A quick tip for all you ....... more.... senior shooters , like myself . Get some bright white acrylic and some neon orange or green acrylic , paint your front sight post with the white paint first then the next day or when it's totally dry , paint it with the orange or green over the white , that front sight post really pops and works well for older eyes . I personally use the paint pens with the fine tip , I've done all my AR's like this and it works good.

@FadingSwordsman

3 жыл бұрын

Nail polish is a great option as well, and a bit cheaper (especially if you have a wife/daughter/sister/mother that paints their nails). Neon on white (not just neon) is a great idea, I'll have to test that out.

@MrJackal43

3 жыл бұрын

White tritium... light in the day, glows at night. It’s like 19.95 for 1/2gm

@boomstick1584

3 жыл бұрын

Right on! I’ve been doing this sight painting technique a long time. I figured out the brightness & contrast gained this way on accident. (painting a sight white, then decided later on orange) Another neat trick on sight painting-->{it’s very meticulous} Paint the front sight post white, then orange just as you described, then very carefully glue a single piece of orange glitter directly on the sight post for the focal point. Any color of glitter will work

@wesleyjace1950

3 жыл бұрын

I'm 22 and I always do this just to help me when I really take my time shooting long range with irons

@williamgaines9784

3 жыл бұрын

I did such with Testors model paints. They had almost every color fluorescent and it only takes a couple of brush strokes so the tiny bottle of paint could do literally thousands of sights.

As a Marine who only ever shot the range with Iron Sites it’s sad to hear that they don’t even teach it anymore. The accomplishment of shooting 500 yards with irons was so awesome!

@davidsonner6488

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!!!

@user-lu9nq4cj4i

Жыл бұрын

Do you have any extra tips for shooting with iron sight?

@effincook4176

Жыл бұрын

You actually believe this guy? Google, verify, THEN consider being upset. (They switched to BUIS)

@justnsaliga8518

Жыл бұрын

@@effincook4176 funny you say that. i only ever seen 2 in my 4 years that ended 6 months ago. but i won't say never used iron sights. Used "Irons" on M320, Mk19, M2 50 cal. and M240. but m240 and the forementioned big guns. typically used in the Up guns weapon station or on crows. and the M240 have alot of range time shooting at pop up moving targets looking through a PAS-13D

@Dustyphoto915

Жыл бұрын

I hit at 250 yards with my AK iron sights. Felt like John Wick for a week.

I really appreciate you taking the time to cover things that everybody just assumes that new gun owners already know. Good information - thanks!

@Militaryarmschannel

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I know videos like this generally don't do well in terms of views but I still like to produce them for the reason you mention - new shooters. We have millions of new gun owners out there now and sometimes things we old shooters take for granted aren't fully understood by new shooters. Thank you for watching and commenting!

@mathewmcdonald3657

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Been a subscriber for a while and I’m in between optics right now. Bad timing I know. I really needed this right now.

@JacksonWalter735

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. We have many new gun owners out there like they stated in the beginning of the video. It's nice to see the bigger channels make informative videos like this. Also there are many gun owners who only own pistols as well and don't know much about other type of guns (someone I work with owns 8 12 different pistols but has no idea how a shotgun or AR works).

@SgtBooker44

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a good review for those of us have them, but don’t use them all that often.

@benstolen2060

3 жыл бұрын

I watch all the really collieO videos and bought every new cool optic. Guess whats on my rifle? 😆 My drill sgt worked hard on me.

Im from and live in KEN-TUCKY AND WE LOVE OUR WINDAGE! MAC you are the best bro. Thank you

@Militaryarmschannel

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you brother, freedom on!

@MrEazyE357

3 жыл бұрын

Hey neighbor!

68 yr old former Marine, I have used irons my entire life. Started with a single shot 22 at 12 yrs old. Don't have the need for optics. Semper Fi brothers. 🇺🇸💪

@bowlofrice8

3 жыл бұрын

When your eyes start to go you will

@MarineBiker

3 жыл бұрын

@@bowlofrice8 had cataract surgery, eyes are great.

@BrassBashers

3 жыл бұрын

So you don't ever need to make clean shots on animals past 100 yards? 🤔

@MarineBiker

3 жыл бұрын

@@BrassBashers I can easily hit center mass @300 but I don't have to because here in NH the woods are so thick never have to shoot past 50.

