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Re: Merkel open sights
      10/12/07 01:39 PM

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Correct, and if you'd read his first post, you'd know that he asked his question because he's already experiencing the normal limitations of the poor sights that you repeatedly recommend - the square notch and flat post that comes on Merkels. Re-read his post and look at the photo. The makers use them on these guns not because they're what's best, but because they're cheap. Almost all of the guys I know personally that have bought Merkels have had the same reaction that Mouse did and have had them replaced them with better sights - expresses. You recommended what he already has and doesn't like.




I beg to differ. In fact, his front sight is not what I recommended at all.

The problem with his sights are that the front sight is a fuzzy colored mush. It is in fact not what I recommended and in fact it approximates and does exactly what a round front sight does, at least for my eyes; it provides a hazy reference point, good only for big, clearly defined targets.

Take a deep breath and read the posts again.

Another man's opinion follows. I'll post it again here for the folks reading this one, too.

"THE TRADITIONAL OPEN V BACKSIGHT IS A SECOND-RATE CHOICE, FIT ONLY TO SERVE AS AN EMERGENCY STAND-BY. THE 'GHOST RING' APERTURE (JEFF COOPER'S DESCRIPTION) IS VASTLY SUPERIOR UNDER ALL CONDITIONS, FOR ANY PURPOSE WHATSOEVER." Finn Aagaard, American Rifleman, March 1984, page 76.

I agree with this. Unable to use a peep due to scope mounts or whatever, however, I'll stick with a big square rear like that on 93Mouse's Merkel, combined with a big square, black front {not the fuzzy, glowing, colored, bead-like plastic thing he wants to get rid of}, or did I say something to that effect already?

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* Merkel open sights 93mouse 23/11/07 01:34 AM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 9.3x57   25/11/07 01:07 AM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights ozhunter   25/11/07 01:17 AM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights zimhunter   25/11/07 01:58 AM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 93mouse   21/01/08 07:37 PM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 93mouse   07/03/08 07:12 PM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 93mouse   26/11/07 07:39 PM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 400NitroExpress   27/11/07 03:30 AM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 93mouse   27/11/07 05:47 AM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 9.3x57   28/11/07 05:14 PM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 93mouse   28/11/07 06:47 PM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights DarylS   08/12/07 03:35 AM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 9.3x57   08/12/07 04:56 AM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 400NitroExpress   08/12/07 07:48 AM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 9.3x57   08/12/07 11:51 AM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 400NitroExpress   10/12/07 01:33 PM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 9.3x57   10/12/07 01:39 PM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 400NitroExpress   11/12/07 02:56 AM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 9.3x57   11/12/07 03:35 AM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 93mouse   24/12/07 07:43 PM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights peter   24/12/07 08:29 PM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 9.3x57   25/12/07 01:50 AM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights hoppdoc   11/12/07 12:12 AM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 93mouse   10/12/07 08:11 PM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights JabaliHunter   08/12/07 04:44 AM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 93mouse   08/12/07 01:09 AM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 400NitroExpress   08/12/07 07:05 AM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 9.3x57   08/12/07 01:53 AM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights Bill_Cooley   28/11/07 01:47 PM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 9.3x57   27/11/07 01:14 AM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights hoppdoc   24/11/07 09:18 PM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights Kalunga   24/11/07 11:30 PM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights CptCurlAdministrator   23/11/07 02:50 AM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 9.3x57   23/11/07 04:58 AM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights hoppdoc   23/11/07 06:07 AM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights beleg2   23/11/07 06:33 AM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 93mouse   23/11/07 07:15 PM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights 400NitroExpress   24/11/07 06:07 PM
. * * Re: Merkel open sights DGR375   24/11/07 06:34 PM

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