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Using iron sights

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There is a better feeling of accomplishment shooting successfully with iron sights than using a scope for some shooters.. I'm one of those.

My shooting Instructor was Sgt. Doyle Gracy USMC, he insisted that a Score Book be kept {Dope Book for every practice. These books were orange in color an had a provision to plot each round fired, Calling the shot" it was called.. Followed by plotting the called shot in the Dope book. In a short while the impact was on call a high percentage of the time, unbelievable in some of the better Shooters..

Sgt. Gracy claimed there are two things that make a good shooter ,of course the are others. One: learn to call your shots after the let off "Break", and make certain the slack in the trigger is taken up during the final sight alignment, not after alignment, or too early, just a second or two before.. He said, the take-up in more important than the Call. but the two must work together..

Do dry 10 min. dry fire drills in each position in concert with the above. In Off hand and slow prone, look at some distant object, best is something green, like a tree . Miss sgt. Gracy everyday... Art
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Once I got my scope and mounts squared away I took it off. I have been shooting at half size shilotte targets, with irons. Mostly from 50-150 yards, standing, propped on a truck or tree and other real world shooting positions. I'm starting to like this better than trying to squeeze the tightest group out of everything I shoot. Hitting a 1 foot square target at 150 yards after stoping and hoping out of a truck or golf cart standing and shooting in only a few seconds is harder than I thought. But like others have mentioned this is a more real world possibility.
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That's what I'm attempting to learn Joker, I have always hunted and took the shot with the best rest available. My learning curve is with the peeps on my m1a, wondering if NM sights shouldn't have been my starting point. That being said I'm doing pretty good IMO. Could be faster with a larger rear ap. this target was shot at 100-150 yards in different positions. None from a seated bench. None with bipod or bags.
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I forget to breathe when taking a rapid fire string, it messes me up.
Some times it's us, not the sights. I'm quilty as anyone else, breathing wooble what ever. What it comes down to is a 10-11 pound rifle ain't all that easy to hold still while standing and tring to hit a small round circle.
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Prone at 100 yards, 168gr. HPBT SMK, 40 gr. 4895 IMR, LC 13'case, CCI primer. Two clicks too high.

The last 15 rounds before I left after some load experimentation. The 40gr. seems to work the best right now.

SA 1962 chromlined barrel, NM sights, 61 year old eyes.

It will get better, oh yes it will get MUCH BETTER !!!




JOKER OLIVEHELME
Nice shooting!
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