This week on Tactical Rifleman I wanted to cover how to shoot close distances (CQB) with Iron Sights. Now, everyone says that you have to use a “red dot” for CQB, but what did we do BEFORE we had red dots? We did all these same drills with iron sights. However, the actual techniques that we used were slightly different. For example, many guys looked OVER their rear sights, and just used the front post. This also eliminates having to “hold high” to compensate for optic “Height over Bore” while taking precise shots within the room. Flip side is you are now hitting too high outside at 100 meters, and have to get in the habit of going back to your rear peep sight.
The big thing I want you to take away, is why I run backup Iron sights (BUIS). When running an optic, if your reticle dies (battery or broke glass), just look through the large optic window (your head is already there) and flip up that front sight. You will be driving tacks within 25 meters. Easy, but only easy if you practice it. Remember, combat shooting is all about developing muscle memory in training BEFORE the fight happens for real.
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Making my classmates mad when i run offset irons during a cqb class and still outshoot them 🤭
300 blackout huh, you must have blown your tax return like we teach. Also i like the sights being in line instead of offset. Im gonna have to try both
Great video Karl, that all makes a lot of practical sense to me.
What rifle is the .300 blackout?
CQB perfection is repetition
I prefer irons
I know this video is 3 years old, just found it 😅 but thought I would share a technique, you can use a foamy ear plug duct taped to your stock to get a consistent touch point to help with consistency with irons. I place mine to where the corner of my mouth just touches the foamy.
Is the rear sight needed? Can you just use the front iron sight?
Tactical Norm McDonald
Man, what a good video !
I tried a Drill a while back.
From the Prone ~20 yards, 2 slow shots each using the Large & Small Apertures, shooting along the Top of the Apertures, and using no Rear Sight at all.
The only one I found too inaccurate was using no Rear Sight (shot too low from point of "aim"). The rest all work well for Chest Shots !
👍👍
what kind of handgrips are those on the ar with top carrying handle?
Old school is good school.
This is awesome…i am 2 years late…for my agency all I run is irons…no dept money for cool optics. But irons are the best.
My home defense ar has a carry handle and front sight post. I like a challenge when I have the advantage
In the Marines I used irons to qualify in bootcamp, we had to shoot at targets 500 yards away. They're way more capable than people give them credit for. A lot of people nowadays getting into guns go straight for the red dots, and though there's nothing wrong with that, you're really doing yourself a disservice by not becoming proficient with irons. No matter how good an electronic is, it's still an electronic. And that means it relies on more parts (more potential failure points), batteries (bad ones, old ones, supply), glass (fogging, breaking, covered in mud/dirt), etc. As opposed to two pieces of metal.
Hi my name is gabe I'm blind in one eye are there any tips you have for my situation to help make me a better shooter? Thanks!
Thanks for the tips
This is the problem I'm running into while transitioning to a carbine with a red dot from several years of muscle memory using and training on a M16A2.
I have a Colt SP1 clone , and an AR-15, carbine length, fixed FSP, cowitnessed As I'm learning to use the red dot, I'm finding myself still trying to "look past" the red dot if you will and focusing on the FSP. Muscle memory is hard to get past, even the grip feels weird compared to a full length rifle. The carbine feels like a kids gun.
The truth is though, in spite of all that. I'm getting faster with the red dot, even though I still don't trust it 100%, though it has never failed.
This was a great video, even learned some new things about CQB with iron sights that I never knew before now.
Good info! 51??? I would of guessed maybe 41. I’m jealous lol.
What is USSF?
Hey I got a question here for TR team. How I can shoot a rifle if I am a lefty but right eye dominant without tilting the rifle sideways 45 degrees? Or can I simply change my dominant eye, is there a technique for it? Thanks.
One of your best, Karl. Thank You.
I’ve never owned and will probably never buy optics. Everything I use has iron sights.
I was lost when you said "im a f.a.g."
Is there a trick on; Range Estimation with iron sights?
Wow that was actually a new and rather unique option to make the dead optic the rear sight in a time sensitive situation. Thank you for the tip.