To Scope or Not to Scope
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Topic: To Scope or Not to Scope
Posted By: NH_Hunter
Subject: To Scope or Not to Scope
Date Posted: 27 June 2003 at 13:42
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Ok guys, i have a dilema. Do i want to scope my muzzleloader or leave it unscoped? I could also put on a T/C peep sight that wouldnt be too bad, but i am wondering if i should put the 2.5x Redfield scope on it. NH_Hunter ------------- Leverguns make me smile Proud Left Handed Shooter |
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Posted By: Spot shooter
Date Posted: 27 June 2003 at 15:16
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What ya huntin, how fer the shots be, what weather, and does the law permit it? Spot |
Posted By: TasunkaWitko
Date Posted: 27 June 2003 at 18:01
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that 2.5 would probably work like a charm, and a little magnification never hurt anything. ------------- TasunkaWitko - Chinook, Montana  Helfen, Wehren, Heilen Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen |
Posted By: NH_Hunter
Date Posted: 28 June 2003 at 02:04
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Hey spotshooter, i would mostly be hunting whitetails, with the occasional boar or small elk (big one at 400 lbs.) in thick cover. And yes, you can hunt with a scoped muzzleloader in NH. NH_Hunter ------------- Leverguns make me smile Proud Left Handed Shooter |
Posted By: Triggerguard
Date Posted: 28 June 2003 at 05:55
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IMO, putting a scope on a muzzleloader is like putting a rollbar on a tricycle.
Not really giving advice, just kinda stating my predjudices... ------------- "...A moral compass needs a butt end.Whatever direction France is pointing-towards collaboration with Nazis, accomodation with communists,...we can go the other way with a quiet conscience"-O'Rourke |
Posted By: The_Mountaineer
Date Posted: 02 July 2003 at 07:47
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The choice to scope or not scope is really up to how traditional you want to be. As someone else mentioned, a little magnification never hurt anything. The best sight system is a scope for MOST situations. I personally would never put a scope on a traditional muzzle-loader but one of the new in-lines I would. Long-range shooting would probably benefit from a scope moreso than short range shooting |
Posted By: waksupi
Date Posted: 02 July 2003 at 11:36
| Iince you are young, you probably have good eyes. I'd pass on the scope until you reach oldfartdom, and then put one on. |