@reachblowsdick7222

3 жыл бұрын

I'm 32 years old and I'm all for iron sights, not a fan of red dots. I'm the only guy at the range with an all OEM stock AR15 in a field of guys with Gucci-up AR15.

If someone can't shoot center with irons, I don't consider them a marksman of any real measure. Semper Fidelis!

Tim, to properly aim an AK, you MUST be wearing an Adidas warm up suit.

@icu_corey_rn_903

3 жыл бұрын

A full ski mask is also a big help but not always necessary

@monke6776

3 жыл бұрын

Thems the rules

@spylingual8573

3 жыл бұрын

Squatting helps with accuracy

@FadingSwordsman

3 жыл бұрын

You also can't kneel. You have to squat to get proper aim. Make sure both heels are touching the ground!

@boosted95

3 жыл бұрын

And a vodka buzz or a goat as a girlfriend.

"iron sights aren't necessary anymore" Sidearms: AM I A JOKE TO YOU?

@mrs.vasquezz

3 жыл бұрын

Most pistols are using rds now

@TheJBerg

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrs.vasquezz I'll believe that when I see it in effect at the local range

@mrs.vasquezz

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheJBerg eww you go to ranges

@hawk66100

3 жыл бұрын

Optics can and will fail. Knowing iron sights is smart.

@TerranPlanetaryDefenseForce

3 жыл бұрын

@@hawk66100 as if Irons don't fail. My 10-8 steel sights broke twice. As a dealer I've seen plenty of iron sight issues. Good modern optics are fine.

I’m from south Korea and served military. We only use iron sights.

@Militaryarmschannel

3 жыл бұрын

I know the Russian military still uses them quite a bit too.

@user-qs8dv1pl1b

3 жыл бұрын

I served as Korean army special commando. We do have electronical optics but command officers hate using them just because optics weren't exist when they were young.

@AlexSDU

3 жыл бұрын

Same thing with my country's military, police & other law enforcement agencies. When in basic, everyone shoot with iron sight. Not every unit have optic sight. Even if they have, they will train with iron sight as well, just in case.

@Gr3nadgr3gory

3 жыл бұрын

Try out an ACOG if you get the opportunity, it's kinda foolproof.

@McFartsnatcher

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gr3nadgr3gory agreed!

Really good easy to understand and well explained video. Thank you. I'm 60 and I like your advice about the paint on the front sight. Great idea! I would have never thought of that. I've been shooting since 1974 Dad a Marine Korean war veteran taught me everything including reloading. I just lost him last week. He was with us until he was 88 years old and this video reminds me so much of him. He was strict and yelled at me a lot when I was learning to shoot and even yet he just yelled at me last year when we were out at the range. I just wasn't doing good that day. Couldn't hit right. He said "John what the hell are you aiming at" lol. It annoyed me that day but I'd give anything to have him with me again. Thank for a great video. I know Dad would have liked it too

“The stick shift of the gun world”

@fchanMSI

3 жыл бұрын

To prevent the young whipper snappers from using your firearm😂

@musicman1eanda

3 жыл бұрын

I drive a stick shift, but do 99% of my shooting with dots haha.

@zz3690

3 жыл бұрын

European here. Driving with manual transmission and shooting with iron sights.

@afinoxi

3 жыл бұрын

I never liked driving with an automatic. It just doesn't have the soul of driving , it's not enjoyable really.

@atomic_wait

3 жыл бұрын

I understand what you mean but the rest of my brain demands that the stick shift is a bolt action because they're both sticks you grab and yank around.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to use iron sights and he'll never shut the hell up about it.

@nomad155

3 жыл бұрын

Darn straight

@luischavez1701

3 жыл бұрын

:)

@kentuckyearl8202

2 жыл бұрын

I thought that was how that saying went 😂.

@SaundersE5

3 ай бұрын

Good one!

I firmly believe you need to master irons before you ever get any sort of optic, heck! Up until maybe 4 years ago, I never really had a lot of faith in optics. Great vid mac!

@erickstotle4285

4 ай бұрын

I feel the same way ! Told my friend before i get optics on my firearms i have to master Iron sights

Oh how I struggled in basic training to always get the same sight picture with iron sights. Plus at that time I was terrified of the 1st bag I could never zero my rifle. 30 years later I laughed at my younger self.

