Thread: Pleasantly surprised. Time to hunt with irons?

Originally Posted by JohnDuxbury

out to 100m i can shoot as well with open sights as a 4 power scope. you can take the front sight hood off when you shoot, its to protect the front sight when traveling?

It's more to stop the sun glinting off the front sight post. It does also protect the sight from knocks which is extra important if it's driftable.

With a rear peep sight the front sight hood also forms a "ghost ring" that helps you quickly and instinctively place the front sight in the centre of the peephole, that way you can get good accuracy even with a large peephole, a real help in low light.