Toprudder
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Well, I usually like to use some magnification as my eyes aren't what they used to be. But, on my 20" AR, I have a cheap set of 45 degree offset backup sights, with a really long sight radius, and I have them well adjusted. I usually like to finish up a shooting session by shooting a few rounds using those, and I can hit a half size steel silhouette target at 300 yards pretty consistently with them. For me, that feels like more of an accomplishment than maintaining < 1 moa with a 18x scope.Same for me! Great posts Toprudder. I like to show myself how accurate a rifle can be before I relegate it to peep sight service (my favorite way to shoot), and a scope temporarily mounted for load testing or development is the way to go!
Although I shoot 3-4 MOA prone (with the occasional crazy small cloverleaf group) with my Marlin 60 with Tech Sights, I really enjoy knowing that with a 4X scope on it it’s good for less than 1.6 MOA. Makes me feel like I am holding a finely crafted tool and that makes a big difference when I am judging myself and my shooting with the peep sights. Nobody to blame and a yardstick to measure myself against.
And, yes, a yardstick is appropriate for measuring my groups sometimes, too.