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<blockquote data-quote="henschman" data-source="post: 1276679" data-attributes="member: 4235"><p>With aperture sights, the rear sight (the aperture) is supposed to be blurry. You're not even supposed to know it's there. The closer to your eye it is, the better. That's why that type of sight is quicker to line up -- its so intuitive. Your eye will naturally seek to put the front post in the point of greatest light, which is the middle of the aperture. And yes, your front sight should generally be as far forward as you can get it. It is easier to get and keep proper sight alignment when you have a longer sight radius. </p><p></p><p>Get those sights set up right, shoot some groups to find out how many MOA your clicks end up being with that placement, figure out how many MOA wide your front sight is (for rangefinding), and leave 'em! And write all that stuff down!</p><p></p><p>BTW, the best way to shoot with an AR is to set up your stock length so that your nose touches the charging handle when your neck is stretched all the way forward. You can get a "cheek weld" as well as a "nose weld" for more consistency. And don't forget to focus your eye on the front sight!</p><p></p><p>Bring that rifle to an Appleseed marksmanship clinic, and you will learn all this and much more. You'll learn everything you need to know to be able to use it effectively out to 500 yards. We've got one coming up in Afton on September 18-19, and in El Reno on October 9-10. See my sig for links.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="henschman, post: 1276679, member: 4235"] With aperture sights, the rear sight (the aperture) is supposed to be blurry. You're not even supposed to know it's there. The closer to your eye it is, the better. That's why that type of sight is quicker to line up -- its so intuitive. Your eye will naturally seek to put the front post in the point of greatest light, which is the middle of the aperture. And yes, your front sight should generally be as far forward as you can get it. It is easier to get and keep proper sight alignment when you have a longer sight radius. Get those sights set up right, shoot some groups to find out how many MOA your clicks end up being with that placement, figure out how many MOA wide your front sight is (for rangefinding), and leave 'em! And write all that stuff down! BTW, the best way to shoot with an AR is to set up your stock length so that your nose touches the charging handle when your neck is stretched all the way forward. You can get a "cheek weld" as well as a "nose weld" for more consistency. And don't forget to focus your eye on the front sight! Bring that rifle to an Appleseed marksmanship clinic, and you will learn all this and much more. You'll learn everything you need to know to be able to use it effectively out to 500 yards. We've got one coming up in Afton on September 18-19, and in El Reno on October 9-10. See my sig for links. [/QUOTE]
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