I'm going to revive this thread...
I ended up losing my job back in February, so a new rifle is out of the question.
So I altered my great grandpa's Remington 760. Well, all I did was remove the weaver scope base, and install a picatinny rail base in it's place. Then I put an old Simmons 8-point 3-9x40 on it. The only other scopes I have are monster long range scopes with 30mm tubes, too big for this project.
I thankfully did not have to drift out the iron sights at all. The bell of the new scope just barely misses the rear sight. It's a tad more forward, but I can still easily get into the eye box with a good chin/cheek weld. Should be good to go for the fall deer season.
Now I gotta zero it again. It feels like I'm always zeroing optics...
The last thing I'm going to do is install some sling studs so I can sling it. It'll have to be a barrel band, not crazy about that, but from what I can tell, that's the only way to get a sling stud on the barrel end.
Anyway, I also bought a new field 12ga shotgun for possible turkey or duck hunting. I'm keeping my options open.
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