Thread: Quick release rings...advice please

old eyes will see wallaby or a goat at 200 yards with 2.5 power...you have a rifle that was made to function with open sights in origonal form..a low mounted low power scope keeps the ergonomics (hows that for a whelbarrow word?) correct....poke a big scope on a thirty thirty..is just wrong......unless you doing the subsonic thing with all bells n whistles....
you got a rifle that covers the long ish range thing well......IF you try to make the dirty thirty do the same job you will be forever tossing up which one to take..... and the dirty thirty will loose hands down....its like the colt peacemaker.....she is perfect for fast instinctive fast draw and shooting at spitting range...but couldnt compete with a TC CONTENDER with 13" barrel chambered in 7mmwalters........ they are made for different tasks.
keep your 30/30 for the close range days,the bush stalking in thick shite or when you just feel the urge to take it out.
I had a neat wee x39mm bolt action bush hobbits short rifle...but when I got a bolt action .308 it became redundant....two rifles too similar in form n function.
try your 2.5 and just see how it goes.....or as has been suggessted get a 1.5-5 or the likes...still gives you short light scope that can be mounted low....