Thread: Flickr: Discussing Favorite optics,Or do you prefer open sights in Guns and people that appreciate them

I hear ya scott, LOL When I go feral hog hunting, I carry the bayonet with me, east Texas is a little more close quarters.

Is that like those Zeiss units with the Digital Range finder and camera integrated right in the unit? They only run about $4000-$5000 a piece.

About the only scope hunting I do is coyote hunting...those are from 100-500 yard shots( western Minn.). I can get out consistantly 400 yards so far with my nagant 91/30 if I use my own loads. Still working on how far out I can get with that old rifle, doing it in 100 yard increments and striving for consistancy. Not too bad for and old NC Star picked up at a pawn shop for $10.00

My 30/30 Winchester has scope rings that allow me to use the open sights, as well as the scope,so I get the best of both worlds! I can sight in more quickly with an open sight for short range shots, but for the long shots, I like the accuracy of the scope.

I just got a Millett DMS1 (1-4x30) for farther away stuff. Close in, I like the Eotech or irons. The Eotech holographic dot is a bit fuzzy in comparison to a scope, but it has nice, fast target acquisition close in.

Under 100 yard shots in the Adirondacks , a reciever sight for as long as my eyes can hold out for ; ) A scope just don't feel right on a levergun to me !!! I'll begrudgingly change when I have to , but , not before. Phil

I B po-folks....iron on everything except .270. Cheap 3X9 on it.

I like red dots over scopes. My favorite is the OKO red dot. It has a crisp, bright dot. Only drawback is that it is plastic. I have an older EOTech, which is "ok". The dot is fuzzy, even when I focus on the target, not the dot. I would like to give AimPoint a shot, but have a hard time spending that much on a red dot. On my Storm I have a Burris Speed Dot that is also bright and clear, but I don't really care for the...

Iron sights for me...on my romak I use my russian scope