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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 1603299" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>I have used both open sights, with detachable scope on my 375H&H rifle used in Africa, a couple of my AR's, and my classiic rifles, ie. Model 70's.. Never paid much mind to the very rare occasion when there was any co-witnessing, which is easily ignored, and didn't effect accuracy with these rifles anyway. For at least the last 30 years of open country hunting, my precision rifles have not had open sights. Perhaps I'm fortunate, or just learned to be more careful carrying a scoped rifle, but in five decades of hunting, I have had one case where a fall resulted in damaged scope mounts. It was due to my own negligence, not using my flashlight walking to a stand in the pre-dawn.... Stepped in a badger hole...lesson learned! Turned out a replacement rifle was accessible, and the eventual low light/250+ yard shot on a whitetail would have been highly unlikely with an open sight back-up anyway. Surely open to debate, but my logic is that I have a far greater chance of breaking a bone, then a well mounted scope. </p><p>Safety first, protect your rifle..... a close second! IMO...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 1603299, member: 10291"] I have used both open sights, with detachable scope on my 375H&H rifle used in Africa, a couple of my AR’s, and my classiic rifles, ie. Model 70’s.. Never paid much mind to the very rare occasion when there was any co-witnessing, which is easily ignored, and didn’t effect accuracy with these rifles anyway. For at least the last 30 years of open country hunting, my precision rifles have not had open sights. Perhaps I’m fortunate, or just learned to be more careful carrying a scoped rifle, but in five decades of hunting, I have had one case where a fall resulted in damaged scope mounts. It was due to my own negligence, not using my flashlight walking to a stand in the pre-dawn.... Stepped in a badger hole...lesson learned! Turned out a replacement rifle was accessible, and the eventual low light/250+ yard shot on a whitetail would have been highly unlikely with an open sight back-up anyway. Surely open to debate, but my logic is that I have a far greater chance of breaking a bone, then a well mounted scope. Safety first, protect your rifle..... a close second! IMO... [/QUOTE]
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