Who uses iron sights
02-04-2002, 09:07 AM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Minneola, Central Florida, USA
Posts: 246
Who uses iron sights
I hunted this recent season with iron sights, standard post and notch, on my rifle. Didn't matter because I didn't see anything to shoot.
Do you use iron sights? Post and notch or aperture (peep) sights?
Chubber in VA
Do you use iron sights? Post and notch or aperture (peep) sights?
Chubber in VA
02-04-2002, 11:08 AM
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: SD USA
Posts: 111
RE: Who uses iron sights
I personally dont. but my grandpa uses post and notch on his 7.65 argentine mauser. He can out shoot me at 450+ yds all day long.<img src=icon_smile_angry.gif border=0 align=middle>
Just goes to show that with experience and practice iron sights are capable of extreme ranges too.
Just goes to show that with experience and practice iron sights are capable of extreme ranges too.
02-04-2002, 03:37 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Toronto Ontario Canada
Posts: 1,796
RE: Who uses iron sights
I have taken all my deer (2
) with iron sights. We hunt really thick guts and ridges and will push the bush so its rare to see a deer out past 50yrds.
I bought my 1st scoped rifle for this past season and the scope cost me a deer, a doe ran past 15yrds away but I couldn't find her in the scope, if I had my iron-sighted lever I could have unloaded into her.
) with iron sights. We hunt really thick guts and ridges and will push the bush so its rare to see a deer out past 50yrds.I bought my 1st scoped rifle for this past season and the scope cost me a deer, a doe ran past 15yrds away but I couldn't find her in the scope, if I had my iron-sighted lever I could have unloaded into her.
02-04-2002, 03:47 PM
#6
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Tuskegee AL USA
Posts: 79
RE: Who uses iron sights
I do. The woods where I hunt are very thick. Lots of wild muscidine and honey-suckle vines to snag on stuff. 50yds is a long shot so no real need of a scope. I use a SKS which is post and notch but the front post is hooded which kinda acts like a peep for getting on quicker.
Last time I was at the local range a guy with an AR-15A2 with goverment sites was shooting vise at a can at 100yds. Before we was going to leave I asked if he minded if I shot his can. He laughed and said yes. 10rds 10 hits. Nothing wrong with irons but they do take practice.
Last time I was at the local range a guy with an AR-15A2 with goverment sites was shooting vise at a can at 100yds. Before we was going to leave I asked if he minded if I shot his can. He laughed and said yes. 10rds 10 hits. Nothing wrong with irons but they do take practice.
02-04-2002, 08:04 PM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3,476
RE: Who uses iron sights
I have a Redfield peep on my Savage 99 in .300 Savage and it is very accurate out to 75 yards. If I had younger eyes I believe I could handle shots out farther with that peep.
Edited by - 8mm/06 on 02/04/2002 21:04:44
Edited by - 8mm/06 on 02/04/2002 21:04:44
02-04-2002, 08:38 PM
#10
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Thornton CO USA
Posts: 70
RE: Who uses iron sights
I use a Leupold 3x6 on my 338 with weaver screw bases. I use the factory iron sights when I get in the elk tangles. A few years ago Imissed taking a shot in there using the scope, even on 3x all I had was fur.. and who knows what was under that particular fur. The iron is good forme to 100, maybe if I really took my time, further, but 50 to 75 for sure I am confident.