Top 10 WORST Iron Sights in Battlefield 1 (BF1)

[@bananaskinz6693]

That Chauchat AA sight is hilarious

[@thecenturion0166]

BananaSKINZ you have a weird idea of humour.

[@jacobchristeson9557]

They were my fav sights until they changed it...😢

[@achoo3290]

BananaSKINZ true but still its a good gun

[@hohtari1]

Hilarious? They are good, but are not designed for fighting against infantry, they are designed to lead shots when firing down aircraft.

[@Analisede_Tudo]

Too me chauchaut sight os a Very good sights i really love it

[@llla_german_ewoklll6413]

The radium sights are actually my favorite in the game, especially with the martini Henry. It’s got softer angles which makes it easier to see far away enemies, and it makes it easier to zoom in at close quarters.

[@nighthawk9119]

Yeah

[@stove1592]

yes

[@kabob0077]

For me it makes the Mosin Nagant useable, I swear I can't aim at all with those irons.

[@bunny1780]

3 year old comment and i just had to put in my two cents about those sights ..i have no opinion about them in game, the fact i find insanely interesting is that these things were actually a real thing, and actually made of radium! Lol that means each time u aim down sights, ur staring down a radioactive sight, loading ur eye with mini cancer bursts each time....it blew my mind to find that out, although i definitely exaggerated them a bit because they were technically a "safe" level of radium, but it would sure as hell make me think twice about using these in real life, tho i dont suppose they had a choice back then...

[@ComissarYarrick]

In terms of bad iron sights, *nothing* beats BF3 famas. Gigantic block of metal with tiny hole to peak though - on a gun with 1000 rpm, lots of muzzle flash and crazy recoil. Ugh....Thank god, acog scope was unlocked just after first 10 kills.

[@GSixFiveFourThreeFourDashTwo]

ComissarYarrick the acog just made the recoil harder to control due to the increased zoom though

[@VanRhoads44]

OMG the worst sights of all time, I used to call it the butthole sight

[@SexyPotatoDancer]

Oh god, not the midget butthole sights. Especially on console, pressing L2 generally made me want to vomit.

[@Cricis11700]

Agent Orange single shoot helps too

[@ashmyblunt]

I remember those, it ruined the whole gun for me

[@ganondorfthegrey5325]

I'm surprised the Howell wasn't on the list.

[@richyrich589]

I felt like the Howell's sights were top notch. Maybe im the minority on this?

[@soai6729]

Lol Howell iron sight is lit af.

[@beefymcskillet5601]

i hate it it looks like a flat peice of steel

[@ALTAI38]

Lol its the reason im never using that piece of junk

[@astartespete]

Yep, I hated the howell, found the offset immensely distracting

[@genjistrikes5386]

Nice list dude, should make more videos like this, top 10 best iron sights would be good too

[@KriticalKris]

Thanks man, I had fun making this video, gonna be doing some more stuff like this in the future (top 10 'best' iron sights list is coming soon) 👌

[@hercules_0882]

I love that you keep uploading BF1, and not being a sellout like any other KZbinr with Fortnite. It's literally my favourite FPS game and I trully thank you that you keep up with informing us, with your weapon guides, and vids like this. Hope you keep up with supporting the game, and enjoy the franchise as much as I do

[@NeoArmstrongJetArmstrongCannon]

Best irons, now that's an interesting question.. mine would probably be the lebel's or RSC's (SLR and SMG).. they're pretty similar and both are sooo good..

[@fiendfrank]

The Chauchat belongs on the Top 10 best though...it's not very obstructive.

[@AWolf-gq2vu]

The BAR and 1917 MG irons look like something you’d use to extract blackheads.

[@randomdudeontheinternet2827]

I don’t think the BAR sights are that bad, but otherwise I agree with the rest of the list, even if I’d change the order a bit.

[@Blight_750]

Cyka Blyat I agreed

[@Skip.8221]

I use the AA sights for it

[@yesbruv9419]

Damn,your name.

[@seanmullen4003]

BAR sights are notoriously bad in real life, front sight drags them down

[@matteocalapod7463]

Bruh i first hated the BAR sights but when i started maining the BAR i loved them

[@yukito8148]

Dafuq why SMLE sight is in this list

[@aidankeith1676]

Too many random posts...

[@unchartedgaming4733]

aidan keith yeah it’s awesome!

[@alexjackson9527]

@@aidankeith1676 any iron sight where the rear section is not higher than the front is a ok with me, in fact the SMLE sight is one of my favourites

[@Daniel-bi5ci]

Confusing front posts to drag and quick shots.