Amazed that usmc, an institution that prides itself and was founded on marksmanship, would not teach mastery of iron sights.

@dexm2010

3 жыл бұрын

@ Thomas Cilento I wonder if it is only certain units in the USMC that do not train recruits to actually fire with live ammo on the range with iron sights, or if none of them do at this point? If none of them do at all, I am pretty shocked, because I think they are missing out on some crucial training. You'd think they could at least have them practice with irons on 50 or 150 meter targets or something just for familiarity's sake.

@dexm2010

3 жыл бұрын

@Ethan Snyder That all makes sense, and I know it is probably not likely, but what happens if something breaks or gets lost? A brief overview or class about the concept of iron sights and how they work is better than nothing, and only so much time and ammo can be allotted to a unit for training...but to the degree it is possible, you'd think even a brief familiarization fire exercise with closer targets using iron sights might be a good idea.

@Lifechanging99999

3 жыл бұрын

@The Noble Pointman rules on paper are overly enforced, I don’t know what world yiu live in. I served from 08-12 and used both. Irons only in bootcamp. The Marine Corps has gone down the toilet further influenced by POGs and officers who have no damn clue about combat. It’s a disgrace and it’s sad. Discipline is out of the window from my understanding from my brother who is currently in.

@curtissmith7079

3 жыл бұрын

You forgot to put the tip of your nose on the charging handle, ensuring the same sight picture time after time.

@mynameisjeff6988

3 жыл бұрын

because an acog is more reliable than iron sights, theyre built like tanks, if you break an acog, you'll 100% be able to break your irons with that same action.

"Target of Truth" "Wand of Wisdom"...Outstanding! LOL

Navy boot, we used the Garand at FMF training at Pendleton we trained with the M14. All with open sites.

Thanks for the memories of shooting iron sights. I still remember hitting the target at 500 meters with irons. Semper Fi!

With 2021 ammo prices my calculations are for test ammo he spent $18k.

i went to a outdoor range with my buddy 3 days ago, my reddot failed and i had to mount the iron sight backup. oh boy it was not pretty, i put the rear iron sight on backward, the location was too far forward, and my friends had alot of fun teasing me i need to learn actually to use the iron sight and use it well, especially you can still hit 100m-300m out with it. thank you for these instruction videos!

Sound of steel hitting is so therapeutic

@nickparkison977

3 жыл бұрын

It legitimately is.

@threat2demoracy5454

3 жыл бұрын

Pew dink pew dink pew dink oh so soothing

@jamesp.rogers5156

3 жыл бұрын

Ye it is !

@Gr3nadgr3gory

3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the first time a shot a gun. I was like 9, it was a "Cops and Cowboys" shootout. They let everyone that was watching shoot a little after the show. First was a black powder revolver, second was some kind of full auto rifle the cops had. That was a great day.

@Quyana16

3 жыл бұрын

Like those gun range Christmas tunes.

a fun fact ; in 39'-40' legendary Finn sniper Simo Haeyhae used exclusively iron sights as giving him a lower profile for cover ,besides after noticing a soviet counter sniper's scope reflections ,when wielding his rifle , by the nordic's winter low set sun .

Awesome video & topic. Old Marine here. M16A2. We had only iron sights and learned all the principles that went with them. Sad to hear that they are not still teaching about them. Semper Fi!

When I moved to a red dot I still had a fixed front post so I learned to co-witness. You get the best of both worlds, the extra precision and the red dot makes keeping both eyes open feel so much more natural. Would recommend!

Hey MAC any chance we’ll get a full playlist of “back to basics”? Would be very convenient to share with the newbies as a precursor to in person training

Really like this type of content. I learned irons pretty quick as a result of being broke, kinda still am, but it was always fun watching the amazement on the faces of once-a-year sight in guys at the range while they watched me slap steel around at 200 yards with a crusty SKS and they were missing feet off the target with magnified optics and larger calibers. I know a lot of this stuff is heavily opinionated, but I love hearing your take even on the simple stuff, I mean, you've probably fired more guns and ammunition than I've ever seen after all.

Thanks for presenting this, its the kind of thing that gun fuds usually say “if you have to ask then you will never know.” I have recently come back to Irons I really love how open your field of view is with a simple notch and post.

Just got my first firearm a couple months ago, Ruger PC9 carbine and it has good iron sights. I put a tiny dot of yellow nail polish on the very top of the front post to help it stand out against dark backgrounds. It makes a big difference. Good review of the fundamentals.

