.
I picked up one of those scope mount drill & tap jigs off of E-bay for $60 bucks. That's less than the last rifle I had D&T'd,
and that so-called "smith" botched the job (the mounts worked, but are not perfect). So I figured I could do at least that good.
Cavalry Carbine in 7.65x53 with a Pentax 1.75-5 x 20 w/ballistic plex
Spanish Carbine in 7x57 with a Weaver Grand Slam 4.75 x 40 fixed w/std duplex
both have Leupold mounts & rings
and I couldn't differentiate from my iron sights and the buck's body.
So I let em go.
Not this year though! I realized that without a scope my eyes are useless, and I remedied that situation.
I picked up one of those scope mount drill & tap jigs off of E-bay for $60 bucks. That's less than the last rifle I had D&T'd,
and that so-called "smith" botched the job (the mounts worked, but are not perfect). So I figured I could do at least that good.
Cavalry Carbine in 7.65x53 with a Pentax 1.75-5 x 20 w/ballistic plex
Spanish Carbine in 7x57 with a Weaver Grand Slam 4.75 x 40 fixed w/std duplex
both have Leupold mounts & rings

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