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Things didn't work out for me this season even though I was able to take a big doe. I had practiced all summer to hunt with my Hawken .58 but it wasn't in the cards for me.
My last visit to eye doc kind of put my hunting with iron sights out of reach maybe for now or maybe forever. The doc found that the pressure in my right eye was 38. Normal is 10 to 20. He was pretty concerned and seeing his reaction to that test put me on edge. I had been noticing that my right eye, shooting eye, was getting blurred and then it would clear up and this went on for a while. Doc said that I had the beginnings of a cataract in that eye, which isn't a problem to get removed, but it wasn't RIPE yet. (ready to be removed). Along with that glaucoma had set in and that was the real problem. He put me on eye drops, 3 in my right eye, and one in the left as a preventative.
Problem now with the iron sights is that it's takes me to long to get the sights clear and the target at the same time. By taking a lot of time the eye is straining and starts to water. With that being said................
The weekend, 3 days before I was leaving, I dusted off my ACCURA V2 MR and headed to the range. I managed
to get the Hornady MONO's 250 grain to group in a 3" circle at 100 yards and I felt that's the best I could do in 2 days. Haven't shot that rifle in over a year. I don't know about anyone else but it was like learning to shooting a new rifle all over again. Lot of difference between my hawken and V2. Everything was different. It stayed sighted in for me with the move and everything so I really do anything to it. I just put a new battery in the red dot scope.
The shot was at 78 yards and took out the heart. She ran about 25/30 yards.
Well gents now you have the rest of the story. I'm still around but maybe not as much. If anyone needs me send me a PM. That shows up on my phone and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
I want to wish all the members and their families a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a very HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Ray...............
Things didn't work out for me this season even though I was able to take a big doe. I had practiced all summer to hunt with my Hawken .58 but it wasn't in the cards for me.
My last visit to eye doc kind of put my hunting with iron sights out of reach maybe for now or maybe forever. The doc found that the pressure in my right eye was 38. Normal is 10 to 20. He was pretty concerned and seeing his reaction to that test put me on edge. I had been noticing that my right eye, shooting eye, was getting blurred and then it would clear up and this went on for a while. Doc said that I had the beginnings of a cataract in that eye, which isn't a problem to get removed, but it wasn't RIPE yet. (ready to be removed). Along with that glaucoma had set in and that was the real problem. He put me on eye drops, 3 in my right eye, and one in the left as a preventative.
Problem now with the iron sights is that it's takes me to long to get the sights clear and the target at the same time. By taking a lot of time the eye is straining and starts to water. With that being said................
The weekend, 3 days before I was leaving, I dusted off my ACCURA V2 MR and headed to the range. I managed
to get the Hornady MONO's 250 grain to group in a 3" circle at 100 yards and I felt that's the best I could do in 2 days. Haven't shot that rifle in over a year. I don't know about anyone else but it was like learning to shooting a new rifle all over again. Lot of difference between my hawken and V2. Everything was different. It stayed sighted in for me with the move and everything so I really do anything to it. I just put a new battery in the red dot scope.
The shot was at 78 yards and took out the heart. She ran about 25/30 yards.
Well gents now you have the rest of the story. I'm still around but maybe not as much. If anyone needs me send me a PM. That shows up on my phone and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
I want to wish all the members and their families a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a very HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Ray...............