tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post8831023252896079223..comments2024-02-28T20:56:23.768-06:00Comments on Sipsey Street Irregulars: A Call for a Praxis article on rifle scopes.Dutchman6http://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-9612844916526283882009-01-16T19:35:00.000-06:002009-01-16T19:35:00.000-06:00These aren't well known in America, but they give ...These aren't well known in America, but they give Swarovski a run for their money and leave Leupold in the dust in my field usages.<BR/><BR/>http://www.lynx.co.za/products/riflescopes.htm<BR/><BR/>Used one to put a bullet in a zebra's ear at 335M.<BR/><BR/>Not pricey either, but not common in the USA.tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230665595988628546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-92209110024451242632009-01-16T19:28:00.000-06:002009-01-16T19:28:00.000-06:00I've been shooting the NcStar Red Dot 1x45mm w...I've been shooting the NcStar Red Dot 1x45mm with integral weaver clamps on my .375 H&H Magnum pistol, YES, .375 NOT .357, and haven't broken it yet. Sometimes it jumps brightness settings but the elevation and windage haven't moved.<BR/><BR/>I paid about 45 bucks with shipping for it and I've broken almost every red dot on the planet with that particular hog killer pistol.<BR/><BR/>45mm and Zero magnification is nice for both eyes open and rapid target acquisition and if you want to take it off you can unscrew the base clamps with a quarter. Works good on running hogs so it could work on other running forms of porcine too.<BR/><BR/>Even has decent Ruby Coated lenses. Many pricier Red Dots have been killed dead by this pistol.tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14230665595988628546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-24492536979877028202009-01-16T15:29:00.000-06:002009-01-16T15:29:00.000-06:001) Scopes are 'in addition to' *not* 'instead of' ...1) Scopes are 'in addition to' *not* 'instead of' iron sights.<BR/>2) You can mount the way-coolest scope in the universe onto your Mauser or Enfield, but if you occlude the charger bridge, just what have you accomplished?<BR/>That having been said, here is one cheapskate's venture:<BR/><BR/>Ishapore 2A1: NcStar 6x42 mil-dot, 1" tube ($29). Williams FP aperture sight, issue front blade.<BR/><BR/>Mauser K98k; UTG 4x40 mil-dot, 5" eye relief, 1" tube ($51). Repro LSR mount (QR), Mojo sight set. This scope is also equipped with target knobs and both red and green backlit reticles. Who thinks of this stuff?<BR/><BR/>Enfield No4 Mk2: "Leupold Mark IV" (rolls eyes) knock-off. 30mm tube, 3.5x10 mil-dot with the mall-ninja target knobs and side focus (parallax adjustment)($57). Cad-Technik mount (QR), Parker Hale Competition rear ladder sight (a more finely made No4 sight with windage adjustments) and a PH FS22A foresight.<BR/><BR/>The Ishapore, being chambered in 7.62, is in case I, um, 'find' some ammo, you know, lying around. :) The scope mount is not quickly detachable, but I have spare mags and have massaged the mag well so they can be changed easily.<BR/><BR/>The other two rifles have quickly removed scope mounts, which usually sit in a padded bag tied to my web gear until needed. I'll make use of them until they break, at which point, I'll keep on using the iron sights that I took such pains to install.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I think hanging $200-600 worth of glass on a battle rifle is silly. They're too easily broken. For the above prices, one can buy two, sight them both in, and carry the spare in one's ruck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com