Thread: Going ‘old school’

Loving old school, rangefinder in the top pocket and that is it. I have a few fun rifles that I know right where they are out to 350m with nothing but hold over. I'm pf the opinion for actually shooting shit, knowing the rifle well to 350m is probably superior to something more technical.

350 m with open sights is very very good ol school....great in fact

Originally Posted by doinit

350 m with open sights is very very good ol school....great in fact

I suspect that we have been sucked in by scope manufacturers to thinking that "older" eyes can't shoot open sights - when in fact its largely a matter of knowledge and technique.

We had an "ANZAC" shoot recently with Lee Enfields. I shot open sights, some had aperture sights - but all original issue sights.

I happened to win it by one measly point, thus surprising myself mightily as I very seldom shoot open sights. However the guy I just beat and myself between us would have consistently hit the vital zone of a deer from 4 out of 5 shots standing at 100M, the same sitting at 200M and 3 or 4 out of 5 prone (no slings) at 300M - and both of us much closer to 60 years old than 50 . . . .

Obviously low light and other factors might have changed the results quite a bit but I reckon it goes to show how "old school" can still bring home the bacon!

Those wee 1-5x20mm objective scopes really make a rifle point nicely. So saying that I use a 3-9x33 on my stubby 308. It sits on 3x for bush hunting but I can crank it up to 9x for cross gully shots etc. I am sorted for 10 to 300m. I get a way bigger buzz out of close shots in the bush but that is just me. I don't use any of the powers in between on my scope. I could just have a 3 and 9x scope. Ha ha. I will admit that as I age, my eyes aren't as crisp as they used to be and a bit of magnification for steady shots certainly helps.

Originally Posted by Tussock

Loving old school, rangefinder in the top pocket and that is it. I have a few fun rifles that I know right where they are out to 350m with nothing but hold over. I'm pf the opinion for actually shooting shit, knowing the rifle well to 350m is probably superior to something more technical.

I assume your talking basic scopes rather than open sights?