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The famous Springfield Model of 1903 went to war with essentially a Patridge type sight system: square post with U-notch, ideal for six o’clock hold with flat blade level at top of notch. The M-1 Garand (pronounced Gare´-end, not Gah-rand´, by the way) had an aperture sight adjustable to 1,200 yards. Most gunners today still learn with iron sights. The modern shooter is smart to add iron sight savvy to his or her body of knowledge because, geriatric as they may be, irons are here to stay. They are effective, light in weight, rugged, reliable, and they retain the sleek lines of rifles when that is important cosmetically or for rattlesnake speed in tight spots.

The Ghost Ring front sight is usually, but not always, coupled with a White Stripe front sight from the same manufacturer.

This Ghost Ring rear sight is provided with a large aperture to give the “ghost image” picture of sharp front sight on target with “ghostly” image in the aperture.

The dovetail slot into which a rear sight would be placed. The dovetail slot allows the drifting of a rear sight from right to left for changing bullet impact on the target from right to left.