SemperFiUSMC
Master
- Jun 23, 2009
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You asked about which is better - scoped or open sights. The answer is yes.
Learn to shoot first with iron sights. Learn the BRASS technique. That's what they taught us in the Corps. If you have a 10/22 get a set of peep sights. If they're good enough for Appleseed shooters, they're good enough for you.
Use the peep sights to develop your gross skills. Master the rifle, then throw a scope on. I use a 4-16 mildot, which out to 100 yards will allow me to zero in on an eyeball. Yeah it's overkill, but with a .22 you require acute accuracy. The mildot allows for quick ranging, which is important whether you plan to fire or not.
As for a .22 being (or not being, as the case may be) a good defensive weapon, I'll bet there are a few high speed operators (or those that used to be) on this forum that will tell you that a firearm is not the best defensive weapon at all. Firearms give away position, and what can be seen will be killed.
Learn to shoot first with iron sights. Learn the BRASS technique. That's what they taught us in the Corps. If you have a 10/22 get a set of peep sights. If they're good enough for Appleseed shooters, they're good enough for you.
Use the peep sights to develop your gross skills. Master the rifle, then throw a scope on. I use a 4-16 mildot, which out to 100 yards will allow me to zero in on an eyeball. Yeah it's overkill, but with a .22 you require acute accuracy. The mildot allows for quick ranging, which is important whether you plan to fire or not.
As for a .22 being (or not being, as the case may be) a good defensive weapon, I'll bet there are a few high speed operators (or those that used to be) on this forum that will tell you that a firearm is not the best defensive weapon at all. Firearms give away position, and what can be seen will be killed.