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Okay. I am going to ask an obvious question here using a typically available Canadian/Commonwealth piece of kit. Knowing slightly here all the springs/clearances of issued LE No. 1 Mk III, when they were sporterized by the tens of thousands in the past, did anyone note a depreciation of iron sights accuracy in the ending result?
Or is there too many variables to conduct a fair comparison?

Just curious....
 
Brutus said:
Okay. I am going to ask an obvious question here using a typically available Canadian/Commonwealth piece of kit. Knowing slightly here all the springs/clearances of issued LE No. 1 Mk III, when they were sporterized by the tens of thousands in the past, did anyone note a depreciation of iron sights accuracy in the ending result?
Or is there too many variables to conduct a fair comparison?

Just curious....
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Over the past sixty years of shooting, I find that the majority of folks that shoot iron sights, shoot milsurps or lever actions. Not everyone of course. There is a small but dedicated group that shoots Black Powder firearms and match rifles, mostly 22rf. Handguns are a different discussion.

Every year, I see less and less iron sighted firearms. Even the tactical shooters use enhanced holosights.

I used to think that it was better to teach a newbie to shoot with iron sights, preferably on a 22rf of some sort. I've changed my attitude and view on that.

Many folks have real issues aligning front and rear sights. Poor sight, cross dominant eyes, confusion, hand eye coordination. Scopes eliminate most of those issues and when push comes to shove, make the shooter much more confident in their abilities to shoot well. So they relax and actually do shoot better.

When starting out a newbie now, I still give them a go with iron sights, just to familiarize them with their use and a bit of history. Then I put them onto scoped rifles and continue the lessons from there.

One other factor, The scopes available today are marvels of technology. Precision ground lenses, rare earth coatings, side adjustable parallax, anti glare coatings, easily repeatable adjustments, incredible sharpness and focusing. Compactness, built in laser range finders and the list goes on.

Even the cheaper scopes on the market today are better than most of the high end scopes from 40-50 years ago.

Why rely on old tech when there is new tech available that is extremely reliable and relatively cheap?? The days of building/purchasing firearms with iron sights are mostly gone. They just aren't needed, nor as reliable in low light conditions as a run of the mill modern scope.
 
diopter said:
Carcano in drag
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Luger over Walther GSP likely over $5000 converted into scrap metal.
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As far as the Carcano zombie-rifle goes, don't laugh too hard. I've seen the full photo spread on that one. As horrible as the quality of the work may be (and it is), the guy has some interesting ideas. It's a .223 conversion with a homemade removable magazine, extended safety that doesn't require visegrips to engage, and aluminum chassis with a swing-down palm rest/monopod. A schuetzen by Mad Max. Allegedly, it's a shooter. The chassis may be full of voids and inclusions, the finish is cabinet rasp, and the magazine catch is off a chicken coop door, but that's because his ingenuity isn't matched by his skills.

And if it's any consolation, I don't think either of those are real Lugers, just pellet guns cobbled together. I hope so, anyway.
 
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