Re: Invisible sights: handgun sighting options in dim light




"Advocate54" <llafrin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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# # As I discovered yesterday when the lights dim the accuracy disappears
# # Aside from the obvious answer to flip up the light switch in the stall
# # is there anything else can be done to cure the problem?
# # I think it's not dark enough at the indoor range for a flashlight
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# In my opinion, the most important question when talking about low light
# shooting is this: Can you identify your target? Tritium night sights and
# lasers are cool, but I don't see the point if you are shooting at center
# mass of a silhouette that is impossible to positively identify.
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Roger that. Firing without clearly identifying the target, at least to the
point of positively determining friend or foe, is a disaster waiting to
happen. Practicing doing this is practicing the wrong thing.

b.



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