Tactical Atlas Firearm Blog

Are scopes really necessary on hunting rifles?

by David LaPell

There is a trend these past few decades of new rifles without any vestige of an open sight, making the only choice to mount an optic.

Deer Hunting
Finnish M/28-30 Mosin-Nagant
George Farr
Hunting
iron sights
no glass
open sights
peep sights
pre-’64 Model 70 Winchester
remington rolling block
Reviews
scope vs open sights
Sharps
Simo Häyhä
skinner sights
Swedish M96 Mauser

Deer Hunting Finnish M/28-30 Mosin-Nagant George Farr Hunting iron sights no glass open sights peep sights pre-’64 Model 70 Winchester remington rolling block Reviews scope vs open sights Sharps Simo Häyhä skinner sights Swedish M96 Mauser