Ok so I kinda learned this just by guessing but I am very genuine when I say thank you for the video cause this confirmed I was using them correctly

@Militaryarmschannel

3 жыл бұрын

😀👍

@tatewilson7678

3 жыл бұрын

Same here, when I was a kid with a daisy red ryder

Another great video! I've been guilty of using BUIS after the purchase of a prism scope because the gun in question didnt come with iron sights. Nothing more satisfying than getting both scope and iron sights to co witness while knowing if my scope breaks I'm not up shit creek without a paddle. It is fun shooting with irons or BUIS's.

MAC, I've been shooting for years and I actually learned something today. Thank you and keep up the good work.

Watching this video I feel like one of your sons and you , as a dad, teaching us a lesson . Great video . Love it

"Iron sights on rifles is like manual transmissions on cars" LOVE IT!

Yeah you are absolutely right concerning aiming at the belt line with an AK. The Russian military doctrine for foot soldiers has been aiming at the belt line when shooting the AK almost the entire time AK’s have been around. It greatly increases your hit capabilities with the AK and I highly recommend it.

I was just searching and searching for a video (hoped for a good video. This certainly is good.) on sighting with iron sights. Both as a refresher for me and to share with my wife, and possibly my children. Now we shoot pistols and shotguns with iron sights which have similar but distinctively different characteristics. I have recently returned to small caliber rifles for plinking and wanted to grow my open sights skills back to at least 50-100 yards while I still have the eyes for it. I would like to have some family fun before the kids all leave for university or work. So thank you, sir, for a more easily understandable presentation of the information then I ever could.

This is a great topic I have always been a big fan of irons I grew up with them and feel this is an important part of learning the basics of marksmanship.

As a young Marine myself who just left active duty a few years back, the first rifle I purchased post-service was an FN-15 M16 clone, identical to the one I was issued (bar the automatic trigger assembly). My intention at the time was to purchase a Trijicon ACOG for it, but after just one range session with the BUIS that came with it, I'm hooked. I really wish that Marines were still instructed on the use of iron sights during boot camp, despite how obsolete they're becoming in modern warfare.

It never hurts to keep a set of backup iron sights for when your optics go out (and they will). Best to learn to use iron sights first before slapping doohickeys on your rifle.

@EJ-dz7zb

3 жыл бұрын

Buis for the win!

With all the new gun buyers still coming into the shop I work at I love these videos! I give them all the knowledge I can at the time of sale but having references like this for them is great. Thank you!

@Militaryarmschannel

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Samuel. I think it's important to share knowledge as best we can not just with experienced shooters but with the millions of new shooters. Thank you for watching and for the comment.

Outstanding tutorial. I'm 55 years old and have been shooting since I was 10, but I always figure that I can learn something new. I was first taught to shoot by my Father, a WWII Marine who made 3 beachheads in the Pacific Theater and one thing I never had a chance to learn from him before he passed (He'd have been 100 years old this last Feb 12) was how to use a sling. Thanks for the information and am looking forward to getting off the bench and giving this method a workout with my AR10.

I love the iron sights on HK weapons. Two circels, one post, very natural for novice shooters. The old scorpion subgun has nice ones too:)

I started teaching my partner how to shoot and was having a hard time articulating how to use the irons. I was trying to draw garbage pictures. 😂 The visuals in this video should help a lot. Thanks!

Viewed several videos & read my manual of arms several times but by far this is the best explanation of the aperture sighting...thanks for sharing.

When I bought my first AR about 10 years ago I was surprised at the "old time feeling" it brought back from my Army days- I LOVED it!. But then I got into the "trendy" red dot thing and other illuminated optics too but honestly never really liked them for some reason and that affected my confidence in them too I believe. Now I've gone full circle and am back to the carry handle type rear sight and A2 style front sights on all but the AR wearing a Leupold LPV scope. I never had any problem shooting expert with those open sights and training with them in the Army (too many years ago now). For me old school simple is best. Glad you thought to do this vid especially for all the newbie gun owners out there!

Very helpful. Hi from England! Theres still a few gun owners left here. Love your channel!

@Glimpsedshow

3 жыл бұрын

Just bought a .303 Lee Enfield and this video has taught me how to set up and use the irons

@jcastle614

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!! Cheers!

