Preparing Your Rifle For The Hunt
Allhuntersunderstandandenjoythethrillofhittingtarget,whether thatiselk,white-taileddeeroranotheroneofthosethathunterslook forward to coming up against every year during hunting season. In order to be prepared, hunters make sure they look at all the options availabletothem–wheretheywanttotakeoutahuntinglease,what theywanttohunt,andwhat rifletheypreferoverothers. Thisisnot enough.
Ifyouwanttoknowyouhavethebestchanceatsuccess,youneedto besureyouwillbeaccuratesincenobuckeasilyallowsyouasecond chance. Therefore you need to have a quality scope, also called a telescopic sight, attached to the top of your rifle. Some rifles are boughtwiththescopealreadyattached,whereasmanyarenot,since huntersoftenenjoyfittingscopesontopoftheirriflesthemselves.
ItmaybeacombinationofDIYandknowingyouhavedonethebestjobonyourown,oritcouldbeacaseofshoppingaround forthatspecificscopethatbestsuitstheprofileofyourifle.Eitherway,thescopeformsanintegralpartofyourrifleandyour successathittingyourtarget.
Attachingthescopemeansyouwillneedascopemount/scopemountingsystem.Themountscanbeboughtseparately,either whereyoubuyyourrifleorelsewhere –thesedaysalsoontheinternetwheregoodwebsitesadvertisethem.Someofthese onlineservicesthatadvertisethemareactuallynotonlythesuppliers–theyalsomanufacturethem.Theonlineshoppernow hassomanychoicesandalsoscopemountingsystemstochoosefrom.Essentiallythescopemountsystemconsistsofabase part and its rings. This is the feature to which you will mount your scope. For example, the one-piece mount is popular all overtheworldwithhuntersandshooters.
Theone-pieceisnottheonlyoptionformountingascope,though.Youcanalsousea2-piecescopemountwhichwillattach to your rifle to hold the scope in place. There are more choices, such as the weaver scope mount and the picatinny scope mountingoption.Theweaverscope mountiseitheraone-ortwo-piecerailwithseveralslotscutacrossit.Theseslotshold thescoperingsinplace,andyouhaveachoice,becauseofthedifferentslots,ofwheretomountthesight.
Thereisalsothepicatinnyrailscopemountoption.Muchliketheweaverdesign,butofferedtohelpensuregreateraccuracy andexacttolerances.Muchliketheweavervariety,youareabletomountyourscoperingsinalmostanyspotontherail
There are more choices, such as the dovetail scope mounts that are made to simply slide on and off, thereby making easy changingofsightspossible. TheLeupoldscopemount,forexample,ismadetofit individualfirearms.Thesearesomeofthe examples,infactthemostpopularandwidelyusedscopemounts.
When choosing the scope mount that is just right for your rifle, it is good to know that manufacturers and suppliers have some great information available to help you make a choice – especially if you deal with a well-known, respected dealer or manufacturer. It is good to know, too, that the profile of the rifle plays its part when you choose the best scope mount. For example, if you use a Ruger rifle, you may well benefit from choosing the most applicable scope mount, whether you use a rimfireorcenterfire,forexample.
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There truly are many scope mount options – also manufacturers and suppliers that offer high-quality mounts, with good instructionsastohowtheyarefittedtoyourfirearm.
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