One of our main "keep it handy" guns out here is a S&W MP15 tactical rifle with a 30 rd. magazine. We never know when a yote, rabid skunk, chicken killing fox, feral hog, etc. is going to jump from out of nowhere, and just about everybody out here has 1 or 2 of these toys on their wall.
One item that has rapidly emerged on the marketplace with these guns is the red dot sight. I have to use one, because of my nearsightedness. I wear bifocals, and the back iron sight is too fuzzy to use reliably. With the red dot, however, I see a bright, sharp little red dot (2" @ 100 yds) superimposed over the target, almost as if it were painted on it. There's no "lining" up of front and rear sights needed, and target acquisition is almost instantaneous. Where the red dot is, the bullet goes. Wonderful, wonderful.
I was reading about Big 5 hunting and was just thinking - wouldn't this be perfect for DG? When one is coming at you full speed, couldn't a sight like this be a lifesaver? So I'm curious if any PHs out there are using them for DG hunting. I realize, of course, that many PHs have spent their lives using traditional front/rear iron sights and are too accustomed to them to change, and that's certainly understandable.
Cheers,
Ruark
One item that has rapidly emerged on the marketplace with these guns is the red dot sight. I have to use one, because of my nearsightedness. I wear bifocals, and the back iron sight is too fuzzy to use reliably. With the red dot, however, I see a bright, sharp little red dot (2" @ 100 yds) superimposed over the target, almost as if it were painted on it. There's no "lining" up of front and rear sights needed, and target acquisition is almost instantaneous. Where the red dot is, the bullet goes. Wonderful, wonderful.
I was reading about Big 5 hunting and was just thinking - wouldn't this be perfect for DG? When one is coming at you full speed, couldn't a sight like this be a lifesaver? So I'm curious if any PHs out there are using them for DG hunting. I realize, of course, that many PHs have spent their lives using traditional front/rear iron sights and are too accustomed to them to change, and that's certainly understandable.
Cheers,
Ruark