@jwalkerfitz7827

3 жыл бұрын

@@Glimpsedshow wonderful rifle..enjoy it

I remember back when my Department went to lasers on our service weapons. I wasn't against the laser at all, but firmly believed that everyone be able to qualify with open sights before they could obtain the laser. Excellent video Tim, Thumbs-up ~John

Thanks so much for this video--it really fills a need! I especially appreciate your pointing out that the "ears" are just there for protection, and should be ignored when aiming.

Just purchased my first rifle recently as I turned 18 in 2020. Thank you for this video and I think I can speak for new firearm owners when I say more videos about the basics would be awesome and very appreciated! Thanks again.

@Militaryarmschannel

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the firearms community! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful. Thank you for watching and commenting!

"Because you enjoy rowing your car" 😁 I laughed way too hard at that

Would anybody else appreciate a camera on the target to see the impact of the shots?

@scvandy3129

3 жыл бұрын

sleepless247, Of course, I was thinking the same thing. BUT then I recalled MAC's heads-up. THAT would distract from what MAC advised and forewarned us about at the get-go. This drill is ONLY about learning, re-learning the basics of a sight picture focusing and centering that all-important sharp, clear front site. "Thank you, Federal" for supplying MAC's demonstration ammo in our frustrating, costly resources-limited times.

@frankietuned

3 жыл бұрын

@@scvandy3129 I understand where you're coming from. I wasn't meaning just this video but future videos.

@mnrodriguez

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about that. Actually, I was expecting that...but it never happened! I think it's always important to show the results of what you are presenting. The explanations were excellent!

@bartshowman6067

3 жыл бұрын

I wondered about his success. Great vid though

Great idea for a video and good info. Thank you. I finally bought a gun on which I plan to add no scope, no red dot, no laser, no flashlight, nor any attachments whatsoever (Socom16); this will be my SHTF mid-range, hard-hitting, storming-zombie spray machine. This was very timely and useful.

Great video and very timely. Unreal that this is not practiced in the service anymore. One final advantage to iron sites as I have pointed out in my optics videos: If you zero your AR with your backup iron sites, you can quickly switch out your red dots from rifle to rifle and re-zero using the co-witness of the iron sites on each rifle. It saves a lot of money in the long run if you own more than one AR...

Idk if you mentioned it in the video (still watching), but looking through the rear peep aperture does two good things: 1) it suppresses paralax with sight alignment, and 2) it also increases your depth-of-field to see the target clearly.

@4tango123

3 жыл бұрын

Focus on front sight not the target, please, thank you.

@WilliamSanderson-zh9dq

3 жыл бұрын

@@4tango123 no. He’s correct. The video is wrong as to aperture sights. All you need to do is put the center-top of the front sight on the target. That’s it. You don’t need the front sight centered inside the aperture’s circle because the aperture has already aligned your eye with the front sight. That’s what an aperture does. It’s a phenomenon called parallax suppression. www.biathlon.net/Aperture_Sight.pdf

when I joined the army, there where only iron sights and I hated them, until I shot the MP5. Those sights are amazing. Then we moved from the G3 to the G36 and the red dot made shooting too easy.

@alkestos

3 жыл бұрын

Too easy = effective in stressful situations

@samuelb4140

3 жыл бұрын

I'll defer to someone who's actually shot the gun, but I was under the impression that most shooters despise the MP5/HK irons (I guess the rear drum in particular).

@dexm2010

3 жыл бұрын

@@samuelb4140 ​ @Samuel B Most people seem to like the G3/HK33 diopter sights. I've only met a few personally who actively disliked them. The MP5 diopter (iron) rear sight is like the G3/33 diopter, but rotating the rear sight drum of the MP5 does not change elevation like on the G3/33, it just lets you choose a larger or smaller aperture to look through on the rear sight. I will say though, that I have heard many complain about the notched "Castle" rear sight drum on the MP5K/SP5. Often people will switch out that open notched rear drum sight for a normal MP5 one with the "peep" apertures to look through.

@donaldist7321

3 жыл бұрын

@@samuelb4140 Interesting. I actually never heard that before. Best iron sights on the planet for short range stuff. Things is, in the German Army training is crap. I was SOF for the longest time, and one afternoon training with US Army guys and a President 100 shooter as an instructor, was worth 25 years of German training. What I am saying is that the sights do not need training. That's why I loved them instantly. Glueck ab!

