Today, rifle scopes are inconceivably better than what was around in the ’50s. Even the U.S. military has gone to the ACOG, which is an optical sight, after a century of iron. (The fact that we ...

The XTI2 DXS Ember Standard Dot 45° Offset Iron Sights kit contains a front and rear sight, some thread locker, and a tiny Allen wrench for sight adjustment. The sights mount on the top rail of ...

Co-witnessing works best when the flip-up sights use the bottom third of the optic. This ensures that the optic has an iron sight back up or confirmation when needed. Practice ...

Iron sights seem to be an after-thought these days. It wasn't too long ago, however, when hunters were dependent on them. Scopes were a "new-fangled" item, neither very reliable nor very good.

Iron sights may once again gain in favor because of an apparent resurgence of interest in the real world of hunting, as opposed to the 1,000-yard world of pseudo-hunting.

Iron sights are good for most any shooting outside of long-range precision shooting. As with anything else, the more you understand them, the better they will serve you.

With a peep sight, the shooter looks at the front sight and the target. At ranges of up to 100 yards, I shoot my Swede with a Williams peep sight as well as I shoot my scoped rifle.

The variable aperture, windage adjustable rear sight worn on a Century Arms C93 demonstrates how versatile iron sights can be. Today we have thermal, infrared and zoom ranges unheard of in the past.

Same could be true with a range pistol — one that is never carried. Some will practice with no iron sight on a range or game pistol and carry the same kind of pistol with iron sights.