Open sights and focus...

Beentown71 · December 31, 2012, 11:45 AM

If you are shooting a rifle with open sights at longer distance for accuracy how do you aim?

Focus on the front sight and leave the target blurry?

or

Focus on the target and cover it with the blurred pin?

Jimro · December 31, 2012, 12:09 PM

Focus on the target first, so your brain knows where it is. Then focus on the front sight, target should be blurry. Squeeze trigger.

Jimro

Alabama Shooter · December 31, 2012, 02:02 PM

Are you shooting at a target as in a paper target or are you shooting at an object like an old drum or a deer?

bamaranger · January 1, 2013, 03:28 AM

Front sight, front sight, front sight........press.

Deviate your focus otherwise and accuracy suffers. You may have to run the tirgger with a bit more " authority" than a surprise break on game, movers, etc, but focus is on your front site....always.

darkgael · January 2, 2013, 03:40 PM

Focus on front sight. Rear sight blurry.Target blurry

Pete

December 31, 2012, 11:45 AM	#1
Beentown71 Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2009 Location: Midwest Posts: 1,560	Open sights and focus... If you are shooting a rifle with open sights at longer distance for accuracy how do you aim? Focus on the front sight and leave the target blurry? or Focus on the target and cover it with the blurred pin? __________________ Μολὼν λάβε Time for the Mall Ninja list: Beretta 92fs, Springer XD9, High Standard Model HB, RRA bull bbl...aw heck with it time to go plink

December 31, 2012, 12:09 PM	#2
Jimro Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2006 Posts: 7,097	Focus on the target first, so your brain knows where it is. Then focus on the front sight, target should be blurry. Squeeze trigger. Jimro __________________ Machine guns are awesome until you have to carry one.

December 31, 2012, 02:02 PM	#3
Alabama Shooter Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2012 Location: Sweet Home Posts: 886	Are you shooting at a target as in a paper target or are you shooting at an object like an old drum or a deer? __________________ Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.

January 1, 2013, 03:28 AM	#4
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,300	focus Front sight, front sight, front sight........press. Deviate your focus otherwise and accuracy suffers. You may have to run the tirgger with a bit more " authority" than a surprise break on game, movers, etc, but focus is on your front site....always.

January 2, 2013, 03:40 PM	#5
darkgael Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2006 Location: Homes in Brooklyn, NY and in Pennsylvania. Posts: 5,473	FS Focus on front sight. Rear sight blurry.Target blurry Pete __________________ “Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games.” Ernest Hemingway ... NRA Life Member