I really appreciate this video! I still use iron sights on my AR15 even though I have a M21 red dot aight on it. The red dot has a tendency to wash out going from dark shade to sunny light. So using the iron sight gives me a quick sight picture until I have enough ambient light for my red dot to start working again!

Outstanding. I’ve explained this dozens of times to new shooters, now I’ll just reference your video and save my breath. And my sanity. 👍🏻

If you cant use the irons, do you really deserve the glass? Personally i love irons, not for everything but i love using them. Just came in to give you a view and a thumbs up🇺🇸

@dexm2010

3 жыл бұрын

I am in agreement with you. Magnified optics and such are there to help you see the target better, but I think new shooters should practice first with iron sights.

Good iron sights are robust, impervious to freezing/wet weather conditions, and don’t require batteries. That can be pretty darn useful.

@70nastyfish

3 жыл бұрын

I used a garand for years for deer season. I remember one year hunting in the rain and sighting in on a deer and the peep apiture had filled with water. Couldn't see a damn thing, learned to quietly blow on the peep first before shouldering.

I was a PMI in the marines for 2 years, it was great teaching the fundamentals to the recruits, plus getting to see boot camp from the other side of things was hysterical.

Awesome video, reminded me of my days at PI, I was one of the lucky ones that had to learn the old iron sight way, with M16 A2 that i am almost certain was older than i was at the time.

In Army BCT in 2019, I learned both iron sights and CCO. Many of us scored better with the iron sights as opposed to the CCO. In theory, the CCO is superior and works well under ideal situations. However, if it is rainy outside, the CCO will have drops over the lenses and you will not be able to see properly at all. If the CCO is bumped or jostled, it will completely throw off the zero. This is what caused several trainees to fail or almost fail their CCO qual. What happened was that the Drill sergeants would routinely kick over the log stacks of M4s and that screwed up the zeros of the CCOs. I qualed, but barely. I had to aim the dot well into the dirt to compensate for the messed up zero. Iron sights may not be sexy, but when used properly, they will not fail you in bad weather or lose the zero due to dropping the weapon. This is just one Soldier's opinion.

@coppertopv365

Жыл бұрын

I got out in 2004 I started basic with a M16A2 and got my M4 at my first duty station. Never used anything other then iron sights in the military unless you factor sights while using night vision.

@higherlifts420

9 ай бұрын

Maybe the army should focus more on actual training instead of transgender sensitivity training.

Diamondhead sights are leaps and bounds ahead of traditional round-peep-hole irons. Square matches in the square, shoot where your front post is pointed. Their steel sights are honestly outrageously expensive but their polymer sights can be had for about $30 more than a pair of MBUS (sights).

Awesome! I never used a scope for years as a child, learning to shoot in the 90's Army Cadets in Canada. Every Wednesday night, indoor 22.cal Enfield converts, every other weeked for my first 3 years were rifle range weekends. I learned to shoot on the FN FAL at 12 and was blessed by God for the chance. They use pellet rifles now. We shot 303. British Enfields, the 22. Convert and the FAL. 100% of the time that was not special range gun club meetings. Best time of my life. It helps when the C.O. is an Ex- Airborne Captain, who knew literally everyone, and everyone owed him a favour. Never seen anything like it in my life. God bless you MAJ. ROGER TURCOTT They gave him and Honorary Major's rank after Retirement.

Just like what Alan Smith said. The sound of ringing steel is so therapeutic.. It's ASMR for gun lovers. That and the sound of loading a round or the racking the slide/working the action.

I've found when I shoot with my left eye closed I feel more tense which throws my shot off. I'm much more relaxed with both eyes open.

I remember how perplexed my Drill Sergeant was when he discovered I was left-eye dominant but right handed. Red dots made this problem go away

@lundin1loveshumvees687

3 жыл бұрын

I'm the same way. Left eye dominate and right handed. I can shoot with iron on my right side if I close my left eye, but I can have both open when shooting with my left side. It's weird.

@JDMatthias

3 жыл бұрын

I'm luck to be right handed and right eye dominant, I don't need to close my eyes when aiming. I learned to close my eye if needed but I have no need to.

