I have just about finished putting togehter a 458 WM on a Mauser action and have a question about the front sight and specifically about the hood. The barrel band front sight came equipped with a very large sight hood and it is easily removed with a side plunger type set-up.
My question is, is this hood important while hunting DG or is it more for just travelling to prevent the front sight from getting knocked about and then taken off before going afield?
I have also installed a scope(leo 1.5x5 with QD's), so the iron sights are more of a back-up, but I will begin shooting the rifle with the iron sights to know I can hit with them and make sure they are sighted properly to my hunting load.
Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks
BigBullet
