POTD: Concamo – Shooting with Secondary Sights
Secondary sights – everybody talks about them. TFB’s comments section is full of comments telling how important they are. But how often do we even zero them? Is your secondary sight zeroed, or do you just wait for the main optic to break (probably when you need it the most) before you do that?
The picture from Concamo above, our Photo Of The Day, reflects this and you can see a soldier aiming through his side-mounted secondary iron sights.
The rifle is from Heckler & Koch. The main optic is an EOTech.
-Too late, you’re dead. Lasers and secondary sights, it seems.
TFB has some Concamo gear on order. Perhaps we’ll get back with a review in the future. I’m quite interested to see how they work against IR and Thermal Imaging.
Below: Note the folded secondary sights on the HK below as well.
All pictures by Concamo. Confusion Camouflage Made in Germany.
I quote one of our commenters from the Blitzkrieg AR-15 Spike Front Sight post: “why does anybody look through glass to see irons anymore, 45 them out where they’re supposed to be.”
Is he right or wrong? Let us know what you think below.
Ex-Arctic Ranger. Competitive practical shooter and hunter with a European focus. Always ready to increase my collection of modern semi-automatics, optics, thermals and suppressors. TCCC Certified. Occasionaly seen in a 6x6 Bug Out Vehicle, always with a big smile.
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On my rifle I have an HK style Troy front folding sight at 1/3 cowitness with a red dot with the rear iron sight folded. Some argue having a reference point is a good thing. The dot ends up at the top of the gap in the ring so if the red dot fails with a normal cheek weld I can still hit the target without having to do anything like flip up the rear or close a lens cap. On the other hand my Scorpion doesn't have a reference point because I can use the irons through the pass-through in the red dot mount, although I considered putting the same front sight on it.
I don't buy Aimpoints or Eotechs because they don't play nice with my astigmatism and the price. Having an option makes me feel better, even if I never need it.
The 45 degree angle is quite comfortable for me and feels stable but I wouldn't use irons. That's just my preference after trying both options.
Zero both next question!