Reaching Out the Old Fashioned Way: Iron Sights and 1,000 Yards

[Ardent]

Article on having fun at long range without a big, heavy, one trick pony rig. Found I have more fun this way, hope you enjoy:

http://www.morrisonarms.com/2013/11/reaching-out-the-old-fashioned-way-iron-sights-to-1000-yards/

 

[scott_karana]

Nice gun, nice shooting. I only wish there were more pictures!

 

[DOOK]

Targets?
What a teaser!

 

[Ardent]

In the link.

 

[Ardent]

It's not irons anymore, but same vein, a genuine Holland & Holland built No.4T / Sniper is arriving for test and a write up soon. Will have to stretch her legs too. Without question the best sniper rifle of WWII, and I enjoy going back in time.

 

[relic38]

In the link.

That's not a link, this is a link.
http://www.morrisonarms.com/2013/11/reaching-out-the-old-fashioned-way-iron-sights-to-1000-yards

 

[AdrianM]

Fun stuff. I'm with you on budget/fun long distance shooting. It's so much more fun when it's a $300 gun instead of a $3000 rig.

My fav rifle is my BRNO mauser action that has a heavy bull barrel. I shoot T/R with it and it's a blast shooting with peep sights. I only have 600m to use, but it's still a blast.

 

[Ardent]

Indeed it comes as a surprise to some you don't need anything special to shoot long range and hit targets. That's why most WWII era (and even a good ways after) sniper rifles were just rack grade rifles that shot a bit better than average, with some tuning and an optic. No heavy barrels, tight chambers, etc. The deadliest sniper of all time with 505 confirmed kills, a diminutive Finn named Simo Hayha, used iron sights all but exclusively.

 

[J996]

Indeed it comes as a surprise to some you don't need anything special to shoot long range and hit targets. That's why most WWII era (and even a good ways after) sniper rifles were just rack grade rifles that shot a bit better than average, with some tuning and an optic. No heavy barrels, tight chambers, etc. The deadliest sniper of all time with 505 confirmed kills, a diminutive Finn named Simo Hayha, used iron sights all but exclusively.

Very true, here is a 1967 interview with Matthäus Hetzenauer (German sniper WW2) who had 345 kills. He used his 98K with 6X optic to 1000 meters on the eastern front. I got snickered at the other day because I "only" have a 12X on my rifle

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