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Centre hold vs six O'clock for precision shooting

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Post by hammerli Mon Jan 01, 2024 1:10 am

I know this topic has been discussed thread bare.
In 1981 I was at Ft Benning and met the great Eric Buljung who was shooting with a Centre Hold and everyone there said it was better for "Calling" and you did not have to change sights when shooting Centre Fire Duel. 

Later I was influenced by the European school and kept a sub 6 hold.
In 1986 I shot Centre Fire with a revolver and since the sights were not that fine I just used a Centre Hold for precision and did well.
over time i switched back to Sub 6 hold and have stayed there but as I get older and eyes get "weaker" I wonder if I should make the change and hold centre for precision and duell.
Apologies for raising this old subject again

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Post by joem5636 Mon Jan 01, 2024 7:02 am

Center hold works better for me at 80. I found 6 o’clock to be very sensitive to lighting conditions even back in my 30’s. Understanding that you don’t need a sharp image of the target is the first step. I use glasses with +1D added to my distance prescription to see the front sight and a somewhat fuzzy target.

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Post by TonyH Mon Jan 01, 2024 8:24 am

If YOUR eyes can align the sights against a black background, try center hold for a while and see how it works for you....tough question for someone else to answer, imo.
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Post by JRV Mon Jan 01, 2024 9:42 am

This depends completely on your eyes and the lighting at your range. I’ve used both holds with identical results. I settled on a close sub-6 (confirming sight picture based on a little visible white under bull) because there’s no sight adjustment needed between lines with my guns, the hold works well for 10m AP, and I have an all-white background to confirm sight alignment. That last point is more forgiving to my eyes. Less fatigue over a match.

Area aiming works—hold error that runs parallel to the sights is tiny at the target when compared to angular error accepted by fatigued eyes.

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