Saw this and thought someone here might find it interesting
I've been playing lots of Fallout New Vegas, so iron sights make me want to act up
this post was submitted on 09 Jun 2024
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The peep sight on the Ross rifle is in a weird spot.
Title! Indeed, very title!
M1 Garand is still popular, as a ping machine
So for a left-handed shooter, the M1 Garand is the only good one?
They are usable left handed. There is no issue at all with looking down the sights. The bolt action is slightly more awkward to operate quickly, but not insurmountable.
The M1 carbine, is like the M1 Garand also semi-auto, making it equal in regard follow-up shot speed. (Actually probably functionally faster because it is more controllable).
Enfield No. 4 - theater mode
Yes, that one is strange enough that I looked it up. I believe the chart may be mistaken. Based on some internet skimming it looks like that's actually an Enfield No. 1 Mk 5 rear sight, like this:
The No. 4 series seemed to start with a peep to ladder sight like this:
They look like fancy can openers
That would look more like this:
Mauser 98? Is it because it is far from forgotten?
The Mauser is on the chart.
Which one is it?
K98k.