rsm
Well-known member
I also practice shooting with my iron sights; they may be all I have if I have to move fast and don't have time to turn on the optical power.I used to hate AK irons and bash them as crude and shitty all the time until I put some real range time in with them. They are crude but surprisingly effective. Obviously not as nice as AR irons but they are still perfectly serviceable. That said I still run an aimpoint with lower 1/3rd co-witness of the irons....
on some firearms I can use both my optical and iron sights at the same time, I'll leave the iron sights centered and adjust my optical for windage, etc., and adjust as needed as I fire.
many of my sights are battery powered but also have sight markers I can see with the power on/off. also have a flir thermal sight that works great.