Just a couple more things about the follow-up...
The problem with iron sights are two-fold for me. First, my 59 year old eyes don't like them! Second, any follow-up will most likely happen when it's somewhere between damn dim and pitch-black! More than one PH has said he would actually prefer to do the follow up in the dark so he might spot the cat's eyes reflecting light before any charge can start. For shooting glowing eyes in the dark, I think I want a low powered optic.
Anyways, enough about scary follow-ups. I'm sure your leopard will be dead under the tree or at the end of a short run. All of mine have been! (Knock on any and all wood!)
Then comes the hand shaking/congratulations/laughter/dancing/drinking and picture taking!
