Do you test accuracy with a scope, Red Dot or Iron sights?

For my pistol and revolver I still use and prefer standard iron sights. I do like a rear sight that allows a little more light than was necessary when I had 20 yr. old eyes. I like the iron sights because they allow me to carry the pistol or revolver in a standard hip holster, they are sufficiently accurate enough for me to get hits out to normal hunting distances and they are sturdy giving me no cause to worry about them being bumped out of adjustment.

For rifles I really like a plain blade front and a aperture rear sight. I find that I can with good loads produce excellent on target results with either the 03 or 03-A3, but for hunting I prefer the 03-A3. In vintage military rifle matches I have had very good success with my Rem. 03 using the small aperture rather than the notch (battle sight). With this arrangement I have averaged 97 for the last 18 strings of prone slow.

For my hunting rifles I use good quality scopes exclusively. Occasionally I will carry my 03-A3 match rifle on a hunt. It has always given me perfect results. However, much of my hunting now is done in the early morning and late in the afternoon and evening when shadows and poor light conditions make using irons sights less useful. Given that I want to make a clean kill, I prefer to use a scope as I think it more likely that I will make an effective first round hit. Sincerely. Bruce.