I'm kind of surprized to see so few open sighted guns being used, and how many large scopes especialy the 50mm objective lenses I've seen. if youre a 50mm tell me why , is it the light gathering or field of view? unless you are night hunting I've had no trouble with enough light even at dawn & dusk & I usualy use a 1x4, or a 1.5 x 5, and have probably taken over 50% of my game at last legal light. now back to open sights, I've found that once the season starts & the hunting pressure builds any decent bucks are in deep brush/cover by day only coming in the open at night ( unless totaly in the rut and chasing some hot doe punanni ) , so why not more open sighted guns? I can get on target on a close ( under 30 yd ) running shot faster with a scoped 1x4 or 1.5 x 5 ( on the lowest power only ) than with open sights, but my eyes aint what they used to be, when I was younger Iwas faster with open sights. am I missing something ? whats your case for the larger scopes? I've got a couple of 3x9x 40's, and a 4.5 x 14 x 40mm but rarely use them. get back to me thanks N.G.
I use a raised scope with see thru open sites. Unless I'm sitting on a stand with really long shots I used to use a .270 with a 3x9. I sit until I can't see my hand in front of my face. Most of my still hunting is over after the first 9 days of season,after that I strictly dog hunt. I made my kid shoot his first deer with open sites,the next few were with scopes.
I believe in learning anything from the ground up, ie: learning to shoot open sights before you get to shoot a scope, longbow before a re curve, stick shift with before an auto,,
For me, I just feel more comfortable with a scope.
As far as objective, once you go 50mm, you will never go back...
It is like night and day, literally
I bought a cheap 120.00 Bushnell Trophy scope. 3x9x40 with the circle reticle for my BP and I liked it so much I bought another for my .358. It really brings in the light at dark,and is very easy on my eyes.
