1.0The Mag Lifehttps://gunmagwarehouse.com/blogJames Hebertrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4vDQJUbQso"><a href="https://gunmagwarehouse.com/blog/how-to-use-iron-sights/">How To Use Iron Sights</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gunmagwarehouse.com/blog/how-to-use-iron-sights/embed/#?secret=4vDQJUbQso" width="600" height="338" title="“How To Use Iron Sights” — The Mag Life" data-secret="4vDQJUbQso" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://gunmagwarehouse.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://gunmagwarehouse.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sw-432-uc-sights.jpg800600It is sometimes joked that iron sights are the manual transmission of gun sights. As someone who learned and continues to drive a manual but sometimes dabbles with an automatic transmission, I get the joke. Iron sights have been around the longest and take more conscious thought to use accurately. But whether you start out with iron sights and go to optics or vice versa, the concept of sight alignment and sight picture remain the main hurdle that you have to deal with no matter what sighting device you choose.