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cidme
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I dont have alot of rifle expirience, and I was hoping some of the veterans on here could tell me what safe yardage is to shoot at with iron sights consistently? The caliber would be 30-06. At what distance does a scope become a neccesity? thanks in advance. Cid
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That's a tough questions because there are so many variables:
- shooters eyes and experience with the firearm
- game being shot at (looks like large game if a 30.06)
- type of iron sights: peep, ramp & blade, buckhorn etc
- field conditions
etc, etc
- shot for many years with peep sights only in brush conditions - longest shot would have been 150 yds. Now I need a scope because of old eyes.
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Varies with the person and the sights. The wider the front sight the sooner it covers the target area. Serious match rifles use a double apeture system, with an apeture for both the front and rear sight. They are used in everything from 500 feet to 1000 yard matches.
The common system I see the most of is good for 100 to 200 yards with "combat" style hold. If you use a 6 O'clock hold then you can go father.
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With the standard Williams V-notch rear and blade front sight 100 yard shots at whitetail are reasonable. My first buck ever was shot with a Browning BAR and irons. If that is the type of sites you have, try practicing at 200 yards.
Peep sites are a totally different ball game. Once again practice at different ranges. There is a big difference between hunting large game, paper punching and average military requirements in terms of accuracy, though. I personally care if I wound an animal. |
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ok, all good input.
I am looking into a 700 BDL wich has iron sights wich I like the idea of for hunting in dense wooded areas, but I wanted the option of putting a scope on it. I have been told it can be a problem to mount a scope on a rifle with iron sights because of clearence issues. I know there will be times I dont want the scope though...any thoughts
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I am not trying to get out of buying a scope at all. I just wanted to know if its possible to get the best of both worlds? I am looking at the Bushnell 4200 but wasnt sure if it would interfere with the iron sights already on the gun.
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Under good lighting conditions, remarkable accuracy can be achieved with iron sights., especially target-type aperature sights, as previously mentioned. In the woods, you can only shoot as well as you can see. And a good scope helps you SEE much better than you can with the naked eye.
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It should'nt interfere if the mounts are high enough .... if you want to use both ... you will have to get a set of see-thru/see through scope rings . They work well .... I have used them many times over the years . Sometimes moving/running game will not be trackable with a scope . Then on the other hand to really get that good kill or make sure of antlers plus get multi use at any distant range ... you'll need a scope . I'd say you'll want see thru rings ... then you get the best of both worlds . Now if you want advice on which ones and how and the best way to mount .... that's another ball game .
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Hmmm... What about the Brockman bases that has a peep back up?
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Hmmm... What about the Brockman bases with the back up peep sight?
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I know a few people that have BDL's in .06 with the irons. One has a fixed 4x the other a 3-9x40. Neither one of them had problems mounting scopes. If you put a really large scope on the rear iron sight might become a problem.
The Brockman's look to be a nice sight but the irons on the BDL are fine for back up. I would use the scope for a primary and either use a see through as mentioned. Or, get a good detachable mount like Talley or Warne. I think the see through are too high, though.
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Depending on the situation, having the peeps is great idea, especially when you are deep in the woods, or swamp bottoms and light is minimal early or late, in that instance you just can't beat iron sights. Provided that is that you have some sort of aid in seeing them, IE tritium or tru glo Optic Fibre. I have used iron sights with no problem out to 500 plus yards, that is more a matter of how you have set up your rifle (Zero) and the caliber that you are using, there's no reason why with a 30-06 that you can't be successful in most big game situations out to 300 yards with a 200 yard zero. This is of course dependent upon the grain and velocity of the round you are using as well. Then of course with the available optical quality that is available today, and the various price ranges at which they can be bought, the right reticle, and some familiarity with it, and why would you need to use iron sights? It's mostly a matter of what you are the most comfortable with.
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If my eyesight was still good would probably still be using my peep sights.
Having said that, I am now using a 1.75-4x32 Bushnell and I love it. Find it fast to pick up moving targets with the large FOV and the optics work great in heavy bush/low light.
Not sure if I'd try to have both irons & optical at the same time - mounts that allow this look too high to me, but again I have never used this combination. To me, pick one or the other as your primary. If a worst case scenario happens to your scope you can always remove it and revert back to your irons (could be a challenge in the field unless you have tools though!).
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I like having iron sight capabilities .... when target is on the move in brush or moving at any speed .... hard as the devil to track with a scope ... don't have time to reach out and change zoom . As far as looking too high ... looks don't matter as they say ... to me . Have you seen some of these tactical mounts on here ... high looking is'nt the word . I now always use a base and can change my rings with ease if wanted ... I've had targets take off like a bat out of h*ll and needed them . It's up to the individual .... depends also alot on where and what you want to hit .
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What I mean by too high is my cheek is up off the stock when using mounts of this type.
I agree that you need to try them to decide if they are right for you. They are much faster than detachable rings.
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Merc, in the bush my scope stays on 1.75 all the time. Was worried too that I might not pick up moving game quickly but is working ok - always shot with both eyes open & still doing it with scope. Would be interesting to find out how many times recently a scope has let somebody down & he had to revert to irons in the field. Would bet it's not many, and then probably because he fell & damaged it or something similar. I walk through some pretty thick stuff and have never had a problem or lost zero.
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