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Rangefinder
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absolutely no reason why not in fact it would be great fun to do it..... now.... who do I know who has a rifle with open sights????
kennyc
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Why would you want to put yourself at a disadvantage while doing a shooting test.
kennyc
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to make it a real test, and avoid falling asleep ?
Providing you can shoot the test I don't see it as a disadvantage. If you can do it reliably that is. The Swiss citizen soldiers who we were watching last weekend, have to qualify out to 300 metres with open sights. Probably just a matter of knowing your kit. (Young eyes probably aren't a disadvantage though)
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When I did my DSC1 now ten years ago we were told you could use any rifle you like provided it was deer legal and you could use any aid or rest etc that you would take stalking. They said you could use a bench rest rifle and full shooting bench if that was your normal stalking equipment and you could demonstrate that it was by silently carrying it a few hundred yards up a hill or through a wood. Provided you can achieve the following with open sights, and to be honest no reason why you should n't if your eyes are any good and used to using to open sights
4. Shooting. This has 2 parts. First, the candidate must put 3 shots inside a 4 inch circle on a zero target from 100 yards. Three attempts at this are allowed in any one day. When that has been achieved, the candidate can then have 3 attempts (in any one day) to put:
- (a) 2 shots into the killing area of a deer target from 100 yards (in any position using normal stalking aids such as rucksack or bipod);
- (b) 2 shots into the killing area of a deer target from 70 yards sitting or kneeling (again normal aids such as bipod or sticks may be used);
- (c) 2 shots into the killing area of a deer target from 40 yards standing (sticks may be used).
Some may look at you with open sights, but when I did mine there were a number of candidates who could n't achieve the above with top of the range scopes etc.
Where a lot failed was on the zeroing target - the bullets have to be in the four inch circle. Quite a few failed because their group, whilst small was not within the circle, but on the top edge.
Why is it a disadvantage? The first 5 Bisley meets I went to while I was in the forces where all open sights. With most of us hitting a 12" bull at 500m at least 8 from 10 times with the SLR. The long range gang shoot at 1200m with open sights, it just practice.
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mickjgardner
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+1 on the slr.I could hit a man size target at 600m consistently.When we changed over to sa 80 with an optical sight i never shot any better than i did with slr because i had to shoot the sa 80 from the right shoulder and i am a left hander due to my right eye being hopeless
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