14Dec06

Excellent optics advice from my friends and colleagues, Fred Blish and Pat Rogers:

"The issue of rifle optics fogging/frosting at inconvenient times ca n be address simply by using your binocular vision. When trying to look through a fogged, optical sight, just open both eyes. Your brain will superimpose th e illuminated reticle on the downrange area, even though the optic itself is blocked. This trick works with EOTech, Aimpoint, and most of the others wi th illuminated reticles. In fact, it is nothing new. First generation Trijic ons (OEG) harnessed this same principle. It takes some practice, and not every one can do it, but it is a critical skill and one of which we all need to be aware.

Modern, fighting optics enable us to see more, and see more precisely, than

do iron sights. However, they have no effect on the trigger, so they won't

make us shoot any better than before they existed. Thus, all of us must fi rst learn to shoot well! We should learn the art of rifle shooting on iron sights (at a point in our lives while our eyes are still sharp!). And, eve n when we migrate to optics, particularly those requiring batteries, defaulting to

iron sights should always be fast and well practiced. With serious rifles,

iron sights should never be far away!"

Amen, amen!

/John