From a former Marine using iron-sights you should be able to shoot at a typical target effectively up to 300 yards/meters and a silhouette target at up to 500. Of course the M-4 (military variant of what you are shooting) is supposed to be not as effective at 500 as it is a carbine.BrianSW99 wrote:I finally got to the range with my new CMMG bargain bin AR-15. They say when you buy it the lower can be any one of several different brands, but mine came with a CMMG lower. I've added the A.R.M.S 40L rear sight and UTG rail system that I purchased from The Annoyed Man, a UTG vertical grip, and a Troy sling. The picture isn't very good..it was taken with my iPhone in fairly low light.
Here are my targets from the range. The one on the left was shot first. This was at 50yds using the iron sights with the barrel resting on a sandbag to help steady. This is the first time I've shot an AR, or really any rifle since my boy scout days with a .22 bolt action, so I'm not really sure what's considered good for that distance using the iron sights. That green circle sure looked small at 50yds. I don't really see how I could go much further or group tighter than that without optics or a rifle rest. What's considered good at that distance using iron sights?
Brian
Even with iron-sights the AR platform is a pretty good shooter at most target-range distances. I think you will enjoy it.