Targets for iron sights
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Targets for iron sights
Something I never thought would be a problem, but I’m really struggling with targets at 100yds when using iron sights
Seeing, not so much. But focusing seems to be a problem.
Tried the 8” black splatter rounds, A3 orange and red bulls.
Mixed results with the 8”, but keeping in any reasonable focus is impossible.
Am I expecting too much? Or is my sight failing me? Heard mixed info about focusing at 3 things at once
Thought it would be good to ask here
Seeing, not so much. But focusing seems to be a problem.
Tried the 8” black splatter rounds, A3 orange and red bulls.
Mixed results with the 8”, but keeping in any reasonable focus is impossible.
Am I expecting too much? Or is my sight failing me? Heard mixed info about focusing at 3 things at once
Thought it would be good to ask here
Re: Targets for iron sights
Are you focusing on the front sight (as opposed to the target)?
(i.e. the right thing to do is to focus on the front sight, in preference to the target)
(i.e. the right thing to do is to focus on the front sight, in preference to the target)
Re: Targets for iron sights
As he said you should be focusing on the front sight you wont get any were trying to get all three in focus. Might be worth getting a eye test to see if there has been any change in your vision.
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Thanks for replies so far, I have tried to focus on front sight. But the target just becomes so blurred I can’t tell where on the target I’m aiming. Will try again with more effort
Gonna give eye test a go also, as I’m pretty sure I’ve noticed a change in vision recently.
Gonna give eye test a go also, as I’m pretty sure I’ve noticed a change in vision recently.
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Re: Targets for iron sights
But the target just becomes so blurred I can’t tell where on the target I’m aiming
As a target shooter you can only sharply focus on one distance at a time ,and as you get older 70yr in my case it takes longer for your focus to adjust,but you can still get excellent results if your technique is correct, So this is what I was taught years ago by one of the elite shooters
,,,your going to check first 'foresight'..'frontsight' then 'target'. repeat foresight, frontsight, target. Now if you have not moved anything it should appear nothing has moved , repeat again missing out foresight ...just check front sight and target . repeat once again front sight, target. finally focus on frontsight only ...shoot.
Notice if anything is not lined up completly correct the whole process is repeated again.
This took me years to master but damm you get good results. My shooting glasses have a focal point on the frontsight only. so my targets are always slightly blurred.
As a target shooter you can only sharply focus on one distance at a time ,and as you get older 70yr in my case it takes longer for your focus to adjust,but you can still get excellent results if your technique is correct, So this is what I was taught years ago by one of the elite shooters
,,,your going to check first 'foresight'..'frontsight' then 'target'. repeat foresight, frontsight, target. Now if you have not moved anything it should appear nothing has moved , repeat again missing out foresight ...just check front sight and target . repeat once again front sight, target. finally focus on frontsight only ...shoot.
Notice if anything is not lined up completly correct the whole process is repeated again.
This took me years to master but damm you get good results. My shooting glasses have a focal point on the frontsight only. so my targets are always slightly blurred.
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What is a 'frontsight', and how does it differ from a 'foresight'?Peter Leigh wrote: ↑Sun Dec 19, 2021 8:47 am ,,,your going to check first 'foresight'..'frontsight' then 'target'. repeat foresight, frontsight, target.
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Is this iron sights or aperture sites?
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Re: Targets for iron sights
Have you tried a tin hat style target.
They usually give sufficient contrast to the fore sight through the blurred target image.
They usually give sufficient contrast to the fore sight through the blurred target image.
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I have not tried one, just actually had to Google what one was. But I have seen them before.
Might be worth a try printing some.
Any colours better than others or is it personal preference?
Also what size would you shoot at 100yds
Might be worth a try printing some.
Any colours better than others or is it personal preference?
Also what size would you shoot at 100yds
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