mikemyers
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With open sights, sometimes the front and rear sights and the "point of aim" blend together, so it's more difficult than usual to see the sight picture. For paper targets, one solution is to shoot "sub-6-o'clock" hold, so the sights are lined up against white paper, rather than a black bull. But this is useless when you're not shooting at a paper target, perhaps shooting at steel plates at varying distances....
Long ago, people shot at lots of things, some of them live, some not. I would imagine that back then, the open sights were lined up with the place you wanted the bullet hole to appear.
So, the purpose of this discussion thread, is how best to deal with the above scenario. If shooting sub-6-o'clock hold is not the best way to learn how to shoot well with open sights, what is the best way to learn how to use open sights regardless of what it is that's beyond them. Maybe painting the sights? Maybe a white outline around the rear sight?
(I never did figure this out, which is why I now think I prefer a red dot sight, but there must be a better answer....... For paper targets I have an answer that works, but I think it's more important to find a way to align the sights with the point of aim - somehow.)
Long ago, people shot at lots of things, some of them live, some not. I would imagine that back then, the open sights were lined up with the place you wanted the bullet hole to appear.
So, the purpose of this discussion thread, is how best to deal with the above scenario. If shooting sub-6-o'clock hold is not the best way to learn how to shoot well with open sights, what is the best way to learn how to use open sights regardless of what it is that's beyond them. Maybe painting the sights? Maybe a white outline around the rear sight?
(I never did figure this out, which is why I now think I prefer a red dot sight, but there must be a better answer....... For paper targets I have an answer that works, but I think it's more important to find a way to align the sights with the point of aim - somehow.)