This was quite good. I have grandchildren that will need training in the future, and even I who have shot competitively, still have much to learn. You are an excellent instructor and person. Your work with this channel is very important, keep it going. I hope that when my grandchildren are old enough to teach safe firearm handling, that we Americans will still be able to own firearms. I worry for our future... With great respect... Joe

When the KNS front crosshair Sight Post for the AR-15 came out 15 some odd years ago I didn't think much of it, now that I eyes issues it's the best add on I've purchased in while ..

Man I’m 24, and have used iron sights since my grandpa taught me when I was around 6/7 on his .22 with old cans lol! I’ve used one scope on my dads rifle and that makes things a bit too easy

today I found out that the protecting ears are not part of the sight picture! Thank you for the video

GOOD WORK TO GIVE THE BASIS OF IRON SIGHTS SHOOTING. EVERY RIFLE BEGINNER SHOULD PASS THROUGH THIS PART OF THE ART OF THE RIFLE AND LEARN HOW TO USE AND ALSO COMPELLED TO SHOOT A MINIMUM SCORE.

Great video, always important to know how to fully use your weapon. Batteries in red dots fail, optics break. Good idea to have a backup ability.

My new co-worker was a rifle instructor at Paris Island and he shook his head when he was telling me that they don't use irons anymore.

As big as the US is on guns and military, I am surprised that you guys don’t have mandatory military training. In my country we get 1 whole week of military training including handling the Ak47 in high school and another whole month of military training in college with more advanced stuff. Basically anyone older than 18 know how to use iron sight.

@rodneyalaking8241

3 жыл бұрын

Where ? I like that philosophy. When the Germans invaded Russia, they were met with armed, trained civilian marksman. I don’t know why we don’t teach it here.

@zz3690

3 жыл бұрын

Simple: the costs would outweigh the benefits. USA is in no danger of being invaded and it wouldn't be well received by public to have drafted teens sent home from far away oil-rich countries.

@YulHolic24

3 жыл бұрын

@@zz3690 i think you misunderstood me somewhere. What I referred to is basic military training that carries out like lecture/classes at their high school and 1 month of military training camp like one of those summer camps. It’s just teaching military knowledge not drafting teens to the military and them sent overseas.

@danielmaine45

3 жыл бұрын

What country are you from?

@zz3690

3 жыл бұрын

@@YulHolic24 yes, I mistook mandatory military training with mandatory military service. Anyway, school lectures can't really be relevant in modern combat (if they ever were). IMO you either go through the drill or you don't.

Thank you for taking the time to make this tutorial, great info and great video!

Thanks alot with the ironsight insight i used to get confused focusing on the front protective ears too. now i am going to improve on my marksmanship

Learn irons FIRST and have them as a backup on any rifle you plan on fighting with. I’m in electronics design and you wouldn’t believe how delicate sights are inside and how many parts can fail.

@dexm2010

3 жыл бұрын

@ Grand Theft Avocado Yeah, I am not against technology where it is useful, and magnified optics and so forth can be very useful, but I can't believe some soldiers and Marines do not actually familiarize themselves with irons out on the actual range (not just in a classroom). Things can break (or fall off unexpectedly!) and then what does someone do if he doesn't know how to use iron sights?

@grandtheftavocado

3 жыл бұрын

@@dexm2010 Yeah, I just assume my optic will quit on me, so I have flip up irons ready to go and am used to them even though my eyes suck.

I’m terrified there’s going to be a huge gun purge on KZread soon and every gun KZreadr will be gone 😞

Damn, that sling technique… I’m excited to play with that when I go to the range next. I’ve got a red dot, getting some back up steel irons to replace my plastic mbus that I haven’t yet touched. I appreciate this video. I figured the irons worked as such, but still useful to confirm. Appreciate the little extra too

Sight alignment with an aperture sight is best described as aligning the middle of the tip of the front sight post with the target while looking through the rear sight aperture. The best description for open sights is to align the top of the front sight post with the top of the rear sight blade ensuring an equal amount of light on each side while aligning the front sight post on the target. Aperture sights become hard to use when you try to line up the rear sight and when you don't focus on the middle of the tip of the front sight. Thanks for the good video.

Oh there are alot of new gun owners...millions of new gun owners

@johnscreekmark

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a big part of why there’s no ammo out there.

@stevennewman4778

3 жыл бұрын

I’ll deal with an ammo shortage if those new gun owners join the opposition against government oppression.

