Changed Scopes

[Mortblanc]

Sometimes the sun, glare and shadow will play with the sight picture when using open sights. Using a scope eliminates that problem.

In the old days they used to put a small brass bead on top of the front sight and that really created some optical illusions. You see few of those any more.

I thought that the inclusion of a built in scope on your Enfield service rifle was a very progressive step, you were beaten out only by the Austrians in that move.

Even here in the states we have stopped qualifying our recruits using iron sights. All of our M4 rifles are equipped with optics for training.

The flat top of the receiver and the P-rail included in the design makes the use of several different optics practical.

When my youngest was in Iraq, back in 2005, one of the requests for inclusion in his care package was a 4x scope. He was in the Marine Corps and they did not yet issue optics to all riflemen.

I sent him both the 4x scope and a red dot reflex sight. He wound up using the red dot more than the scope. It was better for twilight and night firing.