Use the polymer stock in the field in brush country and keep the wood stock pristine for looks. Discussion in 'Rifle Country' started by horsey300, Nov 6, 2016. Red dot and holographic sights are faster to get on target, but technology has not yet evolved to allow them to make long-range precise shots. A friend of mine brought out an inheritance today and it was a blast! Browse .243 Rifles for sale from our community of shooting enthusiasts on the UK’s #1 gun marketplace. Almost all of the ones I see are drilled & tapped with no iron sights :banghead:. I am looking for a new ( or used) rifle.
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Iron sights have long served as the primary aiming device on hunting rifles, from the venerable muzzle loading Kentucky rifles of the American Frontier to modern rifles relied upon for hunting dangerous game in austere and unforgiving conditions.
horsey300 Member. Due to a vast array of adjustments that can be made on iron sights you can engage at longer ranges with more precision. Description: You are bidding on a new Browning X-Bolt Hunter with open sights in 243 Winchester and a 22" barrel. Sometimes a bead front is used in conjunction with a peep or ghost ring, but a post generally provides a better sight picture for the most precision. The rear sight is a buckhorn with a click adjust for two positions. Official review in Australian Shooter November 2001. Search, buy and sell Rifles on GunStar today! There's also this Webley & Scott Empire rifle (manufactured by Howa, not in USA) to consider that comes with both a wood stock and polymer stock ANIB but no iron sights, you'd have to get a gunsmith to add the iron sights. I got them in when I first became a distributor … Joined: Sep 3, 2016 Messages: 2,147 Location: Wyobraska. In this, our seventh, official Australian Shooter firearm review we looked at a number of hunting-type centrefire rifles. Excluding target-styled sights, with open rifle sights there are two basic versions. They are beefy guns, with well protected front sights. Fast & Free shipping on many items! It was decided to test them in .243 calibre because, according to factory ammunition sales, this is the most popular calibre in Australia. The ergos of the stock are actually rather nice. When compared to a red dot optic a good set of iron can be more precise. Retail on these is is $575 and $675. I want a .308 short action maybe a youth model as my son will be using as much or more then I will. 3 Iron Sights VS Modern Optics. Thread Status: Not open for further replies. I intend to put a scope on it but I like having open sight also. The most common is the blade rear and bead front, the other is the peep or ghost-ring rear and post front. Why don't they put open sights on bolt action rifle any more? .243 bolt action centrefire rifles review.