What's the consensus here on iron sight alignment?
Personally, I like to see the spot I'm aiming at.

the correct way i believe is a 6 oclock hold...with the top of the front sight directly beneath where you want you bullet to strike. by the time i was taught that it was too late...i put the front sight directly where i want to hit. pistols, shotguns, flintlock, bow...doesnt matter...thats how i shoot...

and noone else will ever likely pick up my weapons and put bullets where they want them to go because they are sighted in for MY way

i actually never tried the 6oclock hold...might have to..see if it helps...clover leafs are clover leafs though

When using iron sights,the six o'clock hold is correct

Ive always been told the 6oclock is right. Im not too good at it though. My little brother shoots better with iron sights then a scope though.

I've always felt the 6'oclock hold was maybe best for paper target shooting at a known distance, because the front bead could cover up the entire target and you may not be sure where you are aiming exactly.
However, when I put the front bead on an animal, that is the spot I expect to hit. It's a little rough in the real world to try to estimate the 6 o'clock hold on a running deer plus amount of lead. I feel the 6 o'clock hold is for paper punchers only.

I cover the target with the sights. I also shoot with both eyes open.

Paul

6 oclock hold on paper and when I hunt I put the bead right on the target.

The tip of the front sight should appear just under the center of the target, so that, say in an X ring,the top 'v' portion of the X should show above the sight.

it also depends on how far or how close your target ( hunting conditions ) is in relation to how you've sighted in your rifle ( sighted for 100 , 150 , 200 yrds. etc.... )

Six O'clock has served me very well over the years of competition shooting. That is six o'clock where the blackscoring rings meet the white scoring rings.At 200yds and further you can not see the "x" ring clear enoughfor a defined sight picture, so use the very bottom, sixo'clock, of theblack scoring rings.At 600, 800, and 100yds, this is definitely the only definedsight picture you have.I didn't think I could ever get comfortable with any other technique.