Frenchieboy Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 I carry a small set of binoculars to generally scan about when needed but I have to admit that (As long as I am pretty sure) I will use the scope for a final positive ID. Having said that there is NEVER a live round in the breech while doing this as I do not load the breech until I want to fire! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albob Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 Hell, everyone uses the scope to scan around, everyone knows the rights and wrongs of this but I suspect the poll for once is relatively accurate, it says 80% plus do....... probably more. ATB!! perhaps we are just playing with words. If you use your scope to id something you are "scanning" around as you don't know what you are looking at (or pointing your gun at) until you have identified it!! ATB!! not the same thing at all..scanning is looking for something,id`ing is wanting to know what it is you see. i`m not intent on doing that, as you know things go off subject and words are changed,the op asks about id,not scanning to spot and then id,two different things in my book.the latter i would not do. al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 (edited) not the same thing at all..scanning is looking for something,id`ing is wanting to know what it is you see.i`m not intent on doing that, as you know things go off subject and words are changed,the op asks about id,not scanning to spot and then id,two different things in my book.the latter i would not do. al perhaps we are just playing with words. If you use your scope to id something you are "scanning" around as you don't know what you are looking at (or pointing your gun at) until you have identified it!! ATB!! Edited March 6, 2010 by Dekers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albob Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 perhaps we are just playing with words. If you use your scope to id something you are "scanning" around as you don't know what you are looking at (or pointing your gun at) until you have identified it!! ATB!! you scan with you eye not with the scope.. scanning to me means moving the scope to find what your looking for,i`m looking through the scope to see what is in the viewfinder..then id it.. you can be the other chuckle brother..to you! :( al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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