Posted by W.A on April 19, 2001 at 18:03:19:
Has anyone tried the
triangular apertures??
If so, could you give me some feedback?
Thanks
Posted by Richard Ashmore on April 19, 2001 at 18:57:53:
What triangular
aperture? They're not allowed on air pistols.
Posted by Andre on April 19, 2001 at 21:03:13:
The new ISSF rules don't
specify anything about the shape of the sights, as long as they are metallic,
open sights. I've never seen anyone use triangular sights in an air pistol
(although Steyr has a sexy new 9mm that incorporates triangular sights), but I
haven't seen anything that would prohibit them.
Posted by PGFaini on April 19, 2001 at 21:19:42:
You said it yourself,
the operative word being "OPEN". An aperture sight, while a metallic sight, is
not an open sight, and is not allowed for pistol. Of course you could try them
on a rifle, but when looking through it, the physiology of the eye would center
in the triangle, and make it appear circular. What would be the benefit ?Paul
Posted by Andre on April 20, 2001 at 18:30:39:
As I've said, I've never
tried that, but it is perfectly possible to build triangular OPEN metallic
sights. Steyr has adopted the concept for its new 9mm combat pistol, as I
mentioned. So it might be worth a try. And it's not against the rules.
Posted by PGFaini on April 20, 2001 at 19:19:49:
Andre, You're right, as
long as it's an open sight, not an aperture sight. This topic was discussed this
board a few months ago, with the conclusion that one could cut a narrow slit in
the top of the aperture, and it would then qualify as an open sight. I don't
know if the fellow ever tried it out, but it's great to have people who are
willing to try something different. If we didn't we'd still be competing with
sling shots. :=)....Paul :
Posted by Larry Sawyer on April 19, 2001 at 23:37:19:
: Of course you
could try them on a rifle, but when looking through it, the physiology of the
eye would center in the triangle, and make it appear circular. What would be the
benefit?....Paul
I hate to be blunt, but... Nonsense. I see a triangle when
I look at the front sight.
After all, it is a triangle.
I bought one a few
weeks ago just to try it. It seemed just bizarre enough to warrant a look. I was
told by Neal Johnson (where I bought it) that the theory is that instead of
looking at and referencing an infinite number of points around a circle, your
eye only has to deal with three-- the flat sides of the triangle.
I've only
used it a few times, but it takes very little time to get used to it. I stuck it
on my air rifle, and shot no better or worse. It actually did seem to center a
bit more quickly. In other words, you acquire the image sooner. I've now begun
to concentrate on smallbore again now that it's warm out and I can get out and
shoot. I'll likely not shoot air rifle until fall again. My own personal concern
is that I don't want to get used to a circular aperture and then switch to
triangular, and then back again. I like to know what to expect in my sight
picture.
So, I may not stick with it. But for someone who only shoots one
rifle at one distance (air), it's a real option in my opinion. Try it. They cost
about 7.00 and do give a very crisp sight picture.
Posted by PGFaini on April 20, 2001 at 18:12:47:
: Larry, I'm sorry, I
nonsensically assumed the aperture sight referred to, was the rear sight, in
which case it wouldn't appear as a triangle. I'll try not to engage in such
nonsensical assumptions in the future. This bulletin board is no place for such
nonsensicalness. I suppose it's because I've (foolishly I admit), always in my
forty-five years of target shooting and gunsmithing, called front sights that
used inserts of any style, "Globe Sights", and receiver sights, "Aperture
Sights". I guess International-Style shooting, to which I'm comparatively new,
has it's own peculiar Jargon....
Paul
Posted by W.A on April 20, 2001 at 13:05:05:
Have you tried them on your
smallbore?
Well, I never tried the triangular apertures but it seems that it
should be "easier" to center the ring.
Posted by Greg Derr on April 20, 2001 at 06:31:13:
Spas Koprinknov(sp?)
showed me a set of sight like this just after he defected from the Bulgarian
team in 1995.The sight was interesting but did not show any real improvement in
either ease of viewing of shooting. Spas was a World Champion free pistol
shooter 577 at age 17.He now coaches in Finland
Posted by Ernie on April 20, 2001 at 21:40:57:
I've been using one on my
air rifle. Got it from Neal Stepp at ISS -- mostly just for my own amazement.
Scores don't seem any different but it IS a bit less tiring on the eye...at
least it 'feels' that way to me.
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