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- Thread starter Cpt.Flan
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I think that would be a mistake. Changing to an open sight means you to have 3 focus points set at 3 different distances which is impossible to manage simultaneously. If your ghost ring is mounted on a rail, ensure that the sight is as far to the rear as possible. An aperture sight works best when it is very close to the eye, and if too far away, it will pull your focus away from the front sight. An aperture sight is the fastest and most accurate iron sight on a long gun, but perhaps you would benefit from a smaller aperture.
The problem with that approach is that a thick rim aperture tends to pull your focus away from the front sight, and the ghost-ring & post arrangement only works when you focus intently on the front sight, allowing the thin rim ghost-ring rear sight to "ghost" out of your vision. Thus there is nothing to line up; as long as you are looking at the front sight through the aperture and your front sight is centered on the target, pull your focus back from the target to the front sight and you'll get good hits provided your cheek-weld is repeatable from shot to shot. If you attempt to shoot without a good cheek-weld, or if your cheeck-weld does not return to the same place from shot to shot, from string to string, day after day, you will never get good hits on the target.
The problem with that approach is that a thick rim aperture tends to pull your focus away from the front sight, and the ghost-ring & post arrangement only works when you focus intently on the front sight, allowing the thin rim ghost-ring rear sight to "ghost" out of your vision. Thus there is nothing to line up; as long as you are looking at the front sight through the aperture and your front sight is centered on the target, pull your focus back from the target to the front sight and you'll get good hits provided your cheek-weld is repeatable from shot to shot. If you attempt to shoot without a good cheek-weld, or if your cheeck-weld does not return to the same place from shot to shot, from string to string, day after day, you will never get good hits on the target.
mudgunner49
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
1. Disagree - it's the same as your pistol sights. Do you have GR sights on your pistol (yes, I know they make them...)??? The best option here are the Trijicon inserts for the Remington factory rifle sights - square front post mimics the appearance of your HG sights for commonality of training...
2. Agree, agree & agree...
3. I highly doubt it.
blake
Not only is the aperture sight superior to the open sight in most respects, but in your case the aperture sight is mounted on a rail that would place the open pistol sight far to close to your eye for efficiency. Try shooting a pistol with the sight held at that distance from your eye...good luck! That open sight is best suited for use when it is held at arm's length, as on a handgun. If on a long gun, it should be mounted on the barrel well ahead of the receiver. You would also have to consider the width of the slot in the rear blade and how it relates to the width of the front post. The correct slot width would depend upon the distance from eye to blade, and from blade to post, since the apparent size of both post and slot would vary as these distances vary.
And, yes, a smaller aperture would definitely increase accuracy, although it would decrease speed and be more difficult to use in less-than-perfect light conditions. Why do you think that target aperture sights have interchangeable apertures, and target shooters always use the smallest aperture they can under the prevailing illumination?
And, yes, a smaller aperture would definitely increase accuracy, although it would decrease speed and be more difficult to use in less-than-perfect light conditions. Why do you think that target aperture sights have interchangeable apertures, and target shooters always use the smallest aperture they can under the prevailing illumination?
