Good test, but what happened to your old coffee table, Larry?  Odd that Lyman was making 48s for M.52s that mounted without cutting, but not for the 75.  Even odder is that Lyman’s description of the two rcvr. sights made for 75s, the 57E & 58E say nothing about having to butcher the stock; I’d be pretty put out if I bought one, then found out I was going to have to chop my stock to mount it.

Is it a new way to take pictures-Bi pod, tri pod? 

Is this better? I took the photos for Larry…..his original post included one of my test shots. This is the cropped and processed version.

To all, this is right up my alley and why I detest trying to get good photos for the magazine or the calendar!  I kind of solved the issue of getting the tripod legs out of the picture.  I use bags of bird shot on the rear leg, and tip the tripod forward to near vertical so the front two legs are out of frame, when doing a vertical shot and trying to get full length of the rifle.  Often have to add a piece of 4 by 4 under the rear leg, if shooting a long rifle, such as a model 1876.  I also have NO skills in cropping, or adjusting exposure in the computer, etc.  Ask Rob–there are times it takes me all day and a bit of frayed temper to get a couple of pictures that Rob accepts.  He has had to lower his standards to get anything out of me!  Think he has also gotten afraid to ask for photos or “just one more try”!  Give me film, my old Yashica, and my 300mm lens and I can do passable with wildlife!

Tim

TEST, PASSED!

Maverick