Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Create Account now to join.
  • Login:

Welcome to the NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.

Ammo Direct DPT


User Tag List

+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 4 1234 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 55
Like Tree36Likes

Thread: Who still uses open sights ?

  1. #1
    Member Ground Control's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2012
    Location
    Australia / Marlborough Sounds
    Posts
    1,349

    Who still uses open sights ?

    Just interested to know if anyone else uses open sights ?
    I have used Aperture sights on my workhorse Ute rifles for about 15 years now and was amused to see the reaction of a couple of young guys recently when they spotted my rifle with no scope.
    Now don’t get me wrong, I do own and use scopes on my hunting rifles, but for my behind the seat ute rifle bouncing around the property I have discovered that a scope isn’t required 99% of the time and it can be a hindrance at times.
    So how many old timers are out there shooting naked ?
    FALL IN LOVE WITH THE NUMBERS , NOT THE IDEA

  2. #2
    Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2019
    Location
    Auckland
    Posts
    109
    I do. On all milsurp rifles
    Steve123 and Dago like this.

  3. #3
    northdude
    Guest
    i do on my service rifles one place i shot at i was able to consistanly hit his 300m plates once i figured out where the shots were going

  4. #4
    Member Ben Waimata's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2018
    Location
    Hawkes Bay
    Posts
    1,724
    Personally I think the aperture military sights are the best sights available. If the aperture is small enough and close enough to the eye it is essentially parallax free (at least at usual iron sight ranges), making it a very easy and fast aiming system. I have the same problem as you, all optics get knocked out of line when used for normal farm work. My last shooting with my old SKK was a classic stuff up (which I admit too here for the first time), twelve deer at about 80m, SKK with a nice 30rd loaded mag, red dot on top (just been sitting on ute deck), couldn't hit a thing. I had check-sighted it in about 3 days earlier and hitting reliably within 3cm at that range which is fine for pest control. Previously I had lots of problems with the 10/22 scope getting knocked out of line, but this SKK red dot stuff up was the one I will remember. One of the 12 deer stood and watched me shooting at her, until after about 15 rounds I gave up, watched her run off. Iron sights only for me for farm pest control use!

    Having said that I am at the age where close vision is declining noticeably, so perhaps I will need to revisit this in future.

  5. #5
    Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2013
    Location
    Waikato
    Posts
    2,516
    Yep have my gun setup so I can drop the scope and use irons when hunting in the wet or really tight crap,had a peep sight but found I couldn’t see the ring in the dark understory of the bush on wet days so use a v rear sight with hiviz front post.

  6. #6
    ebf
    ebf is offline
    Mushroom juice ! Hic ! ebf's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2012
    Location
    Above the Hutt
    Posts
    6,872
    Yup. Used irons for Service Rifle before the fun-police got involved.

    Also have irons (Skinner aperture) on the 45/70, and hoping to put some on the take-down bush pig.
    Viva la Howa ! R.I.P. Toby | Black rifles matter... | #illegitimate_ute

  7. #7
    Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2015
    Location
    christchurch
    Posts
    17,985
    open sights on my 3 lever actions and 4 shotguns, everything else is scoped

  8. #8
    Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2019
    Location
    Okawa Hawkes Bay
    Posts
    3,053
    Greetings All,
    We have an inter club iron sight shoot on the NZDA deer target and it has been interesting to see how well the better marksmen can shoot with an aperture sight. This assumes that the rifle is zeroed for the ammunition and is capable of decent accuracy in the first place. Older people, myself included can usually see aperture sights well but open sights (blade and barrel mounted rear) are pretty much a lost cause.
    Grandpamac.
    Cordite likes this.

  9. #9
    Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2017
    Location
    King Country
    Posts
    2,455
    Quote Originally Posted by ebf View Post
    Yup. Used irons for Service Rifle before the fun-police got involved.

    Also have irons (Skinner aperture) on the 45/70, and hoping to put some on the take-down bush pig.
    I have a new Rossi 44 mag that shoots a metre high at 100 metres! Where would I find a front and rear set of Skinners for it these days?

  10. #10
    northdude
    Guest
    Just bend the barrel
    Cordite and Oxfordkeith like this.

  11. #11
    Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2018
    Location
    kaiapoi
    Posts
    7,113
    Quote Originally Posted by outlander View Post
    I have a new Rossi 44 mag that shoots a metre high at 100 metres! Where would I find a front and rear set of Skinners for it these days?
    @outlander-try taking out the little stepped bar you use for adjusting the sights. Took mine out and found it was smack on.
    Cordite and outlander like this.

  12. #12
    Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2017
    Location
    King Country
    Posts
    2,455
    Quote Originally Posted by csmiffy View Post
    @outlander-try taking out the little stepped bar you use for adjusting the sights. Took mine out and found it was smack on.
    Must be the beginnings of dementia, what a bastard! Never thought of doing that, thanks.
    Cordite likes this.

  13. #13
    Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2017
    Location
    King Country
    Posts
    2,455
    Quote Originally Posted by northdude View Post
    Just bend the barrel
    Along with the magazine tube, or just run the tube alongside the new bent barrel? Side by side, as it were.

  14. #14
    Banned
    Join Date
    Nov 2018
    Location
    Auckland
    Posts
    1,030
    Where would one procure aperture sights in NZ?
    Whats the deal with getting them from offshore?permits and a fuckaround?

  15. #15
    Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2018
    Location
    New Zealand
    Posts
    796
    I don't use them exclusively but I sometimes like to shoot them and am a decent shot with them. Next hunt I go on ill probably take an open sighted rifle.
    Ground Control likes this.

 

 

Similar Threads

  1. Open sights
    By ebf in forum Firearms, Optics and Accessories
    Replies: 33
    Last Post: 23-11-2020, 08:16 PM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Welcome to NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums! We see you're new here, or arn't logged in. Create an account, and Login for full access including our FREE BUY and SELL section Register NOW!!