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Anyone use iron sights for deer hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="RT2506" data-source="post: 1083690" data-attributes="member: 10178"><p>It all depends on what you are after. If you have to have meat or are trophy hunting then you need to take every advantage you can get by using the proper tools. If you want to have fun and are willing to deal with the limitations of iron sights like not being able to see your sights or game in low light have at it. I have hunted with iron sights lots of times. The first deer I ever killed was with iron sights and a Marlin 336 in 30-30 Win. I used to feed my family with deer meat when we were as poor as Job's turkey and if I did not shoot or grow it we did not eat it with an old Colt 1911A1 45 ACP pistol with cast 200 gr SWC and kept shots under 50 yards with open sights. I could killed a deer for less than 5 cents with my hand loads. I have used all kinds of military type rifles since I am a collector. Some of my favorite are the M1 Garand, 1903A3 Springfield with their peep sights but the accuracy of the M96 Swede and K31 Schmidt Rubin with practice allows some really long shots precisely. I have also used my 1874 Sharps copy in 45-70 with black powder and my cast bullets which is a blast. If you want to have fun go for it but like Dirty Harry says " A man has to know his limitations."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RT2506, post: 1083690, member: 10178"] It all depends on what you are after. If you have to have meat or are trophy hunting then you need to take every advantage you can get by using the proper tools. If you want to have fun and are willing to deal with the limitations of iron sights like not being able to see your sights or game in low light have at it. I have hunted with iron sights lots of times. The first deer I ever killed was with iron sights and a Marlin 336 in 30-30 Win. I used to feed my family with deer meat when we were as poor as Job's turkey and if I did not shoot or grow it we did not eat it with an old Colt 1911A1 45 ACP pistol with cast 200 gr SWC and kept shots under 50 yards with open sights. I could killed a deer for less than 5 cents with my hand loads. I have used all kinds of military type rifles since I am a collector. Some of my favorite are the M1 Garand, 1903A3 Springfield with their peep sights but the accuracy of the M96 Swede and K31 Schmidt Rubin with practice allows some really long shots precisely. I have also used my 1874 Sharps copy in 45-70 with black powder and my cast bullets which is a blast. If you want to have fun go for it but like Dirty Harry says " A man has to know his limitations." [/QUOTE]
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