Shooting without Sights

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Hello folks,


Not sure if this is the right forum to ask these questions, so please direct me otherwise if I have asked in error.


The other day I was discussing shooting without a scope or iron sights with a friend and wanted to know if there was much information available on it. So I went to the internet and found some instinctive shooting videos and other suggestions on the net. Most however were pertaining to hand guns and I am looking to hone my skills with a rifle.



Any suggestions or marksmanship tips are welcome.

thank you
 
I guess you could look down the top of the rifle between 2 points on it but then adjust the point of impact accordingly. thats essentially what iron sights are. It wouldnt be very effective but you'd hit the side of a barn with a bit of practice. It's easier to just put sights on it.
 
The British Army used to teach shooting in the dark without using the irons. A sort of prone isosceles stance with a rifle. The RCMP are moving towards this apparently.
 
Thank you Juster. I will aim to find some resources on it as well. I have a fair bit of ammo, and given our current state of quarantine, I would like to spend my time honing the skill.

Still alive, ich habe ein neues rifle ohne sights gekauft und habe ich noch kein scope. But I don't mind pino coladas. :)
 
Some agencies still teach flash sighting... Fire a shot and use the flash to illuminate the target.... Correct aim fire again so on...
 
Still alive ...haha, I take it you were also kidding about the Pina coladas ;)

Yes one would need to shoulder the rifle, but as MkivSupra perhaps take two points on the rifle and shoot from there.
Hopefully my precision improves. Meanwhile, I will look for this thread you referenced.
 
Still alive said:
What kind of rifle did you buy? Maybe we can suggest the right optics for it depending on what you want to do with it.

Shooting without sights on a regular basis is kinda of a handicap.
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I purchased a Tikka T3X in 30-06 to hunt big game from a high seat.
Since it's mostly going to be between 100-200m and in the dark I've had the Zeiss Conquest 3-12 by 56 as a recommendation. When in Germany I use a friends rifle that is in a 7.62mm and the same Zeiss scope works great. Illuminated reticle helps :)
 
Are you taking your rifle back to Germany? We don’t normally hunt past sundown here.

The Tikka T3 is a nice Rifle. 30-06 will take most anything in Canada. Great trigger. Zeiss is good also. 3-12x is good magnification for your intended distance. Might be more than you need actually. I have a Tikka T3 Hunter 7mm Mag with a Zeiss Conquest 3-9 on mine.
 
Yes, I love the trigger break on the T3X. Moving firearms between countries is quite a task and I will most likely keep it here for now. And should I go hunting in the North of Quebec or in your neck of the woods is 3-9 still good?


On the topic of shooting without sights, I am currently researching the laserlyte and other options.
 
Look into shooting smooth bore muskets. Many of the competitive events using them say they can only have a front bead like a shotgun.
I've seen guys who are surprisingly good with them. There must be old military manuals or YouTube stuff describing how it's done.
 
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