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Glamdring · September 13, 2001, 10:57 AM

I am jealous

What bullets and loads are you using Rich?

With the Blasers in 338 and 416 the capacity is 2+1 right???
How fast slow is reloading and topping off?

BTW While Cooper doesn't care for a scope on Baby, both Ross Seyfried and the late Finn Aagard did prefer/recommend scopes for hunters and they were both PH's. And Ross used scopes on most of his backup rifles aside from his 416 Rigby IIRC. His 416 Rem [Rem action] and 416 Taylor [Blaser action] had scopes on them.

My own thoughts on the sight issue for DG rifles is that using Talley's TNT setup with the peep that attaches to rear scope mount on conventional rifles, combined with a wide square notch handgun type iron sight and flat top front sight covers all the bases.

Use the low power variable Scope normally, but with the QD mounts you can remove it in a hurry and use the barrel mounted handgun type sights, what Ross used to backup his scope on his 416 Rem, or if you have time and need iron sights [say it is raining or something] you remove the scope and put the Tallet Peep sight on the rear sight base.

September 13, 2001, 10:57 AM	#10
Glamdring Senior Member Join Date: April 23, 2000 Location: MN Posts: 1,388	I am jealous What bullets and loads are you using Rich? With the Blasers in 338 and 416 the capacity is 2+1 right??? How fast slow is reloading and topping off? BTW While Cooper doesn't care for a scope on Baby, both Ross Seyfried and the late Finn Aagard did prefer/recommend scopes for hunters and they were both PH's. And Ross used scopes on most of his backup rifles aside from his 416 Rigby IIRC. His 416 Rem [Rem action] and 416 Taylor [Blaser action] had scopes on them. My own thoughts on the sight issue for DG rifles is that using Talley's TNT setup with the peep that attaches to rear scope mount on conventional rifles, combined with a wide square notch handgun type iron sight and flat top front sight covers all the bases. Use the low power variable Scope normally, but with the QD mounts you can remove it in a hurry and use the barrel mounted handgun type sights, what Ross used to backup his scope on his 416 Rem, or if you have time and need iron sights [say it is raining or something] you remove the scope and put the Tallet Peep sight on the rear sight base. __________________ "A traveler has no protection besides his fire-arms; and the constant habit of carrying them is the main check to more frequent robberies" --Charles Darwin from The Voyage Of The Beagle