Hi frontier,
Yes I know the scope has to come off, I am just using it until I find the best load for my gun and then I will practice shooting with open sights to determine how far I feel confident shooting at a deer size target. I am thinking 175 max for Elk and probably 125-150 for Mulie. I am hunting 74, we found some great spots there. Some are as close as a couple hundred yards from the road to a 5-6 milehike and set-up a camp. I wish I had started doing this years ago.