I have a target range on my property and me and my sons shoot a couple days a week the target is at a maximum range of 50 yards. Mostly at cans and 4 inch circle targets. We pest and hunt and none of us use scopes. None of us shoot tight little groups like I see posted here our groups are within the 4 inches circle usually. Probably because we shoot using iron sights.
So my question is. Do the competitions all of you go to have categories for iron sight shooters?
I shoot field target. The target scoring holes are 1/2" to 1 1/2" and are shot from 10 yards to 55 yards. You could shoot hunter class setting on a bucket or seat with no arm rest and use a set of shooting sticks. There is not a division for iron sights. You can shoot at the shoots as long as your gun is 20 foot pounds or below. Go to a shoot and have fun. Most match directors will pair you with a experienced shooter and most guys will help you learn. Don
You can shoot iron sights in field target at unknown distances from 10 yards out to 55 yards with kill zones ranging from 3/8" to 1.5" in diameter. There is no official iron sight only class in field target (www.AAFTA.org) but at a local level match directors usually can make exceptions. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=field+target
Also you can shoot air rifle silhouette (standing position only) at 1/10 scale silhouette steel targets (20 yard chickens, 30 yard pigs, 36 yard turkeys and 45 yard rams). You shoot 5 silhouette targets at the prescribed distances - one shot each (5 total) from left to right all standing within 2 1/2 minutes. Here is a YouTube link to the rimfire version but it is shot exactly the same way.
There is a target rifle class that allows iron or aperture sights.
Formal 10-meter competition is shot only with iron sights, though these are usually sophisticated aperture sights and not sporting “notch” sights.
Although nothing prevents you from shooting with iron sights, in an FT match it would be a GREAT challenge.
Some years ago, a couple of friends and I decided to shoot Iron Sights, but by that we meant apertures and finely adjustable sights in an FT match.
It was a lot of fun, but we would have come rock bottom of the chart. Having said that, if three shooters show up wanting to shoot in a special way, most FT match directors will allow a special squad and you all shoot the course together.
There is an initiative to develop an iron-sights friendly FT variation, you would have to write to Pyramyd Air in the Pyramyd Air Cup website and declare your interest to have this added to the Cup.
IMHO, it could be shot concurrently to the FT pistol match, as the distances and target sizes should more or less parallel each other.
To tell the truth, unless there is some serious show of interest, the initiative will remain an initiative.
HTH
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