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When shooting an iron sighted rifle what sight picture do you prefer? The 3 most common I am familiar with is 1-the six o'clock hold (dotting the I) 2-the center of mass hold (front post centered on target) 3-the 'flat tire' sort of inbetween 1 and 2
I always held on center of mass when shooting irons but when I started shooting long range with irons I had to switch to the six o'clock hold in order to see the target at extended range. I know shoot all targets with this style. Which do you prefer and why?
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"dot the I" with all arms being handgun or rifle. I have even done it with the fiberoptic sights on my bow. I get used to aiming one way and dont have to think about range, weapon or anything else. Consistancy is the name of the game.
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To me, dotting the eye is great for shooting at black circles, but it kicks me in the butt when in the woods. On a 200 yard NRA target my bullet is hitting about 9 inches higher than where my front post is sitting, in order to hit the x-ring. That messes me up in the woods when the illusion of target size at a given distance is in question. "Is that deer's body 18-inches tall from chest to back or is that deer small? How low do I have to put the front post to get a bullet in his heart?" In the heat of the moment it's kind of confusing. So I like the center hold method. That way I only have to know the distance. Now I just have to line that front sight up with where I want the point of impact to be. It's just way simpler for me to use that in situations where the sized of the "aiming black" is not known.
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I got used to shooting with the 6 o'clock style with the pistol so I do the same with the rifle. I have tried the others but I get a much better picture with this method than others.
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My G19 & my rifles are setup to Dot the I. My Colt 1911 shoots low this way {fixed sight}, but I don't use it as a carry piece.
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QUOTE (bonehead098 @ November 4th 2009 6:05 PM)
My G19 & my rifles are setup to Dot the I. My Colt 1911 shoots low this way {fixed sight}, but I don't use it as a carry piece.
For game animals I do the center mass, POA equal POI. I don't have time to figure what is a 6" hold under when I am out shooting for meat. I'll use 6 o'clock on Bullseye and High Power.
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