Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Getting Eyes On Target With An Archery Peep Sight

By Gary Turner


Physically speaking, animals of sizes comparable to human beings are stronger and faster than human beings. Within the primate family alone, every type of primate even close to the size of a human being physically outclasses humankind so much that no person, not even one a steady diet of anabolic steroids and weightlifting, can hope to catch up. But gorillas and chimps and bonobos are not the dominant species of the planet. Homo sapiens rule the planet, and is the only one of the great ape species to be able to do so. Humans are the dominant species for a reason and that reason is better developed brains which allow for much higher levels of abstract thinking and problem solving, allowing humans to create tools that the other species can only barely learn how to recognize as tools let alone use. Among those tools are the bow and arrow, and innovations to that apparatus includes the archery peep sight.

Scopes and sights are weapon attachments. Their primary purpose is to facilitate the act of aiming. When equipped with a scope, a shooter is better able to direct a projectile weapon.

Optics offer a huge tactical advantage, given the right kind of scope in the right situation. Some scopes, particularly ones used by snipers, allow a use to aim great distances that can sometimes reach upwards of three kilometers. At night, certain scopes can allow an operator to see where the enemy cannot.

In places where it is legal to do so, weapons such as firearms and bows, whether the regular variant or the crossbow, can equipped with rails. Attachments like scopes and laser sights can be easily attached to the rails. Even some toy guns come attached with rails that can be fitted with military grade hardware.

Most weapon accessories are widely available as sporting goods stores. A lot of them are also available online. Private sellers at conventions may also have some equipment to sell.

Lots of people take up martial arts as a hobby. Some people practice kendo. Others try their hand at mixed martial arts. Others go shooting on the weekends. But other try archery, both as a meditative exercise and as a physical exercise.

The modern warfighter does not come equipped with a bow and arrow. This because archery has been replaced by marksmanship in the modern war. In the past, archers were an indispensable resource, specifically trained and utilized in support of infantry. In effect, archers were the special operations forces of their day.

Archers have also found a steady home in fiction. Most writers recognize the tactical advantage of firearms, but for whatever reason, do not want characters actually using such weapons. As such, writers turn to the bow and arrow as a means of having a character be able to attack from a distance while still not using guns.

The greatest thing man was able to dream up was tools. Tools all but insured human dominance over the planet. But tools can also be improved and perfected one.




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