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I call "good enough". If its outside of 250 yards then it will
require some though or hold over, but 90% of my shooting is
done inside that 250 yard range.
It works for me, and i don't consider myself "stupid."
I never intended to say that any person was stupid.
IMO, IBZ with fixed rear BUIS is stupid.
You are exactly correct, to engage a target at 225 yards or farther with IBZ,
you have to do
something. If you have an A1 rear sight, you can adjust
elevation. If you have a scope, you can hold over.
If you have fixed elevation rear buis, you are SOL.
For example, it would be difficult to ring a 14" steel gong
at 300 yards using irons and a 14 inch "hold over".
The target is entirely obscured by the front sight post, there is no way to aim
(vertically, or horizontally).
For some targets which are not tall (e.g. head peeking out), there is no such thing
as "holding over" with iron sights. IMO, 300yd zero makes better sense for irons
that do not have elevation adjustment.