Iron sights seem to be an after-thought these days. It wasn't too long ago, however, when hunters were dependent on them. Scopes were a "new-fangled" item, neither very reliable nor very good. But as ...

This is a guest post from Andrew Tuohy, a former Navy Corpsman and small-arms enthusiast. He wanted to see how three popular, rear back up iron sights performed after dropping them on concrete. The ...

I remember a time, long ago, when a veteran officer said to me, “You don’t need them night sights. Those glowing green dots will give you away. Stick with flat black steel. It’ll never let you down.” ...

343 Industries talks about keeping the spirit of Halo in tact, using (the lack of) iron-sights as an example of the series legacy. Now that 343 Industries has assumed control of the Halo franchise, ...

LAS VEGAS -- Red-dot optics mounted on pistols are becoming so popular that some professional shooters see them replacing iron sights in the tactical environment. Non-magnifying optics have long been ...

This month I got to test XS Sights XTI2 sights, a set of rail-mounted offset sight system designed to augment a carbine equipped with optics. When I first went to test this, I thought, “It’s not ...

Rhode Island police departments are transitioning from traditional "iron" sights to modern pistol-mounted optics. The new optics allow officers to focus on the target rather than aligning multiple ...