How do you shoot , with a scope or with iron sights?
If you use a scope what kind and how do you like it? I guess you can see who is looking for a scope Thanks

Depends on the firearm.

All my handguns are iron-sighted.

I use the Leupold Vari-X scopes on all my rifles.

For .22 rimfires, I use either the 1.5x5 or 2x7; for 22 rimfire magnums I use the 2.5x8; on my "varmint" guns I use either the 6.5x20 or 6x18; on general hunting rifles I use either the 4.5x14 or the 4x12. For "big bore (.375 and larger)" guns and "brush guns" either the 1x4 or 1.5x5.

All crosshairs are "duplex".

All mounts are either Ruger or Redfield and all scopes have Butler Creek flip-open covers.

Spotting scopes and binoculars are Nikon, as well as cameras and lenses.

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I use Leupold or Burris scopes but only because i can't swing the cash for US Optics
i'm to blind for iron sites

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Death Before Dishonor

Scoped is the only way to go on rifles and some long range handguns. I use Burris and leupolds.

I took my first deer with a rifle using iron sights...an 03A3 Remington Rand. I still hunt with that stock military rifle from time to time--killed a doe last year at around 180 paces. I shoot HP rifle matches out to 1,000 yards with iron sights. And all my handguns have iron sights. Having said that I also have scopes on most of my rifles and tend to favor low power optics like a Leupold Vari-X III 1.5-5 (I own 3 of these) which provides awesome close range field of view and resolution as well as adequate magnification out to 350-400 yards for deer size game. The vast majority of your shots on game will be inside of 80 yards. But most people buy a scope that is better suited for 400-600 yard shots even though most have never done any serious target work with their rifles beyond 100 yards. Go figure....
Each sighting system has its inherent advantage/disadvantage. Under 150 yard a scope is superfluous for most hunting. YMMV

I shoot both depending on the rifle. I take my Win 71 lever action deer hunting every year and that one just wouldn't seem right with anything but open or aperature sights. For any big game hunting with any other rifle I have, I prefer a medium range variable. One is a Leupold vari-XIII 2.5-8 and two others which I actually prefer are B&L 1.5-6's. They are more than I have ever needed for any shot on big game. Including antelope. I shy away from most adjustable objectives unless it is a prairie dog rifle. Even for predator hunting I much prefer a lower variable.

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Matt

One can usually shoot about as accurately, out to 200-250 yards, using a receiver aperture and blade front sight as you can with a scope, AS LONG AS THE TARGET IS PLAINLY VISIBLE!! (Assuming "normal" eyesight). This means that for short to medium range shooting on a target range, a good set of aperture iron sights can be about as good as a scope. But, when you get out into the woods hunting, where your game is likely to be at least partially obscured in most instances, the scope wins every time!!

Short range, tight spots, fast shots = Irons

Long range, bad light, unhurried conditions = Scope

I believe where you hunt in Colorado a good 4x fixed Leupold would serve all your needs. Buy a used one for about $100 to 125., the guarentee is still 100%....Another point is what caliber and make of rifle are you shooting..It would be of no benifit to scope a gun that capabilities arn't good beyond 200 yards such as a 30-30...

I shoot irons a lot more than most and mostly for dangerous game in Africa...I still hunt mule deer with a 25-35 Win with iron sights but I am at a disadvantage...

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Ray Atkinson

ray@atkinsonhunting.com
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Some of us are at an age where we can no longer focus our eyes on iron sights, so scopes are a necessity if we want any accuracy at all. But then I always preferred scopes, from when I was about 10 years old -- when I got one of the $9.95 Weaver 4X .22 scopes for my .22 rifle.

What LE270 said. Old eyes and tri-focals do not lend themselves to iron sights. All my hand guns but four have scopes on them. I have a Ruger 22lr, a new (got it on Tuesday) Ruger SBH .41RemMag, a Tauras 425 Tracker and a Seecamp 32 that don't have scopes. The 22lr I only use for dog training (shoot blanks only. The SBH I just haven't it long enough to scope yet and the other two are carry guns. The rest of my handguns have either Leupold or T/C scopes. Have never had any problems with them even those mounted on very heavy recoiling calibers like my 45-70

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Handgun Hunter
LOVE THOSE .41s'

I just aquired a Zeiss Conquest,4.5x14x44.It has the Ao adjustmenton the side.It is a high quality scope.The glass is great.For about 30.00 extra you can pick one of many reticles.Price very competitive,with Leupold.I purchased mine from D&R Sports Center.
1geejay
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It seems that scopes on handguns are very popular. I dont see mention of (atleast I dont recognize them) laser or dot type scopes.Why is that? Are they best left to Schwarzenegger? Not being familiar with handgun scopes as I have never used one , or seen one in the field for that matter , I would think it would be hard to use one seeing it is 2 1/2 to 3 feet away from your eye instead of inches as in a rifle . How does that work ? Are the scopes made with different optics that compensate for that? Thanks for all the input.

It is all about EYE RELIEF. Scopes for rifles have a short relief (distance of scope to eye (sort of)), pistol scopes have a long eye relief. The lenses in the scope and how they are arranged determine the eye relief.
This is the way I understand eye relief. The puple can only open so big about 5mm across so eye relief is that distance where the light cone through the scope will be at or more than 5mm so you can see a full field. If your eye is outside of that distance (field of view) you get a black circle around the edge of the scope picture. Since pistols are allowed to recoil much more than a rifle the eye relief is set so the scope has to be usually between 11-16 inches away from your eye to be able to see that full scope picture, rifles are set to 2-5 inches. All this also has to do with the size of the lenses. There is a formula that determines the amount of light that will pass through your scope to make that 5mm cone either ok, bright/clear, or very bright and crystal clear. I didn't have much trouble getting used to handgun scopes. I always kept both eyes open when I shoot a shotgun and found that for me that is the best way to use a handgun scope.

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Handgun Hunter
LOVE THOSE .41s'