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Need help , I want to buy an old rifle and make it Sniper capable?
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<blockquote data-quote="Perplexed" data-source="post: 1646672" data-attributes="member: 7157"><p>Henschman's response brought my attention to your comments. Re: the bolded part, if you're talking of the WW1 military rifles with ladder-type iron rear sights, you need to remember the purpose for that long of a range: massed fire. The idea behind the 1000-yard sights was that infantry units would be directed to fire their rifles at 1000 yards or more <em>en masse</em>, in the hopes that the concentrated fire would at least suppress the enemy to the point that allied units could advance over open ground and close with those enemy units before the latter could respond. When such tactics were discovered to be ineffective, the ladder-type rear sight on, for example, the Springfield Model 1903 was replaced with a peep rear sight calibrated for a considerably shorter distance. I don't have my references in front of me, but IIRC, these sights on the 1903A3 were calibrated for up to 800 yards - someone correct me if I'm wrong.</p><p></p><p>You do need to recheck your facts.</p><p></p><p><strong>ETA:</strong> Dern it, Henschman beat me to it with the volley fire tactics.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Perplexed, post: 1646672, member: 7157"] Henschman's response brought my attention to your comments. Re: the bolded part, if you're talking of the WW1 military rifles with ladder-type iron rear sights, you need to remember the purpose for that long of a range: massed fire. The idea behind the 1000-yard sights was that infantry units would be directed to fire their rifles at 1000 yards or more [I]en masse[/I], in the hopes that the concentrated fire would at least suppress the enemy to the point that allied units could advance over open ground and close with those enemy units before the latter could respond. When such tactics were discovered to be ineffective, the ladder-type rear sight on, for example, the Springfield Model 1903 was replaced with a peep rear sight calibrated for a considerably shorter distance. I don't have my references in front of me, but IIRC, these sights on the 1903A3 were calibrated for up to 800 yards - someone correct me if I'm wrong. You do need to recheck your facts. [B]ETA:[/B] Dern it, Henschman beat me to it with the volley fire tactics. [/QUOTE]
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