Two identical rifles so you could scope one?

[klover]

Is it just me or do others think as this?
Some rifles like scopes, others do not, and some are borderline for various reasons.
My silly solution was to buy two rifles and scope one.
One case was for heavy recoil bear defense said no scope for easy near target use. Yet, also an ideal elk gun (.375 H&H).
The other case was SKS's which some claim should remain stock.
Is there another solution other than high scope mounts?
Thanks.

 

[Ant Mod]

Is there another solution other than high scope mounts?

Um for what? Your SKS?

 

[pauli]

the solution, assuming you've got good eyes, is practice- get good enough with iron sights to obviate the need for a scope till you get out to ranges where you won't be asking such questions, and probably won't be using the same rifle

 

[Art Eatman]

There seem to be two schools of thought about up close and personal for dangerous game: Either iron sights, or a low power scope, say 1.5x5. The hunting is during daylight, mostly, so light-gathering is not much of a factor.

When hunting in very early morning or late evening, scopes make shots possible when iron sights just don't work. I'm talking legal hours, at the fringe of "30 minutes before sunrise" and "30 minutes after sundown". The first or las five minutes or so are pretty doggoned dark.

IOW, different purposes, different equipment.

From what I've read, quick detachable scope mounts can allow the use of the iron sights, and today's variety of QDs give repeatability of the point of impact.

Art

 

[Vern Humphrey]

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From what I've read, quick detachable scope mounts can allow the use of the iron sights, and today's variety of QDs give repeatability of the point of impact.
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Absolutely. Fionn MacCumhaill, my pre-64 Winchester Model 70 wears an aperture sight snuggled under the ocular lens of the scope. To take the scope off takes only a few seconds -- and it isn't even a quick detatchable.

Yes, you need to check the zero when you replace it -- but you should do that anyway, even if you have the best detatchable mounts.

 

[Rembrandt]

Yes you can use the same scope on two different rifles.....the key is to have the axis of the bases identical on both rifles. Had a machinest take a Swarovski with Kimber quick detach rings, then machined bases to the correct spacing and bore sighted for the same point of impact. One rifle was a Knight Inline Blackpowder (.50 cal) and the other was a Browning Stainless stalker (25.06)....only change needed was the elevation adjustment. If you choose to not use a scope, slide it off...then the open sights are available as another option.