![]() ![]() And although rifling dates from about that same period, the use of rifled barrels on long arms did not become widespread until the late 18th century. But, of course, these were fixed sights, crude by any standard. But the principle is the same as the very first L-shaped piece of iron that was drilled with a hole and affixed to a rifle barrel more than 200 years ago.Īctually, the use of sights on shoulder arms predates the wheel lock and has been recorded as early as 1475. No, the Olympic affairs, shielded in sunshades, were ultra-sophisticated, micro-adjustable monuments to engineering. Of course, these weren't the simple "click-and-shoot" affairs such as the Lyman peep I had mounted on my Remington 514 when I was shooting smallbore competition as a teenager. ![]()
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