After more than 6 decades of life, several eye surgeries, and trifocal glasses, I'd pretty much given up trying to hit the side of a barn with open sights. Everything I had (except for shotguns) was wearing an optical sight. Then I bought a K-31 a couple years ago. Loved that straight pull bolt action. I took it to the range with the open sights and was not able to get better than a 6 inch group at 25 yards. Just could not see the sights well enough. So back it went into the safe. Recently, I decided I had to do something with it, either mount a scope so I could shoot it or sell it. Not wanting to put a scope on it, I tried getting a set of the mojo sights. On the K-31 you have in essence a peep sight halfway along the gun with another aperture on the end of the barrel. Center one circle in the other circle with the target in the center of everything. I still can't focus that well but well enough with this arrangement that I put them into one large hole at 25 yards. On the target at 100 yards, #1 was the first shot. I then drifted the front sight over to adjust the windage and fired 5 shots into 1 1/2 inches! I gave the front sight a little tap back and fired #3 to check windage which is about as good as I need to get. I had to put 5 of the 1" circles on the target since I couldn't really make out just one at 100 yards. So, if you think you can't shoot anything but a scope, try out these mojo aperture sights. There may still be some good iron sight shooting in you yet. Not exactly traditional open sights but not a scope either.
Iron sights and old eyes
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Hi OldNamVet...
If you haven't yet tried one of the "RedDot" type sights, you're in for a treat.
If you haven't yet tried one of the "RedDot" type sights, you're in for a treat.
Excellent shooting!
Go out and wear out that barrel before the eyes change again!
I am just jealous of those kids who can see the post and the target clearly, and then tell me they can see the spotters in the target at 300 yards, without a scope.
I can't remember being able to do that, though I must have.
Go out and wear out that barrel before the eyes change again!
I am just jealous of those kids who can see the post and the target clearly, and then tell me they can see the spotters in the target at 300 yards, without a scope.
I can't remember being able to do that, though I must have.
cracked butt
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Nice shooting!
Try a target with a large black bull (6 moa across is just about perfect) on an offwhite background- much easier to get a good consistant sight picture with.
Ijust figured out something about my eyes this last weekend- my eye problems go the other way, I'm very nearsighted. I figured out that I wasn't gettinga sharp focus on the front sight and simply tried shooting with non-correcting safety glasses. I was able to focus clearly on the front sight without strain, but could barely see the target I shot about as good a sI did 10 years ago before my eyes stareted getting weaker.
Try a target with a large black bull (6 moa across is just about perfect) on an offwhite background- much easier to get a good consistant sight picture with.
Ijust figured out something about my eyes this last weekend- my eye problems go the other way, I'm very nearsighted. I figured out that I wasn't gettinga sharp focus on the front sight and simply tried shooting with non-correcting safety glasses. I was able to focus clearly on the front sight without strain, but could barely see the target I shot about as good a sI did 10 years ago before my eyes stareted getting weaker.
dispatch55126
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I was the same way. I had 20/15 vision and then developed astigmatism virtually overnight. I've since put peeps, usually fire sights, on all of my rifles. I still can't bring myself to scope anything yet.
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I forget the 'scientifics' of it, but aperture sights force your eyes to narrow their field of focus into that tiny little hole and cause you to see better.
Like at the eye doctor, they make you hold up the mask with tiny holes in it to look at letters on the wall. And they are a LOT clearer through the tiny holes than just normal looking.
Same type of thing.
Williams, Lyman, Mojo, XS Sight System... all good stuff.
Like at the eye doctor, they make you hold up the mask with tiny holes in it to look at letters on the wall. And they are a LOT clearer through the tiny holes than just normal looking.
Same type of thing.
Williams, Lyman, Mojo, XS Sight System... all good stuff.
I had an M1 Garand but never shot it much. Then, in a weak moment, when a guy offered me about double what I paid, I sold it.:banghead: I know that they also have aperture front sights for those as well. And the rear sight is adjustable for windage -- no drifing sights around to adjust.
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