@dennispfeifer7788

3 жыл бұрын

Some of those new gun owners are lefties too...they have no idea how to load or operate one and that's not good....the riots last summer have them spooked...but, they will vote for the Dems next time who want to take them away from the American public...it's stiinkin thinkin...

it's really weird hearing the click of the mouse when the screen shows an iPhone when you're suggesting us to like and subscribe lol

Appreciate this video. Been a gun owner for years, but just bought my first AR. I don’t have an optic yet and really want to get the fundamentals down!

Solid and informative. I like your no none-sense manner in which you make these videos. It's refreshing in age of tacticool d-bags.

"I'm not an artist". Then stop eating crayons! Thanks for an actually useful video that should be a staple on your channel.

Iron sights don't just align the rifle with the target. They align the shooter with the rifle. Some see that as a good thing and others see that as a bad thing.

@WilliamSanderson-zh9dq

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. They align the eye. This guy is incorrect as to aperture sights. All you need to do is put the center-top of the front sight on the target. That’s it. You don’t need the front sight centered inside the aperture’s circle because the aperture has already aligned your eye with the front sight. That’s what an aperture does. It’s a phenomenon called parallax suppression. www.biathlon.net/Aperture_Sight.pdf

Thank You So Much for making this Video,especially for guys that haven't been shooting for that long!

Thank you for this best video I’ve come across describing how to use the iron sights

GRAU with Archangel barrel has cleanest iron sight I've ever see in my live.

@deyoloco3110

3 жыл бұрын

lmao, and the purple tracer variant has neat irons as well lol

@Funhaus_Ryan

3 жыл бұрын

Are you talking about a video game?

@ArteriusSaren

3 жыл бұрын

@@Funhaus_Ryan are those jokes aren't allowed here?

My dad taught me how to drive a stick shift first before a automatic.......

Your right. Joined in the summer of 2015 no training on Iron sights. We got a 20 minute class on iron sight theory. Basically a slideshow presentation. All the shooting I did in the Marines was with one type of optic or another. one time When I pointed out a bent front site post I was told not to worry about it because I would never need it anyway.

I have the square front post that can be adjusted up or down. My rear peep hole sight has a windage adjustment which I have at the center position. I will be putting on a red dot, but I’ve always used iron sights on my shotgun when deer hunting, by Gods grace I Always put ‘em down on the first shot. Thanks Matt

Using manual transmission (stick shift) as an example of something redundant or out-of-date doesn't ring a bell with large majority of Europeans.

@alexanderstrickland9036

3 жыл бұрын

It’s not in America really either. It’s just a specialized system that doesn’t need to be applied to most vehicles. A lot of people have them just to have them as opposed to needing the extra control.

@dougfa3515

3 жыл бұрын

A manual transmission is a great anti-theft device we use against millennial car thieves.

@Industrialitis

3 жыл бұрын

@@dougfa3515 Har Har, fucking lame ass joke.

@dougfa3515

3 жыл бұрын

@@Industrialitis Didn't mean to upset you. Have a good day.

started using scopes to hunt with after old man eyes took over. *sighs* now that i can afford all types of guns and ammo...my body can't use it to the fullest. lol

@keinokfarang851

3 жыл бұрын

I’m 76 and had cataract surgery 2 years ago. 15/15 vision,can’t miss.

@scvandy3129

3 жыл бұрын

@@keinokfarang851 Wow! Congratulations; that's some testimony. Lucky you to hang in there using iron sites; make that -- use iron sites with some degree of success!

Thank you for this info. I thought I had to buy a special tool for this, but because of your video, I don't have to. Thank you brother!

I use these front sight ears to center the post in the peep. Move your eye relief, or head back or forward to aquire the edges if ears to edge of peeps. This gives you a perfect fast acquisition reference. Whether this was designed this way or not it works perfectly.

Iron sights won’t have fogged glass or dead batteries.

If HR 127 becomes Law, buying ammunition is going to be as difficult as buying a silencer.

@Jabberwockybird

3 жыл бұрын

Then following the law will stop and buying silencers will be far more common

This is great advice. I had to install iron sights on every one (including my builds) of my ARs. Whereas every milsurp I own (except the 91/30s….lol) has very good iron sights.

Thanks for not condescending as you teach the basics. Went through 3 videos to find yours that teaches well without pretense.