ka bar Posted August 13, 2014 Share #1 Posted August 13, 2014 Hello to you all I have a question... In movies such as The Thin Red Line and Band of Brothers.... When a trooper sees an enemy from a distance, he clicks something a few times on his sight before he aims like a wheel or a disc Is it something to do with adjusting his sight? How does this improve aim? Or is it a Hollywood thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted August 13, 2014 Share #2 Posted August 13, 2014 Turning the wheel raises or lowers the rear sight thus allowing the firer to adjust his aim according to distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1ashooter Posted August 13, 2014 Share #3 Posted August 13, 2014 I think its really more of a movie thing. I'm a Garand guy. My battle zero is set for 300 yards. Which means with out adjustments I should be able to hit a man size target out to 300 yards without adjusting the rear sight for elevation. Seeing a man size target and hitting it is another story if they are moving and blending in to the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ka bar Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted August 13, 2014 Oh, I see... So the sight maybe "set" at a certain distance Then if the trooper needs to shoot an enemy either further or closer, he makes adjustments if needed... Got it... So, does one click equal what...50 yards, 100yards? Then I suppose the soldier needs to be a pretty good judge of distance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlymb Posted August 13, 2014 Share #5 Posted August 13, 2014 I think most soldiers in a battle situation would have the sight set at a certain distance and make individual guesstimated corrections for any other distance when aiming, rather then adjusting the sight itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ka bar Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted August 13, 2014 Yeah, fair point... Thanks for that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted August 13, 2014 Share #7 Posted August 13, 2014 I'm sure aiming a little high or low was the route to go - especially in the heat of battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted August 13, 2014 Share #8 Posted August 13, 2014 Always wondered about that myself. Thanks D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted August 13, 2014 Share #9 Posted August 13, 2014 There's the regulation firing-range way of doing it, under the eyes of the instructor....and the purely practical way when you're actually involved in a firefight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigschuss Posted August 13, 2014 Share #10 Posted August 13, 2014 Oh, I see... So the sight maybe "set" at a certain distance Then if the trooper needs to shoot an enemy either further or closer, he makes adjustments if needed... Got it... So, does one click equal what...50 yards, 100yards? Then I suppose the soldier needs to be a pretty good judge of distance The rear sight can indeed be set for any distance, but as M1Ashooter mentioned, with a battle zero set at 300 yards, a GI could hit a man-sized target out to 300 yards by holding center of mass. So, he does not really need to be a good judge of distance. You must remember that hundreds of thousands of GI's who were drafted had never shot a rifle before. The M1 Garand was, by design, a very effective killing tool even in the hands of inexperience soldiers. Point and shoot, if you will. Also, the WWII Garands had lock-bar rear sights. To adjust the sight a soldier had to first loosen a locking bar that kept the sight locked in place, then adjust the site, then re-lock the locking bar. This would not have happened in combat like you see in the movies. 1 click equals 1 inch at 100 yards. My brother and I shoot Garands quite a bit at the range, and we play a game much like HORSE in basketball. I'll call a shot…"300 yards, prone, battle zero set at 300" and take it…if I make it he has to take it and gets an H if he misses and so on. Things get fun when we start messing with the ranges and battle zero…"100 yards, kneeling, battle zero set for 300." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ka bar Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share #13 Posted August 13, 2014 Beautiful photos sabrejet, many thanks Thanks for the great answer bigschuss and everyone else Geez, I would love to own a M1 Garand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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