[@edgemaxxer1573]

it's kinda bad but you'll get used to it

[@benparsons4979]

Huh; I thought the SMLE sights would rank on the top 10 best sights; I fucking love them! Anyone else?

[@BoxJoe136]

@Sohan Fernando SMLE infantry is wat i use over any other scout weapon for aggro

[@jrapcdaikari]

am I the only here who likes the Enfield's Iron Sights?

[@YouCaughtCzars]

I was honestly surprised to hear how many people hate them. They remind me a lot of my No. 4 Lee-Enfield and personally, I find ring sights way more intuitive than post and notch sights. I also really like the radium sights in the game because the contrast makes it really quick for me to pick my shots. I guess everyone just has different preferences and eye relief, I suppose.

[@jrapcdaikari]

I guess in video game logic, its bad cause it covers up a lot of the screen. In real life tho, it was considered the best iron sight optic of the Great War. The Americans kept using that sight, even until today. The M16 has features similar to those iron sights

[@Xerxes1688]

And the WWI M1918 BAR shares the same sights, and it was considered much better by many than the WWII era BAR. Honestly, the WWII BAR while still effective, was a subpar compared to other LMGs. Even the europeans improved the BAR much better than the americans did, by adding things like a pistol grip (in America you only saw that on commercial Colt Monitor rifles, not on USGI BARs), quick change barrels, less clunky bipods, they kept the semi and fullauto modes instead of adding that complicated slow and fast fullauto modes.

[@Nikkivaldheks]

No, i like them

[@slayer35st64]

No I like them too

[@miguelch728]

I personally dislike the Radium sights because of how the central needle is squared off at the tip. It's quite a slap in the face for snipers because the weapons it is used on are medium to long range and squared sights are not ideal for those ranges.

[@zirconalian]

i think iron sights aren't meant for snipers in the first place if you want to snipe easily, use the marksman or sniper variants using the iron sights for long range sniping is purely a test of skill

[@Sal11231]

Ok but how is the bar iron sights worse than the Madsen

[@swiftkillz9156]

sallybatzzz the BARs sights are atrocious

[@darthandrew19905]

sallybatzzz The BAR also has really obnoxious visual recoil.

[@thefuzzysheep3859]

sallybatzzz how are either of those bad?

[@thefuzzysheep3859]

Swiftkillz no they’re not. Pretty similar to the browning m1917, those are actually nice sights too

[@KriticalKris]

The Madsens magazine might be a bit more obstructive, but the front sight is much clearer for lining up with a target in a gunfight than the BARs (especially when you don't have much time to react in closer ranges) just my honest opinion, I really don't like the BARs standard iron sight

[@nukepony]

I personally hate the Farqhuar-Hill’s iron sights with a passion. The middle post is so large and obstructive, it made unlocking the Optical variant absolute hell

[@mathieuedde1465]

SnippSnappDoggo Wow I actually love them, I find them super precise

[@gameboyterrorysta6307]

Mathieu Edde Wtf, the front brick of Farqhuar-Hill's iron sights is so wide. It's quite impossible to get headshots at medium and long ranges. I'm talking about PC. At console you're just pressing "aim" and wait 0,5 sec to shoot exactly a the enemy thanks to the 'aim assist'

[@nikitakrylov7669]

i got 3 service stars before I unlocked the optical, Im so sick of the gun now

[@mathieuedde1465]

Zdzisław Źdźbło it doesn’t matter if it’s on console or not, it doesn’t change the iron sights, even with auto aim I still have a hard time using the enfield and others with horrible irons, I can see clearly out of the Farquhars irons no need to start a platform war over this

[@nukepony]

Einfield is understandable, that thing's irons are awful. Just want to make sure, are you using the Buckhorn style, or the classic style?

[@rossjones6560]

Radium sight: "block with all the rave paint on it" - best description I've ever heard lmao 😂

[@Jaime0007]

Imo the worst ones are the howell rifle ones, iron and AA, maybe it's just me, but having the sights at the side of the gun is pretty upsetting, it just doesn't do it for me

[@Ba11leFieldAce]

Jaime Moyano 100% agree. I love the Howell sniper. Racked up 10 service stars already, but the infantry variant is almost un-usable.

[@soai6729]

I lov it lol

[@SuperPwndProductions]

Jaime Moyano offset sights are sure better than the massive bolt recoiling into your face!

[@Kraz3e987]

I really like the AAs on the Howell compared to the irons. While have the whole gun take up the right side of your view is really frustrating, the circle center of the AA sights is pretty nice for close to medium ranges in my opinion. The irons are terrible though haha

[@chengyunma4497]

Howell itself is already an ugly abomination.

[@DLBBALL]

I thought the Vetterli's were pretty good.

