Help Picking a Scope/Sight

I get asked what sight should a person buy for their particular gun.  Specter Arms sells a lot of optics and it can be daunting trying to pick the perfect item.

When I get asked this question, I think how this topic is so fantastically complex requiring a plethora of details to answer well. So I have set about imprinting my wisdom onto a webpage.

Now this does not cover pistols; only shoulder fired guns such as shotguns, carbines, rifles etc.

It will ask you questions and you just need to click on the answers until the web page can make a suggestion.

Here is the link you can copy into your browser.

www.specterarms.ca/scopehelp.htm

Single Shot Wilderness Guns - A Recipe for Death

There are a lot of single shot, folding, break-action wilderness shotguns on the market.  They appeal to people because they they typically sell for less than $200.

These guns are a terrible idea.  They instill a false sense of security which in turn encourages people to take more risk in the wilderness.

When a person is under stress their heart rate goes up.  Their vision becomes narrow and they lose fine motor control.  To simulate how well you would actually shoot in a life or death situation, sprint as hard as you can for 50 meters to get your heart rate up and then shoot.  You'll feel like a Star Wars Imperial Storm Trooper with shots going all over the place.

It is arrogant to assume that when you are under stress being charged by a dangerous animal that you will hit on the first (and only shot).  And if you do hit, you are making the gross assumption that it will stop it;  it may not.

The only intelligent thing to do is twofold:
1) Train.  You NEVER rise to your expectations.  You only fall to your level of training.
2) Get the right tools.  Here is my suggestions:

AS41

AS44/41