Importance of the rear sight
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FL-CRACKER
With iron sights, why would you be worried about losing the rear sight? The rear sight is supposed to "ghost" out, which is the reason for the aperture ring. I was trained to focus on the front sight and it is more effective than focusing on the rear sight, especially in shoot and move/CQB type situations.
I hear you on the ghosting your rear ring and can only think of one way to describe why having an "awareness" of the rear sight is critical.
Imagine you have an M-4. Now point your M-4 at an imaginary mental target. Now drop your buttstock 6 inches. Your front sight post may very well be aligned and for all intents and purposes it may feel like you are aiming at your target but your rounds are going to impact way high. I think the emphasis was that you can never truly be sure WHERE that front post is at unless its position in time and space is relative to the overall eyes/rear sight/front sight alignment.
EDITED AFTER: Sorry 120 I didn't see that you had in effect posted the same response.
You'll Shoot Your Eye Out, Ralphie
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I do remember using the BB guns on force on force in Panama in early 80s. We were only suppose to pump them one time, never tell that to a paratroop we were like, yeah right, we then proceded to add about 9 more pumps for a more effective result
Ohhhhhhh man. Shades of Christmas Story :eek:
I once briefed the 2-505 when we were getting ready for an exercise against the 101st in 1979. We were told to tell the troops not to punch, kick, bite, or otherwise maim soldiers from the 101st. I followed instructions and gave my pitch at which point the BN Commander followed up with, "Don't listen to the 2. Kick their asses." You can imagine how that exercise went...
Tom