Clean barrel or iron sights;

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Just wondering , we kinda got away from irons on rifles these days, and I like a clean barrel, but I am kinda shifting opinion that the classic iron sights look does have some appeal. As far as their use , well they do help support a rifle when resting against a surface from falling at times LOL, but other than that they surve little purpose. Your views on the changes that have happened with rifles.
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Them's the differences that make life grand. Some of my rifles have irons and some have scopes. One has both. Different rifles play different roles and are best suited to different sighting methods. Anyone putting a 4.5-14 with a 30mm tube on a model 94 should have their head read. Just as someone with a 300 Ultra and a peep sight.
 
depends on what you want the rifle to do. I'd feel pretty silly sitting on a mountain 3 days hike from the truck with a broken scope and no iron back up!.

Like wise why pay for iron sights for a varmit gun?

Best plan is buy 3 of each of your favorite calibres, then you can have one with just iron sights, one with just a scope and one with both :D
 
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I agree with David Doyle, but if the rifle came with iron sights originally I leave them on and if the barrel came without sights then I leave it that way. :) The stainless .338 Ruger that I got from Doug came with irons and they will remain on the rifle.:D
The 45-70 that I purchased from Riflechair would look silly without irons.:p
Each to their own but I prefer irons in case of scope failure because of being a clod and dropping it or flopping on it and breaking something.:eek:
 
Clean barrel or iron sights

All of my rifles have iron sights, since I like the reliability of them if a scope goes wrong. The only exception is the Ruger 10/22 Target(clean bull barrel) which I won in a P & D raffle.
 
I'd feel pretty silly sitting on a mountain 3 days hike from the truck with a broken scope and no iron back up!.
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I have never had a scope fail while hunting but if you are that concerned,simply have a second scope zeroed for the gun in quick detachable mounts that match those used on the rifle.In that case a scope can be changed out in less than a minute.
 
BigUglyMan said:
Them's the differences that make life grand. Some of my rifles have irons and some have scopes. One has both. Different rifles play different roles and are best suited to different sighting methods. Anyone putting a 4.5-14 with a 30mm tube on a model 94 should have their head read. Just as someone with a 300 Ultra and a peep sight.
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What he said! Scopes are for rifles that you want to reach out and touch something with, but I won't put one on my Win 94 or my BLR 358. Lever guns with scopes just look wrong! (although I bought a BL22 for my daughter and it has a little scope on it that looks kinda cute - just like her! ;) )
 
stubblejumper said:
None of my hunting rifles have open sights.I have no use for them at all.
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Some of my rifles have the original open sights ( 1800'S), and some have peep sights on them.
I do not like the cheap things they put on rifles that masquarade as open sights these days, however!

I am able to hit the 200 meter chicken with my .577 Snider, but the sightts are easier to use than modrn open things....
Cat
 
The only rifles I own that have iron sights are a single-shot Winchester 22, and a Marlin lever action 30-30 [Apertures on both] The rest have clean barrels, and I much prefer them that way. As has been noted, I will pack a second scope, all sighted in and ready if I'm going to a remote location where a scope failure or an accident might ruin the optics. Other than that possibility, I have no fears, since I choose quality optics and mounting systems. Never had a failure in the field in 45+ years. Regards, Eagleye.
 
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