See thru rings for a coyote rig?

[jmartinson]

I'm thinking about getting a Rem 700 ADL in 223 for coyotes & jackrabbits mostly, and the occassional PD hunt with family in SD. I've read about people missing opportunities on coyotes that come in real close bc they can't get a decent sight picture with their rifle setup for long shots.

What do you guys think about see thru rings that allow you to use your iron sights for short range or if the scope gets damaged?

Thanks!

-Jacob

 

[swifter]

IME, the see-thru rings raise your scope up so much the rifle gets unwieldy.

Better to choose a magnification range that pretty broad, and set your scope up so the sight picture is right immediately... And remember to turn it down after that 600 yd PD

A properly setup, quality scope is faster than iron sights if you're much past 29...

Tom

 

[nemesis]

Those gimmickey "see through" rings position the scope far too high above the boreline. They are an answer to a non-existant problem and force you to hold your head much too high.

My Burris Signature almost touches the barrel of my Ruger VT but I can still swing on a running bobcat in the near distance and still whack'em with one round.

I doubt that you'll see those rings on a serious hunting rifle.

 

[El Rojo]

Another vote to not use see through rings on a varmint gun. I am asuming by "coyotes that come in real close" means that you might be calling them in with an wounded animal call. If this is the case, then you are right, it might get difficult to make the close shots. However, I would recommend if you are calling coyotes and at least two guys go, have one sit real close to the call with a 12 gauge and the other guy back aways with the .223. That is the combination my father and I use and it works great. That .223 is for hitting targets a little further away. If you want to shoot them up close, use a shotgun.

 

[esldude]

Besides bad positioning, they also don't stay put very well. Most will cause wandering zero, making those longer shots not possible either. They are just a bad idea.

Get the scope setup right and don't do see-thru.

Even if your lower power is 6x, a little practice and familiarity makes 6x quite quickly useful even pretty close.