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Posted: 1/23/2010 8:46:51 AM EDT
what's proper or correct iron sight picture ???? 
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| Nice graphic there. Another way to put it for more advanced shooters is to imagine the front sight post is instead the 'post' reticle in a scope. Horizontally it would be centered on the target and on the vertical center of the round sight picture. Vertically, the top of the post would be exactly on the horizontal centerline of the round sight picture, and the target would be sitting on the top of the post. The key is to imagine the 'cross-hairs' of a scope in your round sight picture, and to put the top of the front sight post directly on the center point. Some do this more naturally than others, but all can learn to do it right. The shooter who understands his sights and the resulting trajectory of the bullet and can compensate for wind and angle does not need gimmicky 'scope' sights for combat distances. |
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what's proper or correct iron sight picture ???? The front sight should be razor sharp in view, you should see every scratch and nick on it. The rear ring will be 'ghosted out' and you'll naturally center the top of the front sight in the middle of the ring. The target should also be blurry. Depending on how you zero the top of the front sight will either bisect the target (center-of-mass hold - typical for combat or hunting) or you zero so the bullseye sits on top of the front sight (6:00 hold - looks like a lolly pop, best for target shooting bullseye type targets on known distance ranges). |
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what's proper or correct iron sight picture ???? The front sight should be razor sharp in view, you should see every scratch and nick on it. The rear ring will be 'ghosted out' and you'll naturally center the top of the front sight in the middle of the ring. The target should also be blurry. Depending on how you zero the top of the front sight will either bisect the target (center-of-mass hold - typical for combat or hunting) or you zero so the bullseye sits on top of the front sight (6:00 hold - looks like a lolly pop, best for target shooting bullseye type targets on known distance ranges). good to know, so u focus on sight? i ussually focus on target 
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For me its more natural to center the ears in the middle of the ghost ring instead of the actual post, like the first picture on the left. I just find it quicker to acquire sight alignment and target that way. So if someone else were to use my rifle they would be hitting pretty high on the target. |
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For me its more natural to center the ears in the middle of the ghost ring instead of the actual post, like the first picture on the left. I just find it quicker to acquire sight alignment and target that way. So if someone else were to use my rifle they would be hitting pretty high on the target. yea...use whatever works. as long as you're consistent it won't make much difference. |
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For me its more natural to center the ears in the middle of the ghost ring instead of the actual post, like the first picture on the left. I just find it quicker to acquire sight alignment and target that way. So if someone else were to use my rifle they would be hitting pretty high on the target. changes in cheek weld (forward and backward) will cause you to string vertically doing that, however minimally. |
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