scope fogged

[Fishaholic]

so while hunting in eastern wa my scope fogged up so i have been thinking about putting iron sights on my rem 700. i got to looking and sights and there better priced then i thought. has anyone else switched from a scope to iron sights?? i live in grays harbor were the longest shot you will make is 200 yards. plus i do alot of brush hunting. any advice?

[Huntbear]

is your barrel drilled and tapped for open sights???  IF I remember right, it is about 25-35.00 a hole to drill and tap, plus the sights...

[SemperFidelis97]

Buy a better scope

[lokidog]

Put a tip-off scope mount on there, and buy a better scope.   

[lazydrifter]

The nice thing about a scope is you don't have to carry binoculars 

[lazydrifter]

Just kidding.  Problem is as you get older your eyes get worse.  I think your best bet is to buy a different scope.  Buy a used Leupold.  Problems over.

[lokidog]

New scope and see through-rings.

I think the tip-off keeps the scope a little lower than this style.

[lokidog]

New scope and see through-rings.

I think the tip-off keeps the scope a little lower than this style.

I have never heard of tip-off's till now. I like them. They look solid. I like that they are integrated into a single base rather than 2 independent rings like I posted above.
 

I've had mine on my Rem 760 30-06 since about 1978.  Wasn't actually sure if they even still make them.   

[Fishaholic]

the thing is i shoot better with iron sights. plus there cheaper then a scope and my savings is gone since i took this hunting trip.

[JimmyHoffa]

You can get a peep for the rear sight.  Lyman makes one for model 700. 

[jackelope]

At 200 yards your iron sights will cover a whole deer up. Not sure how you'd get a precise 1 shot kill with iron sights at 200 yards without just plain getting lucky. I'm not much into lucking into a kill shot.
 
Buy a new scope.

[JoeE]

in the Marine Corps we were making precise shots on man sized targets with iron sights out to 500 yards for the qualification course. 200 yards is easy with practice.

[Fishaholic]

in the Marine Corps we were making precise shots on man sized targets with iron sights out to 500 yards for the qualification course. 200 yards is easy with practice.

thank you very much, my first hunting rifle was a open sight fn fal. this rem 700 was my first hunting rifle with a scope on it. i think i can hit 200 yards. i can do that with my 22 hitting a pie pan and that has open sights to

[CedarPants]

I've personally found its more fun to have a scoped gun and a "brush gun" - that way you get to go gun shopping for a nice level action with iron sights 

[Jonathan_S]

At 200 yards your iron sights will cover a whole deer up. Not sure how you'd get a precise 1 shot kill with iron sights at 200 yards without just plain getting lucky. I'm not much into lucking into a kill shot.
 
Buy a new scope.

x2  some people think iron sights are an option for longer shots but I think it's ridiculous to use them outside of the brush because, as you said, iron sights cover up a deer at any distance further than 200