Videos tagged with Open Sights

The JTS AirStryke Carbine is a budget-friendly PCP air rifle, priced around $250, offering impressive value. It features AR-style furniture, an adjustable stock, and a threaded barrel for suppressors. While it includes open sights, they can interfere with scope mounting. The rifle delivers good accuracy, especially with slugs, at 50 yards, though performance at 100 yards is less consistent. It provides approximately 30 shots per fill and comes with two 10-shot magazines.

This guide details a technique for achieving long-range accuracy with a .44 Magnum lever-action rifle using only open sights, as demonstrated by an experienced shooter. It covers target setup, stable shooting positions, accounting for bullet drop, and executing precise shots at distances up to 300 yards. The shooter's expertise in long-range marksmanship with iron sights is evident throughout.

This video demonstrates the challenging practice of shooting a rifle without the aid of sights. It explores the skills and techniques required to aim and fire accurately when traditional sighting systems are unavailable. The content likely appeals to experienced shooters looking to test their marksmanship or those interested in historical or primitive shooting methods.

The Henry Homesteader 9mm carbine is reviewed, highlighting its reliability after thousands of rounds, with minimal jams attributed to specific magazine types. The review emphasizes its accuracy with and without a suppressor, noting no impact on feeding or point of aim. Key features include a switchable charging handle, Glock magazine compatibility, and a threaded barrel suitable for suppressors.

This video compares the point of impact shift between 150gr and 170gr .30-30 Winchester ammunition fired from a Marlin 30-30 rifle at 100 yards. The shooter, acknowledging their limitations with open sights, found that the rifle favored the 170gr loads, achieving sub-MOA accuracy. Adjustments were made to the rear sight to compensate for the observed elevation shift.

This review of the Henry Golden Boy .22LR lever-action rifle focuses on its accuracy potential with open sights at 50 and 100 yards. The reviewer found the rifle to be surprisingly accurate, especially with Federal ammunition, achieving groups around 1.5 inches at 50 yards. At 100 yards, the rifle demonstrated good accuracy for open sights, with shots grouping effectively for hunting or plinking applications.

This video reviews the Rossi R92 lever action rifle chambered in .44 Magnum with a 24-inch stainless octagonal barrel. The reviewer demonstrates its performance with various ammunition types, including Winchester 240-grain JSP and Magtech Cowboy Action rounds, highlighting recoil management and accuracy at 50 and 100 yards.

The Franchi Momentum All-Terrain Elite is a versatile bolt-action hunting rifle designed for all-weather use. It features a Midnight Bronze Cerakote finish, a True Timber Strata camo synthetic stock, and is chambered in .308 Winchester or .223 Remington. Key features include an 18-inch free-floated barrel, a 60-degree bolt throw, factory-installed Picatinny rail with flip-up open sights, an adjustable Relia-Trigger, and M-LOK slots on the forend. It comes with a 10-round Magpul AICS pattern magazine and a TSA recoil pad designed to reduce recoil.

This video showcases range fun with a Springfield Armory XD-M Elite 10mm handgun, focusing on shooting with newly installed XS Sights. The instructor highlights the benefits of open sights for a fundamental shooting experience and tests the firearm with Federal American Eagle and Armscor 10mm ammunition on steel and paper targets. The video provides insights into the sight picture, ammunition performance, and the overall handling of the 10mm XD-M platform.

This video provides an unboxing and initial shooting experience of the Henry H001 lever action rifle in .22 caliber. The presenter details the rifle's features, including its ability to chamber .22 Short, Long, and Long Rifle ammunition, and demonstrates the loading process. Initial accuracy tests are performed using a rest, followed by freehand shooting, offering insights into the rifle's action smoothness and trigger feel.

This video details a shooting competition featuring the M1 Garand rifle. Participants engage steel silhouette targets at 200 yards within a 90-second time limit, with the winner determined by the most hits. The M1 Garand's historical significance and technical features, such as its internal eight-round box magazine and the distinctive 'ping' of the ejected clip, are highlighted. The video also touches on the effectiveness of its aperture peep sights compared to open sights.

The video discusses the ongoing debate between using open sights versus red dot sights on handguns. The speaker, a firearms instructor, acknowledges the learning curve for transitioning to red dots but highlights their benefits for accuracy, especially on full-size handguns. He expresses a preference for traditional sights on his personal CCW handgun due to concerns about battery life and mechanical failure, while recognizing the popularity and effectiveness of red dots, particularly among younger shooters and for competition.