Aaron; I like your approach on the red dot. For some time now, my observations are that shooters have discovered red dots on double rifles are sensible. For dangerous game shooters who are over 50 or so, red dots may be life saving devices. Some shooters begin to see vision issues even before age 50 and cannot focus on the rear sight of a open sight rifle.
Several years ago (at age 75) I was very upset at the Vintagers who would not let me shoot one of my double rifles at the Vintage cup with a scope attached, even thought I told them that I would be shooting only for my personal desire to see how my double rifle (a stalking double rifle, not a dangerous game "stopping rifle") patterned on their targets and not shooting it in competition with the other non-scoped double rifle shooters. The double rifle shooting organization in Australia have allowed double rifle shooters to use scopes and red dots for years according to Graeme Wright. It is interesting in that regard that the Australian double rifle shooters still have an event and the Vintagers event cratered.
Stephen Howell
Heck, even for a young’n like myself with decent eyesight and plenty of iron sight rifle use, and wing shooting/clay shooting experience the implementation of the red dot on double rifles can’t be argued. I shoot more accurately quicker than with irons. If I ever build my own, it’ll have a red dot mounted lower and fixed with irons that co-witness in the lower red dot window.
