Centra Rearsight
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 8:45 am
I'm looking to get back into smallbore shooting after a pretty long absence during which I have remained a very active fullbore (high power/palma for those of you in the US) shooter in the UK.
I am interested in getting the Centra "long range" rearsight for an Anschutz rifle. The main reason is that I can get it with a right handed thread so I won't confuse myself using smallbore sights which turn one way and fullbore sights that turn the other (I'm easily confused!). I also like the vernier scales so that you can know exactly where the sights are set (it was something that always frustrated me about Anschutz, and other smallbore, sights when I used to shoot smallbore).
One potential downside is the slightly odd sight picture as compared with a more conventional smallbore rearsight (although that's not really a problem for me as it is the sight picture I'm used to). The other potential downside is whether the click "resolution" will be fine enough, but I think it is possible to get a version where each click is 1/8th of a minute. I believe that would equate to somewhere between a "10 click" and "20 click" anshchutz sight and I think that sounds about right to me (there is a 1/12th click version but I think that would drive me mad, especially as I will probably do most of my shooting at 25 yards!).
The reason for this post is that I am wondering whether these sights are used successfully for smallbore shooting. I know a number of people who use them for fullbore and they seem to be very good. I can't see any reason why they wouldn't work for smallbore shooting - after all the sight is essentially just supporting the rear apperture and moving it around to centre a group. However, am I missing something? Will people laugh at me if I turned up at a smallbore match with this sight?!
Any thoughts gratefully received.
Cheers
Nick
I am interested in getting the Centra "long range" rearsight for an Anschutz rifle. The main reason is that I can get it with a right handed thread so I won't confuse myself using smallbore sights which turn one way and fullbore sights that turn the other (I'm easily confused!). I also like the vernier scales so that you can know exactly where the sights are set (it was something that always frustrated me about Anschutz, and other smallbore, sights when I used to shoot smallbore).
One potential downside is the slightly odd sight picture as compared with a more conventional smallbore rearsight (although that's not really a problem for me as it is the sight picture I'm used to). The other potential downside is whether the click "resolution" will be fine enough, but I think it is possible to get a version where each click is 1/8th of a minute. I believe that would equate to somewhere between a "10 click" and "20 click" anshchutz sight and I think that sounds about right to me (there is a 1/12th click version but I think that would drive me mad, especially as I will probably do most of my shooting at 25 yards!).
The reason for this post is that I am wondering whether these sights are used successfully for smallbore shooting. I know a number of people who use them for fullbore and they seem to be very good. I can't see any reason why they wouldn't work for smallbore shooting - after all the sight is essentially just supporting the rear apperture and moving it around to centre a group. However, am I missing something? Will people laugh at me if I turned up at a smallbore match with this sight?!
Any thoughts gratefully received.
Cheers
Nick
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