BadMedicine
Would *I* Lie???
I am publishing my 'findings' here for the first time. I just observed this, not for the first time, but really thought about it just now while lining up the iron sights on my AR.
I know we have some physics folks out there so maybe this phenomenon has a name or has been otherwise observed, but it's pretty neat and may have implications other than sights/ targeting- but that alone is a BIG one in todays warring world....
Reminds me of/ (probably not-)might be related to the expirement where they shoot strait light beams through holes in a cloth and get unexpected patterns on the other side implying the light beams had bent when they hadn't/shouldn't had.
Goes like this:
I have unorthodox iron sights. Well, of mixed orthodoxy. The front sight is a PSA barrel affixed permanent front sight with slight wings on right and left even with the midde-front sight. The back sight is a flip-up front sight with just a single adjustable pin in the middle, and then also two wing 'shrouds', one on either side protecting the pin.
When shouldered I can quickly line up the tops of the two pin sights. So much so that when focusing on the front sight, the back pin takes on a 'T" shape whereas I can see the entire front pin, and the back pin becomes 'transparent' and I can see the center of the back pin very darkly if I wobble left or right of center AT ALL the back pin becomes prominent, but when in the 'sweet spot' it disappears except the top bar of the 'T" is rested right across the top of the front sight, which is completely present. even though the pins-front and back sights- are the same width and size, my one pupil, being WIDER than the rear sight, is able to see most/ nearly all of the far sight ON BOTH SIDES of the pin and therefore shows a full darkened and non-transparent view of the front sight, while the rear sight toggles between visible and "just right." The top bar of the "T" widens out to either side of the front sight aabout half way to the wings, giving another 'gap check' for fine tuning. While looking at a spot across the lake I felt pretty configent I could hit a milke jug at 200 yards.. guess I'll have to go see.
I know we have some physics folks out there so maybe this phenomenon has a name or has been otherwise observed, but it's pretty neat and may have implications other than sights/ targeting- but that alone is a BIG one in todays warring world....
Reminds me of/ (probably not-)might be related to the expirement where they shoot strait light beams through holes in a cloth and get unexpected patterns on the other side implying the light beams had bent when they hadn't/shouldn't had.
Goes like this:
I have unorthodox iron sights. Well, of mixed orthodoxy. The front sight is a PSA barrel affixed permanent front sight with slight wings on right and left even with the midde-front sight. The back sight is a flip-up front sight with just a single adjustable pin in the middle, and then also two wing 'shrouds', one on either side protecting the pin.
When shouldered I can quickly line up the tops of the two pin sights. So much so that when focusing on the front sight, the back pin takes on a 'T" shape whereas I can see the entire front pin, and the back pin becomes 'transparent' and I can see the center of the back pin very darkly if I wobble left or right of center AT ALL the back pin becomes prominent, but when in the 'sweet spot' it disappears except the top bar of the 'T" is rested right across the top of the front sight, which is completely present. even though the pins-front and back sights- are the same width and size, my one pupil, being WIDER than the rear sight, is able to see most/ nearly all of the far sight ON BOTH SIDES of the pin and therefore shows a full darkened and non-transparent view of the front sight, while the rear sight toggles between visible and "just right." The top bar of the "T" widens out to either side of the front sight aabout half way to the wings, giving another 'gap check' for fine tuning. While looking at a spot across the lake I felt pretty configent I could hit a milke jug at 200 yards.. guess I'll have to go see.