by in2anity » 16 Oct 2021, 4:11 pm
Ruin, if you can see yourself getting into Target Rifle (aka fullbore aka palma), Service Rifle, or Smallbore (22lr target rifle), or any other competition that involves shooting off the elbows, with the aid of a stabilising sling, then there is no escaping mastering ye olde iron sights. It requires much practise and experience to master, but is an addictive challenge once you start being graded. The best TR shooters are grouping into 1moa at all distances out to 1km - now there's a truely phenominal achievement.
If you think you'll take the simpler route and join the F-brigade (which puts more of a demand on precision ammo and equipment) then masterning the irons will be of little benefit to you.
Both routes demand a mastering of "reading the wind", which takes a lot of time and experience on the range, under all conditions.
At what point does lack of maintenance become patina?