It is amazing what can be done with good eyesight and iron sights.StewNTexas wrote:Back when I was young, and good, I shot on the USMC rifle team. Routine distance was 600 yards, and did some work at 1,000 yds. Used a heavily massaged Garand, boat tails from Frankfort Arsenel, iron sights. Have a few chunks of 14k from various matches and places. All iron sights.
I'd love to have the vision that I had at age 20.
One of the reasons F-Class Long Range Shooting competition has become so popular so fast is the aging baby boomer population. Being able to use a scope is very useful for 50's-60's year-old eyes that can no longer come close to seeing 600-1000 yard targets.