Originally Posted by
malakiblunt
FT and sillohete shooters use riflescopes and the 'Taco' hold if standing.
obviosily if your siting rifle scopes make it easier than pistol scopes with out resorting to the 'creedmour' style positions.
The "Taco hold" is not allowed in pistol FT as shot in the NEFTA winter league. Pistol must be held with arms extended. I understand it's allowed in pistol HFT as shot in the UKAHFT series but in a "freestyle" class, as opposed to the "traditional" class which is more like the NEFTA style.
Originally Posted by
malakiblunt
my club shoots 20yards issf with open sights so youd be laughin at 30yards with a 2x pistol scope.
ISSF targets are fine with open sights, but they're shot in good lighting. You might struggle seeing a 40mm or smaller silhouette in a dark wood at 20+ yds, especially if it's been well shot up. It can be difficult seeing the crosshairs of a pistol scope in such conditions as I don't know of any IR pistol scopes. I favour a small red dot myself.
The problem with open sights at different ranges is where to zero. If you zero for the closer or mid range ones, to hit the longer ones you could be holding over so much the foresight obscures the target. Zero for the longer targets and judging the hold-under is difficult for the mid-range.
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