I finally got a .41 Magnum.

[Dom]

Adam, sounds like you got your hands full! And yes, I agree with you and wouldn't put a scope on that model either, just wouldn't do the Ruger justice.

As far as hunting and shooting over here, it is more detailed than stateside. But like anything, it depends on how much drive you got to see it thru to completion, and what contacts you make. If you sit home all the time, no one is going to be ringing your phone off the hook to go hunting. You better be involved in your local Hunting Club to get known. For the casual shooter or hobby hunter, I get a lot of questions on how they go about it, and 9 out of 10 let it drop. To hunt and shoot you have to be dedicated, but the rewards are fantastic. I take new hunters out all the time and they have a great time. Mostly those who are active in the Club, volunteer their time, and who shoot regularly are who I look for. The other way to hunt over here is have bucks and just book your hunt. This if fine for the hobby hunters, but you don't get out as often. Anyway, like anywhere, the opportunity is there, and you'll get pretty much out of it what you put into it!! Dom.