Originally Posted by Sharpsman
Originally Posted by 700LH
Shooting whistle pigs yesterday with a Remington 121 and the sun was glaring off the back sight enough I went to a scoped rifle.

What works to stop glare and not be permanent?


A steel post front sight and a carbide lamp!!





speaking of which, this here is my favorite pic from my Peace Corps years. These guys were a squad of poachers WAAAAAYYY back in the bush, and a buddy and I, travelling through on foot, were the first Whites in living memory to pass through that particular neck of the woods, hence them posing with the best they had.

The gun is an old 12 gauge Greener, on a Martini-Henry action. Besides running snares, they reloaded brass shells with black powder and cast lead ball, and wore miners' carbide lanterns to spotlight game at night.

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Birdwatcher


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