primitive rifle sight ideas

[BasinSniper]

Looking for ideas/options for a sight/scope to mount on a .444 Handi rifle with standard dovetail base.

medium to thick cover deer hunting use (0-100 yds)

thanks in advance.

 

[Gus McCrae]

Does your rifle not have the barrel tapped for the Handi rail base? I bought one with irons, but bought the Handi Rifle Rail to mount the scope. It was easy.

 

[BasinSniper]

The barrel already has the base fastened on, I'm just trying to figure out the most practical scope or sight to use.

 

[gmshooter]

Nikon prostaff 3-9x40 or 50mm

 

[Tim67]

Nikon prostaff 3-9x40 or 50mm

+1, or if you can find one, get a Nikon Buckmaster 4x40 or a Weaver K4. For deer in timber, you'll never use the higher magnifications anyway.

 

[spanky]

I have a Burris fullfield 3-9x40 on mine.

It's a 44, not that it matters.

 

[highstandard40]

This is a very subjective topic. One man's prize is another man's junk. It really depends on your requirements. I'll give an example of how my personal choice in this matter varies widely from what has been suggested so far. I hunt with a NEF 45-70. I have a 5-15X 50MM Bushnell on it. Some will say that's too much scope on that rig. It's near perfect for me and here's why.

First the 50mm objective.......Gathers much more light so I can see better in low light with my aging eyes.

5-15X........On our lease we do selective shooting. We try our best to correctly identify every deer we shoot. I don't want to shoot a button buck thinking I'm shooting a doe. The extra power gives me peace of mind and I can turn it down to 5X for the thick stuff if need be. Also has adjustable objective which I like.

Now if you are going to shoot any deer that pops out then none of this matters.

Just and observation from a different perspective.