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Re: Rigby Highland Stalker
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 5:13 am
by Rod
Thanks for the comments fellas. I just hope I can shoot her better than I can post photos
cheers
rod
Re: Rigby Highland Stalker
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 5:18 am
by Gun Barrel Ecologist
Very Nice
Re: Rigby Highland Stalker
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 2:21 pm
by O4ak95
Stunning Rod! I look forward to seeing it with your 4x on it.
Tim
Re: Rigby Highland Stalker
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 5:03 pm
by Rod
O4ak95 wrote:Stunning Rod! I look forward to seeing it with your 4x on it.
Tim
G'day Tim, yep I've got both a Kahles and a S&B sitting in their boxes at present...I'll probably use the S&B...nah the Kahles...well one of them anyway...and put her in some EAW mounts. I've already asked the dealer to order them.
I do love my 4 X scopes and I'm buggered if I know why the Europeans stopped making them ? And for that matter why everyone seems to be buying big optics these days.
Anyway, hopefully I'll take both the Rigby's up home at the end of the year and take them for a walk.
So much hunting to do and so little time and cash.
Cheers
Rod
Re: Rigby Highland Stalker
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 5:04 pm
by Rod
Gun Barrel Ecologist wrote:Very Nice
Thanks GBE.
Rod
Re: Rigby Highland Stalker
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 10:51 pm
by SPEEDY
Rod wrote:
I do love my 4 X scopes and I'm buggered if I know why the Europeans stopped making them ? And for that matter why everyone seems to be buying big optics these days.
Because people these days spend more time trying to shoot tiny little groups at the range then they do hunting.
People have forgotten about getting a fast sight picture and being able to hit running game, so they put big, heavy range scopes on their rifles and think that will make it easier to hit game because it makes it easier to hit paper.
I don't go above 10x myself, I know in the field any more power is a disadvantage, most of my shots are taken at 4-5X with the scope only getting cranked up to 10x when I'm setting up a comfortable position on a longer shot.
My 44mag has a 4x on it, I actually found anything bigger makes it harder to use in its hunting ranges and on game like pigs, quick shots need fast acquisition.
So a vastly reduced demand has stopped production on a great range of low power scopes because the people buying them these days just aren't there.
But a 4x will go great on a gun like that, great choice
Re: Rigby Highland Stalker
Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 12:56 am
by Rod
Have to agree with that Speedy.
Cheers
Rod