Spent yesterday at our national Agricutural Fielddays just out of Hamilton , three hours or so north of here . Lots of discounted polarfleece hunting clothes aand assorted other cheaper priced goodies to stock up on - pack was full on the way out the gate .

But the highlight of the trip was calling in to a small town gunshop run by a guy I know moderately well - whilst in the shop swapping lies in saunters an average looking local bloke , with his pig hunting rifle and an Aimpoint sight .The guy wants to mount the Aimpoint on his gun , someone gave it to him apparently . You dont get all the facts when you are eavesdropping...

Anyway, his gun is a Russian Baikal singleshot break action in some calibre or other , popular with the pighunters cos they are light and cheap . Mr shop owner explains that the Aimpoint mount is different to the rib on the gun , he will have to drill and tap for a weaver type base . The hunter needed that explaining to him twice , then asked how the Aimpoint worked , showing total amazement at the on-off switch , and didnt understand at all about the switch to alter the light intensity- seems he thought it was for people with poor eyesight .
We were trying hard not to laugh , Mr Shopowner was being diligent and courteous and the hunter still didnt get any of it . The only thing missing was the banjo playing hillbilly kid off "Deliverance".

The things you see when you arent armed.....

So how's the new Aimpoint working out for you?

No worries mate - how come you couldnt get it to work before you gave it to me?????

You have to give up trying to get him Shaun