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<blockquote data-quote="RMulhern" data-source="post: 391660" data-attributes="member: 999"><p>bigbuck</p><p></p><p>Sad to say.....very few people these days know the 'art' of using aperture sights! If you're under 40 years of age....and have not had an NRA HP shooter as a Father/Mother....basically all that is known is the use of scope sights!! Look at our military!! They don't teach marksmanship any longer; rather massed fire! The powers that be figure the more lead thrown toward the enemy the better and that is far from the truth! When I went through Boot Camp in 1958 my unit spent two weeks aka 80 hours on what was known as the PRI Circle. PRI = Preliminary Rifle Instruction! That was where we studied correct shooting positions, sight alignment, sight picture, trigger control and proper use of the sights! Now....our guys are lucky if they can get 10 hours from competent instructors....so much so that the military is having to mount scope sights on combat rifles!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RMulhern, post: 391660, member: 999"] bigbuck Sad to say.....very few people these days know the 'art' of using aperture sights! If you're under 40 years of age....and have not had an NRA HP shooter as a Father/Mother....basically all that is known is the use of scope sights!! Look at our military!! They don't teach marksmanship any longer; rather massed fire! The powers that be figure the more lead thrown toward the enemy the better and that is far from the truth! When I went through Boot Camp in 1958 my unit spent two weeks aka 80 hours on what was known as the PRI Circle. PRI = Preliminary Rifle Instruction! That was where we studied correct shooting positions, sight alignment, sight picture, trigger control and proper use of the sights! Now....our guys are lucky if they can get 10 hours from competent instructors....so much so that the military is having to mount scope sights on combat rifles!! [/QUOTE]
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