[@YoganKitty]

I just love how the Madsen's mag shakes when firing. And I actually prefer the closed-needle sights, like the radium.

[@idansheffer56]

Not really "sights" problem, but with the on screen animation or how the player holds the weapon: I really hate the c93 "dancing" on the screen, and the weird holding of the howell. Some people really hate the sights of the fraquar, but I think its okay. Mp18 looks like it would be obscuring but is it actually fine

[@blackemperor8184]

Love how he’s talking about the worst iron sights, yet he shows gameplay of him destroying with these sights. Huge Chad energy

[@harveydarvey4585]

Now you gotta do the best iron sights!

[@Glopbop]

I like the chauchat

[@agbond003]

Sad part is that in real life, most of these sights are actually ok to use. Video games have always had a rough time with iron sight for some reason.

[@fionn7631]

9:30 "when your trying to shoot multiple enimes" Yes cuz the bar has a big magazine capacity

[@alexjackson9527]

To fix the sight problem with the SMLE, put the zoom to its highest, the closer parts of the site are blurred out making it easier to use.

[@Caparco71]

I always never liked the radium sights but testing them with the lebel and it definitely changed my mind just for that gun. The smle I have gotten used to because aiming through an actual wood and metal replica of the MK III and I can attest the BF1 version is easier to aim than the real life counterpart especially the zoom. I was interested in the chauchaut AA sight but you convinced me that it seems too cluttered for intense infantry use. The perino however, was a personal favorite, I have no idea why other than the thin post sight. If they fix the Luger Artillery and swap the standard Luger sights with the post adjustable rear sight like in Verdun, I'd definitely use it more.

[@romanace3432]

yahoo I have and shot a smle mk3* and I agree with you verdict on it.

[@alarmmclock4460]

I HATE the iron sights in some of the planes’ gunner seats. The “pin needle” sight is the worst thing to look at.

[@soloman3444]

AlarmmClock then you would've absolutely hated being a ww1 pilot.

[@padraigpearse1551]

I actually prefer the radium sites on the mosin because i find it easier to use because it is enclosed and the fact that it reminds me of the mosin m91/30

[@Britisher11]

I agree with most of the stuff on this list, but the one big one that's missing IMO is the default Carcano sights. They are absolutely terrible because they basically don't exist. You get one tiny front blade, which is normally nice, but there's almost nothing at all around it - just two ears that are really far away from that centre blade. This just means that the blade gets lost in anything of a similar colour, or in shadow - I hate it. The radium sights are a must, but are also terrible even moreso than normal - because the rear sights of the Carcano are so far forward, and the rifle itself is very short, it means the peephole on the raidum sights is even more tiny than usual. Added on that the rifle fires very quickly and the bolt is always getting in the way and in your face when cycling, I'd personally put both those sights on the Carcano above even the Enfield on a personal rating.

[@pajamapantsjack5874]

Madsen is still my fav lmg

[@kingrofty]

Madsen is only to troll other players with.

[@caprise-music6722]

The Madsen rocks! And it is like an assault rifle, even tho people say it’s the least like an AR. They haven’t learned how to use it probably haha

[@soviet_yoda8820]

I agree

[@babbalabba9270]

Fuck everyone who uses madsen

[@yobrethren]

I like ur profile pic

[@blackcat-yj9vs]

The Enfield are excellent sights IRL, however cause of the game makes them horrible which is true on how you aim it in game along with the other weapons

[@groundwork1962]

After 1918: You have 50 different attachments for hip fire,ads,and multiple lens and dot colors,auto calc distances. Prior 1918: look harder.

[@lordbrandon5120]

The Lewis magazine spins just too fast compared to its real life counterpart

[@metalcore9886]

So glad you put the Vetterli on there, those iron sights are disgusting

[@Arthurzeiro]

That moment the 1917 Enfield is regarded as having one of the best rifle sigths of the war, so much so, later guns like M1 Rifle and carbines all used a similar design.

[@YoChocolate]

Best iron sights: gewehr 98 infantry

[@jsmith2479]

Yo Chocolate yes! Very good on the Gewehr 98. Also I suggest you try the radium sights on the Arisaka specifically. It's not like radium sights on other guns. It comes up to a nice crisp point that is really good for popping medium range head shots

[@YoChocolate]

J Smith thanks ill check it out

[@crjm2001]

Radium sights on vetterli are fantastic and better than iron

[@enjoyingthequiet]

Where the hell is the howell automatic iron sights

[@shockwave6213]

Anybody else noticed how the special Radium sight is awesome on the Vertterli Vitali?

[@kingrofty]

Agree with all of them! The most ridiculous one must be the Chauchat.

