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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
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<blockquote data-quote="MKP777" data-source="post: 2766290" data-attributes="member: 114383"><p>One other thing on the night hunting idea. I wasn't sure how to deal with the aspect of night blindness. Looking through that image, my right eye became attuned to that. When I wasn't looking through the scope I was very blind. My peripheral vision was very compromised. How do you deal with that when you got cougars in the back of your mind? </p><p>Currently my AR is now being used with a 1-4 AR type scope that I have sited in for 5.56mm. Its the gun I use when running around just doing chores. I have a small side by side and often times, I'll be plowing snow with it or during spring I'll have tools in it and I'm fixing fence or dragging a landscape rake with it. So I keep that short barreled AR in there with me. When I happenstance see a coyote I can take that quick shot. I got a coyote with it once, I saw it way out there just watching me and my neighbor. I said, "There's a coyote"! and I got out the rifle, 'benched' it across the hood of the SxS and quickly hit the button on a range finder I always keep with me. It was 273 yards. I have a CDS dial on that AR. So I clicked it to 2.75 and fired and got it. LOL! Luckily I hit it center amidships right below the chin. </p><p>Anyway, I've not been so lucky other times with that same rifle. As in, I hit the coyote and got up and ran, I followed a blood trail for hours and finally got it. </p><p>With a short barrel, its not doing well for muzzle energy. Its only 2600 fps at the muzzle. </p><p>Anyway, I'd like to keep that scope on that rifle. </p><p>The 223 bolt action has a scope on it that I've had on there for years and its solid and I didn't really want to mess with that. </p><p>The only rifle I have that I could put a thermal on is an AK variant. It has that side rail that allows for a scope to be attached directly to the receiver and not riding on a stamped cover plate. As AK's go, its accurate. It has a heavy barrel and will print a sub 2" group at 100 yds. Thats if I use a scope and I'm real stable like on a bench. </p><p>The problem with scopes mounted like that is the scope height is high from the bore. Like mounting a scope to an AR top carry handle. </p><p>With what happened in my original story of the thermal scope, I can't imagine where that horizontal crosshair would be if I'd mounted the scope that high off the bore. </p><p>It should be noted here that I don't know a dang thing about thermal imaging scopes. I really don't know what I'm talking about. </p><p>As many of you can probly tell! LOL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MKP777, post: 2766290, member: 114383"] One other thing on the night hunting idea. I wasn't sure how to deal with the aspect of night blindness. Looking through that image, my right eye became attuned to that. When I wasn't looking through the scope I was very blind. My peripheral vision was very compromised. How do you deal with that when you got cougars in the back of your mind? Currently my AR is now being used with a 1-4 AR type scope that I have sited in for 5.56mm. Its the gun I use when running around just doing chores. I have a small side by side and often times, I'll be plowing snow with it or during spring I'll have tools in it and I'm fixing fence or dragging a landscape rake with it. So I keep that short barreled AR in there with me. When I happenstance see a coyote I can take that quick shot. I got a coyote with it once, I saw it way out there just watching me and my neighbor. I said, "There's a coyote"! and I got out the rifle, 'benched' it across the hood of the SxS and quickly hit the button on a range finder I always keep with me. It was 273 yards. I have a CDS dial on that AR. So I clicked it to 2.75 and fired and got it. LOL! Luckily I hit it center amidships right below the chin. Anyway, I've not been so lucky other times with that same rifle. As in, I hit the coyote and got up and ran, I followed a blood trail for hours and finally got it. With a short barrel, its not doing well for muzzle energy. Its only 2600 fps at the muzzle. Anyway, I'd like to keep that scope on that rifle. The 223 bolt action has a scope on it that I've had on there for years and its solid and I didn't really want to mess with that. The only rifle I have that I could put a thermal on is an AK variant. It has that side rail that allows for a scope to be attached directly to the receiver and not riding on a stamped cover plate. As AK's go, its accurate. It has a heavy barrel and will print a sub 2" group at 100 yds. Thats if I use a scope and I'm real stable like on a bench. The problem with scopes mounted like that is the scope height is high from the bore. Like mounting a scope to an AR top carry handle. With what happened in my original story of the thermal scope, I can't imagine where that horizontal crosshair would be if I'd mounted the scope that high off the bore. It should be noted here that I don't know a dang thing about thermal imaging scopes. I really don't know what I'm talking about. As many of you can probly tell! LOL [/QUOTE]
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