Iron Sights Never Fail

[Talyn]

The point of this isn’t to start another “red dot vs iron sights” war or anything like that, but rather to help create the mindset that your gun is a machine, and like any machine it can fail.

Iron sights never fail - GAT Daily (Guns Ammo Tactical)

Except for when they do, as you can see in the header image. That’s the front sight, or more accurately where the front sight should be, on a Gen 5 Glock 17. And yet you will hear people repeat “iron sights don’t fail” as a reason to avoid small red dot sights as primary sighting […]

gatdaily.com

 

[javbike]

Good read it’s true anything can fall apart anytime

 

[C. Sumpin]

The article is literally screaming BACK UP! to me.

 

[Annihilator]

Thanks Talyn, good read

 

[TSiWRX]

The point of this isn’t to start another “red dot vs iron sights” war or anything like that, but rather to help create the mindset that your gun is a machine, and like any machine it can fail.

Spot-on.

I think that anyone who has participated in this industry/hobby/sport for any length of time can attest to the fact that "irons" *_do_* break/malfunction, and that anyone who insists that it does not is either disingenuous, ignorant, or just plain hasn't shot enough.