Originally Posted by OSU_Sig
Rail scope on the R8 is icing on the cake and is the most secure method of attaching a scope to a rifle. As you've been told, you can take the scope off, put it in your carry on luggage on your flight to Africa. When you get to camp, attach it back on and be prepared for it go be on zero, notwithstanding a severe elevation change.


I agree. It is absolutely solid and much easier to install correctly. EAW mounts are great too but they require at least 10 years of experience to install and adjust correctly. wink It is a shame that the rail system is not popular in the US. In Europe rifles are sold together with a mounted scope. I have seen this myself in gun shops in Germany and Switzerland. Here, we buy rifles and scopes separately. This is like the early years of automobile manufacturing: the car factory made the engine and the chasis and then a separate outfit called "coachbuilder" made the body and the seats! laugh


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