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Old 10-17-2007, 02:45 PM
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A quick question for those that use open sights for hunting.

Do you use a six oclock hold or a center hold when sighting your ml and when taking a shot at a deer?

Thanks in advance for your comments.
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Old 10-17-2007, 03:13 PM
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That is a loaded question pardon my pun. I used to use a modified hold but I have since gone to a full siz o'clock open hold. I want to see that bullet hit. If I use a hold were the front site covers the point of the hit, then that is not possible. Also it is not possible to see a small branch in the way as the deer moves through cover. I basically look at my sight and projectile POI as a 8. The bottom half being the sight, and the top half being the POI.
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Old 10-17-2007, 03:15 PM
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6 o'clock hold when sighting in and when hunting. I like to pin point where my shot goes. I aim at the bottom of the circle and i expect it to clip a hair of the circle.
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Old 10-17-2007, 03:43 PM
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Agree with Cayugad and Frontier for the same reasons they mentioned.

I like that "figure 8" reference-it summarizes the six o'clock very well!

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Old 10-17-2007, 05:28 PM
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yup, me too.
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Old 10-17-2007, 06:54 PM
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I'd have to say I tend to cut the anticipated POI in half with my front bead or attempt to be at that mental picture when the hammer falls. I basically invade the upper lobe of the figure 8 from the bottom up and (hope?) that ignition coincides with the moment of that mental image. Guess that might be a modified 6 o'clock?
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