sighting in iron sites
 

I recently purchased a ruger sp100 and I haven't shot iron sites in sometime. Should I site in so the post site blocks out my point of impact or so the point of impact is just above the post?

I prefer a 6 o'clock hold on a target. It's easier to see what you're shooting at. Assuming a round bullseye target, it should be easier to have a consistant point of aim to have " a pumpkin on a post". However you do it, do it consistantly.

I still shoot open sights or peep sights the way I was taught when I was a kid and it has never let me down. If shooting at a target I sit the bullseye right on top of the front sight, we used to call that a pumpkin sitting on a fence post. If shooting at game I shoot point of ail, point of impact.

I do both it depends on distance and how well my sight is that day in the end it doesn't matter just get the ball in the x

the line of sight in the center of the bullseye.

Pumpkin on the post for me on the target range but when hunting I put the ball on the game but am aware my POI might be a bit higher depending on range. When hunting with open sights I limit my shots to 100 yds and closer on a deer sized animal. If at the far end of my range the pumpkin on the post works better.

This is how I was taught as well. My rifles that have open sights are all set to 50 yards and wear scopes with detachable rings. That way if I have a scope fail I can still hunt. For my rifles that don't have open sights I still have the scopes in detachable rings and take another pre-sighted in scope with me so if it fails I'm still in business.

All shoot my rifles that are not scoped with the target just over the post. It helps to see the target with a front sight that is several MOA. With handguns I prefer holding the front sight over the target. I will lose accuracy but it feels natural and allows me to shoot faster on target.

I am shooting rifles for precision, target shooting and hunting. My hanguns are for close range such as self defense or finishing a wounded animal that may run away or towards me so a follow up shot may be required. Now if I was hunting primarily with a handgun I would shoot pumkin on the post to get the most out of that first shot.

Usually I just purchase quality scopes to begin with that don't fail.
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Good american made products will get you where you need to go. :rock:

furgeson, I suspect your tenure will be short by the two posts of yours I have read.

Ya think, LOL!!!:confused0024:

I have read both posts also; and I think "definitely" !!!

Agreed. I've done Africa 5 times. There aren't a lot of sporting good stores handy in safari camps. Same can be said for Canada, which I've hunted a couple of times as well. I've never had a scope fail but I have removed them when I was crawling through thick brush and the shot will be close and fast and the scope is just one more thing to get hung up on. But if I do have one fail I am ready to take care of it.

And I normally have an extra gun along when I'm hunting with others. Once in a bear camp in BC a guy had his gun go down due to a split stock (it was a 340 WBY) and I had a 450 Marlin along. I loaned the guy my rifle and he used it to take a nice black bear.

Planning don't ya know but that concept may be lost on "some" people.

I've yet to break a scope but it is smart to have a backup. I have broken iron sights on several occasions so I can be hard on my gear.

I'll be there at 6 o'clock...
 

No matter the target or the firearm, I want to be able to see my target. I never use a "cover hold" sight picture. My 6 o'clock might be deeper on some firearms than on others, for example, my hold will be lower for a match Service Rifle or a Bullseye pistol where I know I will have an aiming black than it would be for a hunting rifle where I'll be placing the sights tightly beneath the POA.

The only sights with which I ever use a "cover hold" are red dot sights and scopes. Put the dot or the crosshairs exactly where the bullet should go, and squeeze. The only exception to this is a pointed reticle like the German No. 1 reticle or the triangle dot in the Trijicon RMR, where I place my POA right at the tip of the reticle.