Rifle hunting medium-sized game -- scope or irons?

[Sophia]

By medium-sized game I mean antelope (pronghorn), deer, sheep, goats, hogs, and bear. By "usually" I mean more than 50% of the time.

When hunting medium-sized game with a rifle what are you using for sighting -- scope or iron sights?

[squirrelsniper]

I always use a scoped rifle for medium game, partly because so many shots occur in early morning or late evening light.

[endangeredoutlaw]

red dot & scope..

[Just shot]

Scope on rifle and irons on handgun

[racoonbeast]

Depends entirely where you hunt. In New England with short shot distances and thick cover a scope is often an impediment. If I lived on the Plains I would probably feel differently.

[Pat McCoy]

Depends on my mood. .45 Flinter, .50 percussion, or 45-70 trap door all have open sights. 250 Ackley Imp and 280 Rem both have scopes. I've taken medium size game with all of them.

[targetsmoker]

always a scope.

[Hanshi]

Since I hunt only with flintlock longrifles, it's iron sights for me. Scopes are now relegated to the shooting range and fun shooting.

[coloradokid]

Pre64 model 70, .338 win mag. The octagon barrel with express sights machined into barrel, sighted in for 100, 200 and 300 yards. Leupold VXlll 2.5-8 scope. My go to center fire hunting rifle. Would add a vote to poll, but having both that works was not listed.
Hakuna Matata

[STEEL SHOOTER]

Scoped Contender, lately a scoped 7-08.

[wjritchie]

Peeps on lever guns in the brush or thick timber , Scopes on the rest . Will usually have both on any given trip . Make the decision as conditions dictate . When I carry for bear defense in Alaska Ghost ring rear on a 12 Ga pump . WJR

[Hanshi]

.62 smoothbore with a .600" patched ball. My only actual "running" shot on a deer with a flintlock.

[gemihur]

You're a better man than I

[Randy99CL]

40 years ago I bought a Redfield Widefield 1.75-5x and haven't needed open sights since. Good thing because my old eyes can't focus on them anymore.

[C.C.]

Originally Posted by Randy99CL

40 years ago I bought a Redfield Widefield 1.75-5x and haven't needed open sights since. Good thing because my old eyes can't focus on them anymore.

What He said! At 80, things can get somewhat fuzzy.