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Update on my latest long range project...(454 Casull)
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<blockquote data-quote="entoptics" data-source="post: 1629902" data-attributes="member: 104268"><p>Regarding optics, I'd work on your accuracy before I'd commit to getting a new optic. S<span style="font-size: 14px">hooting heavy recoiling guns is a perishable skill. Get some practice in, particularly flinch drills. Load the revolver with one or two live rounds, and the rest of the chambers with empty brass. Spin the cylinder a bunch of times so you have no idea where the live rounds will be, then go to town. I'll bet the first time the hammer falls on an empty case, you'll immediately know why you're not getting the accuracy you used to get.</span></p><p></p><p>A 2X scope will undoubtedly be more precise than a red dot, so that is not your problem in terms of accuracy (unless something mechanical is amiss). <span style="font-size: 14px">In terms of speed and handling though, the red dots are of course gonna be faster and more forgiving than a magnified optic, but in my experience, all makes/models/types are slower than iron sights unless you practice ALOT. With no two-point visual cue to help your mind and body work together to line things up as you're presenting the weapon, you end up searching around for the dot or crosshairs.</span></p><p></p><p>The same principle applies to rifles of course, but the scopes are usually not arms length away, and you have the buttstock and cheek weld to help put all the pieces in place as you mount the weapon, so it's much less noticeable.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I'd get your muscle memory and mental game back in shape with the rig you have, then worry about getting a new optic. All of the options you mention should work well, but if you can't hit with a scope, none of them will cure that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="entoptics, post: 1629902, member: 104268"] Regarding optics, I'd work on your accuracy before I'd commit to getting a new optic. S[SIZE=14px]hooting heavy recoiling guns is a perishable skill. Get some practice in, particularly flinch drills. Load the revolver with one or two live rounds, and the rest of the chambers with empty brass. Spin the cylinder a bunch of times so you have no idea where the live rounds will be, then go to town. I'll bet the first time the hammer falls on an empty case, you'll immediately know why you're not getting the accuracy you used to get.[/SIZE] A 2X scope will undoubtedly be more precise than a red dot, so that is not your problem in terms of accuracy (unless something mechanical is amiss). [SIZE=14px]In terms of speed and handling though, the red dots are of course gonna be faster and more forgiving than a magnified optic, but in my experience, all makes/models/types are slower than iron sights unless you practice ALOT. With no two-point visual cue to help your mind and body work together to line things up as you're presenting the weapon, you end up searching around for the dot or crosshairs.[/SIZE] The same principle applies to rifles of course, but the scopes are usually not arms length away, and you have the buttstock and cheek weld to help put all the pieces in place as you mount the weapon, so it's much less noticeable. Anyway, I'd get your muscle memory and mental game back in shape with the rig you have, then worry about getting a new optic. All of the options you mention should work well, but if you can't hit with a scope, none of them will cure that. [/QUOTE]
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