Making The Kill With An Archery Peep Sight

By Gary Turner


Going by physical means alone, there is absolutely no way that mankind should have survived its own birth, let alone become an apex predator. Animals of comparable size are larger and stronger. Smaller animals usually have some kind of trick, like venom, to ward off predator. But human beings have no such luck. Even among primates, man is relatively weak and slow, other primates exhibit greater levels of agility and physical strength at levels that no human being can hope to match. But man did match that speed and strength with three things, the ability to innovate, a ruthless drive to turn said innovation into physical, tangible reality, and good old fashioned bloodlust. To negate the physical advantage that the other creatures had, man created tools. The most versatile is and as most survival experts will attest, continues to be the knife. But the bow and arrow has its own place in the history of humanity, and the continued innovation of the bow and arrow led to 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.

Using aftermarket optics offers a tactical advantage. The right scopes can help a person hit a target from a distance. A night vision scopes offers much needed assistance in low light situations.

Because most modern day weapons come equipped with rails, scopes and other optics can be attached rather easily to weapons. In fact, they can simply be slapped on without the need for extra parts. But not every weapon is going to come with a rail as some places ban the use of aftermarket attachments.

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.

A lot of people take archery as hobby. As an activity, it requires a great deal of concentration and with sufficient practice, an archer can wash out the entire world save for the arrow and target. It also provides a good deal of exercise, since drawing the string can strain the arm and thus needs a good bit of upper body strength.

Archery was once a standard part of warfare and for good reasons. Arrows loosed from bows had far greater ranges than swords and also came with considerable stopping power. In fact, the Mongol empire was built largely on archery, with horse mounted archers being so mobile and accurate that other civilizations could not compete, they were a heavenly terror made manifest on Earth by the will of one man. Before them, archers were largely stationary and fired from entrenched positions.

Fiction however does not always reflect reality. Either through censorship or political beliefs, many writers are hesitant to have characters use guns. Sometimes is a stylistic choice, guns do not stand out and no gunslinger worth their salt would ever use a weapon that stood out. But a bow and arrow does stand out onscreen.

The greatest of humankind has always been intellect and ruthlessness. Those two factors led to the creation of weapons. Those weapons led to human dominance.




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