Wow ... Those 100 Yard Shots

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Jeff Thomas

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Here I sit, with MOA envy ... ;)

Yesterday we went out to the range to sight in a couple of rifles. The AR was the most accurate (expected), but still ... how do you guys do it?

I don't mean the sighting in process - followed the 'book', sighted in at 25 yards, and then tested at 100 yards. I think it came out fine.

But, gee ... at 100 yards, my front post covers the entire target side to side, so I just center the post on the target, and cover about half from top to bottom. We could keep almost all shots on target, but when I read about you guys shooting 1 MOA with iron sights ... ?!

So, I wonder how the heck you do it? I seemed to shoot well relative to the younger guy that went with me, but do many of you guys shoot 1 MOA (assuming the rifle / ammo are capable) with iron sights?

Time to buy that optical sight for the AR .... ;)

Thanks. Regards from AZ
 
Well, the NM front site helps a bit (.050") ;)
Try one.

Then there is your method. Of course the site will almost cover the black so you set a 6 o'clock site picture. You balance the black ball on the post. Ther are other methods for shooting irons at longer ranges also.
 
I've printed some 200 yard 3/4 moa groups(bench) and some moa prone groups with my DCM rifle, it has a match front post and match rear peep(improves sight picture alot). The DCM rifle is a different animal as far as accuracy goes in comparison to the standard A2 rifle though. I use a 6 o'clock hold with a line of white for offhand and sitting rapid and a 6 o'clock hold without the line for prone. The bottom line is sight picture, it has to be the same every time.

Brian
 
i am happy if a battle rifle can cover a softball sized area at 100 yards

My 30.06 bolt action ruger with the 3-9 is my long distance hole puncher.

hopefully i will get some range time with my new cobra red dot on my vepr this weekend

dZ
 
I find the 6 o'clock hold is critical to getting tight iron sight groups, it is much more consistent than trying to divide up the target with a center hold.
 
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