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by gigag04
Sat Mar 25, 2006 4:28 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Are night sights REALLY necessary?
Replies: 47
Views: 6980

flintknapper wrote:When you say "people don't practice running away and shooting behind them", I take this to mean retreating (controlled) and possibly shooting as well. To literally "run" and hit your intended target is difficult, but I don't really know what they're teaching these days. For me, when its time to "run" I RUN! When I get to where I need to be, then its time to shoot.
Actually infantry tactics would disagree. Though not directly transferable, the concept may applicable. When you start taking direct fire (ambush, sniper, assualt) your squad/team drops and starts popping of 3rd bursts aiming at whatever you can see. You lay a huge base of fire and then after 30-40 rds you click to single shot and point fire once its suppressed. As long as it is reasonably safe to do so...firing at some while running is fairly tactical.

Unless you're my best friend that was in Iraq for year (stood and fired back into direct fire recieved on cover-less bridge)...you (or a BG) will hit the ground when the firing starts...or also seek cover.

Am I on the right track Chris??


-nick
by gigag04
Fri Mar 24, 2006 3:02 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Are night sights REALLY necessary?
Replies: 47
Views: 6980

Also - aren't guns considered a tool for self defense? Couldn't night sights be considered the same? A tool...useful for locating the sight posts at night. The sight posts happen to be in a fixed location so you CAN locate the gun with them...among other things.

Just another way I'm thinking about this...

-nick
by gigag04
Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:33 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Are night sights REALLY necessary?
Replies: 47
Views: 6980

For me night sights are more of a beacon (hey you're gun is HERE) than a sighting device. In a SD defense encounter I would imagine I'm not going to have a sight picture, its going to muscle memory, but I like seeign glowing dots....its reassuring...and kind of cool.

-nick

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