Iron Sights

IN MOST CASES, the term ‘iron-sights’ describes an elementary aiming arrangement which consists of st, a bead, or a small ring for a front-sight which is fitted near the muzzle. In some cases this may be covered with a shading hood or protected by bracketing wings. A second sight toward the rear of the barrel serves to align the aim with the front sight through a notch set into a blade. Alternatively, the rear sight can be an aperture fitted onto or behind the receiver or ‘action’. Although generally simple in design, some aperture sights situated near the eye are instruments of great precision as seen in the two-axis vernier types fitted to Bisley rifles.

Aperture sights are sometimes