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My first gun, Sears-Ted Williams version. I still have it.
What Type of Rifle Sight Did You Learn To Shoot On?"
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My first gun, Sears-Ted Williams version. I still have it.
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Irons, after learning how to use a bow 1st. My dad plus a couple of trips to Boy Scout camp.
delaware_export
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Almost Every BB gun I had was a metal ?leaf? Site. Maybe one had a newer style plastic ramp / top version
One, the one with the bigger rounded wooden forearm had iron peep sights, with front having an interchangeable ?insert?
All shotguns had beads.
First real optic was as an adult on a 22. Cheap one, tasco, and it’s still there. It does need something better, but it works.
One, the one with the bigger rounded wooden forearm had iron peep sights, with front having an interchangeable ?insert?
All shotguns had beads.
First real optic was as an adult on a 22. Cheap one, tasco, and it’s still there. It does need something better, but it works.
Irons. .22
You are correct sir - title fixed.
byf43
SCSC Life/NRA Patron Life
Iron sights, on my Dad's old "squirrel rifle" - single shot .22lr.
Cool! I had a nice single shot 22 Winchester bolt gun (forget which model) but alas, when I came home from Germany it had disappeared.
Mine came from Sears too, though it isn't Ted Williams marked. I may just pull it out and shoot it this weekend.
DanGuy48
Ultimate Member
Started with a Daisy BB gun. Then my dad had me join a smallbore club at the nearby base that employed him so the Winchester 52 C became my best friend.
BlueHeeler
Ultimate Member
Peep sight Egyptian air rifle
And a .22 Winchester Model 62 gallery gun clone
And a .22 Winchester Model 62 gallery gun clone
I was blessed. My uncle had a *beautiful* BLR 22 that I learned on 50 years ago. Did not appreciate what I was shouldering at the time but sure do have fond memories of hunting whistle pigs on his land up in Bradford County PA. Wonder what happened with that gun - sigh...
churchmouse
Member
Old school irons. On a 1930's something octagon barrel pump rifle in .22short. Looked like one from an old carney.
Wish I still had that rifle.....
Wish I still had that rifle.....
I joined the USMC at 17 and never saw a scope or optics till after boot camp.
I remember the black on those 6ft targets at 500 yards looked like a postage stamp with a real deal M-16 5.56 with a 20" barrel and carry handle style rifle they issued back then.
I grew up in a hunting and shooting family shooting mostly 30-06 & 12 gauge and .22's in long guns.
Lots of .45acp 1911's and .45lc SAA Colt's in my family then and now some Dirty Harry Model 29's in .44 Mag and Deathwish Wildey's in .475 Wildey Magnum were also big fun, we had a bunch of muzzleloaders too, 3-barreled .36 cal duckfoot was the most unusual but fun said to be popular with pirates in their heyday.
We never hunted with scopes back then either and seldom considered taking a shot beyond 200 yards.
As everyone aged, we all got scopes and started shooting farther out.
I've always preferred a 30-06 like the Winchester Model 70 that came with adjustable sights that way if the scope ever gets fubar'd you can still use the rifle.
Personally, I don't think you should use a scope until your good with sights fixed and adjustable.
I remember the black on those 6ft targets at 500 yards looked like a postage stamp with a real deal M-16 5.56 with a 20" barrel and carry handle style rifle they issued back then.
I grew up in a hunting and shooting family shooting mostly 30-06 & 12 gauge and .22's in long guns.
Lots of .45acp 1911's and .45lc SAA Colt's in my family then and now some Dirty Harry Model 29's in .44 Mag and Deathwish Wildey's in .475 Wildey Magnum were also big fun, we had a bunch of muzzleloaders too, 3-barreled .36 cal duckfoot was the most unusual but fun said to be popular with pirates in their heyday.
We never hunted with scopes back then either and seldom considered taking a shot beyond 200 yards.
As everyone aged, we all got scopes and started shooting farther out.
I've always preferred a 30-06 like the Winchester Model 70 that came with adjustable sights that way if the scope ever gets fubar'd you can still use the rifle.
Personally, I don't think you should use a scope until your good with sights fixed and adjustable.
Eric the Red
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Sights used
Learned on peep sights on a Remington 513T, then transitioned as many did, to a low power scope, red dot, EOTech 512 and finally an ACOG. Type of "scope" depends on effective range of rifle.
Learned on peep sights on a Remington 513T, then transitioned as many did, to a low power scope, red dot, EOTech 512 and finally an ACOG. Type of "scope" depends on effective range of rifle.
It would have been interesting to have included age of respondent. But moot point with over 90% iron.
Didn't learn about scopes for many years, now my old eyes declare a scope a must have.
Learned on a Red Rider BB Gun with iron of course. Then moved to a Sears bolt action tubular fed, which I still have more than 65 years later.
Didn't learn about scopes for many years, now my old eyes declare a scope a must have.
Learned on a Red Rider BB Gun with iron of course. Then moved to a Sears bolt action tubular fed, which I still have more than 65 years later.
FHJ69
Active Member
Winchester Model 52 with Redfield Olympic peep sights. This was back in 1970 when I first started competing in matches in the basement of the old NRA building on Rhode Island Ave. in DC.
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