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Posted: 1/29/2005 6:13:06 PM EDT
This was my first C&R purchase (it was a slippery slope-many since then). Milsurp ammo shoots about average in this rifle. Prolly 'bout 3-5" groups @ 100 yds (with iron sights). Last fall I loaded some ammo for it and was pleased with the results, but these ol' peepers just aren't what they used to be, knowhutimean? So, I put a scout mount on it and tried it today with the same handloads. Wooohooo! I'm a likin' it! The lands are somewhat worn, and I think that the bullets I'm using give somewhat better purchase, being .312 diameter. Well here's a pic of the result, and of the rifle. 
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I didn't understand it at first when I saw a scout scope. It has a long eye relief, that focuses when your eye is farther away, where as a regular scope, you have to be much closer to get the entire field of view. |
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Yep, it's a Leupold M8 IER 2.5X Scout scope. IER=intermediat eye relief. I added the cheek pad to get good scope alignment with a cheek weld. I found this setup to work very well, both offhand and from the bench. A scout setup also allows me to keep both eyes open and have a quicker target acquisition. IMHO, it's tough to beat Darrels Scout Mount for a rock solid mount and no permanent alterations to the rifle. I've also heard that pistol scopes work OK for this application. Or, a red dot would work. X |
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