Chuck R.
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Not a big fan of it meself. As I mentioned in my previous post, I don't really understand the concept of the forward mount scope/scout concept. Yes, I understand the 'both eyes open' idea... I've set a .30-30 Marlin up in just that manner for a friend... but I don't think it's a superior concept over a standard placement scope.
Same here, I'm just not a fan of looking through a soda straw. A friend of mine has one set up that way and honestly I can't see the appeal. I find a LPVO just as fast, IF not faster, and that's the set up I use for my 3Gun rig. So for my "intermediate" hunting rigs I go with 2 or 2.5-8 or 9 magnification, and shoot with both eyes open. I do use a FWD mounted RDS on defensive carbines, but when it comes to any kind of magnification I prefer standard scope mounting.
As for stripper clips, IF I was worried about having to load quickly, the rifle/carbine has a DBM.
IF I did go for the "One Rifle" thing I'd probably look at a setup like the Tikka Artic, with a LPVO in QD mounts.
Luckily I don't have to subscribe to that philosophy, so I'm happy with a ready rack full of rifles to choose from.
I also don't subscribe to the one load thing, mostly cause I practice a lot, and I'm cheap, so the idea of launching Nolser ABs or partitions downrange on steel tgts just goes against my nature. So every rifle I hunt with has at least 2 loads, practice and hunting. A couple of my rifles have 3 loads, practice, deer, and big game.
For my TGT guns which also double as varmint rigs, again 2 loads. Rifle is zero'd for the varmint load, then I have the offsets programed into Strelok for the OTM TGT loads.