[@karlyrichmond6270]

Robert Olivier lol hell no

[@thelizardking3807]

Definitely not

[@MrAztek]

When your an assault and your friend equips your load out when your blind folded And you load in the game *GOD DAMNIT I GOT BUCK HORN!*

[@MrViniciusBlade]

I would rate the M1917 MG default sights as the 1st place,that tiny thing makes it Impossible to be accurate when not on bypod.

[@ElChubaNibre]

Somehow I knew what was going to be no.1. From recent experience with LE1917 it seems to do pretty well, if you use the highish RoF to your advantage and forget the 100-> sweetspot. But still there are better rifles in the game. Personally I agree but might swap the smle to mosin. Keep up the good work

[@danielskrskr]

I hate how the BAR has bad iron sights and if you fix it by putting AA sights it ruins the look of the gun

[@hunterstanek5865]

My favorite iron sights are the selbstlader 1906 and lMG

[@connordent3560]

I like the SMLE sights because if you know the bullet dynamics and ranges, you can use the forks on either side of the sight for moving targets

[@Ba11leFieldAce]

Personally I'd put the chachaut's AA sight at number one. It's not useless, it's just obnoxious. I think that's why I hate it so much.

[@benberkebile2773]

I really enjoy the elegant beauty or mechanical nature of iron sites. They can be clean and simple or extravagant and admittedly encumbering.

[@mikaelnurmisto5978]

i knew enfield was number 1

[@nathansciarone5627]

my guess too

[@Benjaxiso]

I agree with you Lenin

[@overcomerscounseling9402]

ironically it was these sites that troops in real life enjoyed so much and would become the gold standard for the next century.

[@alecingram4669]

Overcomers Counseling exactly. In a video game, sight radius doesn’t matter and your eyes blur out the front sight completely when looking at a target in the distance or the front sight, especially when the front sight is further away. However video games factor in none of these so that’s why they’re so obstructive.

[@Green_gelato-_-]

I would put the medic rifle from the apocalypse dlc

[@morgonfr33m4n1337z]

as far as the SMLE's sights are concerned, its because DICE made the rear sight post VERY open (not just for the SMLE, but for EVERY gun) normally the SMLE sight picture doesnt show the side prongs also the BAR's rear sight is incorrect to the period, as the WW1 BAR had nearly the exact same sight picture as the American Enfield (which was a ring-shaped peep hole)

[@marktoribio8781]

pre patch mosin and post patch federov are pretty bad imo

[@smajlii3525]

Mark Toribio yeah mam...

[@alecingram4669]

Mark Toribio really? The fed prof has been changed three times, first in the alpha version of the tsar dlc at e3 to the main game then it was changed again. The mosin was made to have the front sight way bigger which I hate because I like the old sight and the bolt animation looks like a glitch too.

[@softwave1662]

It's interesting; this is the opposite stance of actual militaries. Because the ring site of the M1917 became beloved and is the basis for the sites of the M1 Garand, M14, AR-15 and more.

[@mooseman3528]

I actually find the bar sights super satisfying to kill with

[@NeedForSpeed.2004]

Imagine if there was a gun whose front post iron sight was so thin, if your TV wasn’t a high enough resolution, you literally wouldn’t be able to see them.

[@ohf3594]

LMG's aren't meant to be used in the way shown above. You're supposed to take a position where you can set up a nest, mount the bipod, and lock down lanes and flanks. Not run around trying to use it like an assualt rifle or submachine gun. The sights on the Lewis Gun for example, they're made for mid-range engagements, not CQC.

[@Ba11leFieldAce]

The iron sights really make the vetterli infantry useless. It's a tricky gun to use as is, but with the horrible sights the gun becomes more of a useless curiosity than a viable means of attack.

[@CaptainInnuendo]

Radium sights are for use on night maps and work well in that sense where a normal sight can't be seen well

[@Techgnome21]

Great video Kris!! I hope we get that scoped Enfield

[@thomasdubbeldeman3864]

Where is the kolibri weapon review

[@liamconard]

Thomas Dubbeldeman He probably skipped it because he doesn't want to show people how OP it is

[@andreivaldez2929]

He gets his stats from Symthic and they refuse to release the stats for the Kolibri because it isn't a competitively viable weapon.

[@Microwave414]

I like the vetterli-vitali, It's other guns that have other stuff near the middle that makes it hard to tell where center is that drive me insane like the SMLE, I swear the first few respawns when I select that gun is me shooting using the left pillar instead of the center one.

[@hungryfilms3707]

Guns with the mag on the top rarely have good iron sights.

[@ronuscorus7428]

It all comes down to preference. The M1917 Enfield infantry is my favorite non scope rifle and the Mosin infantry has the worst sights but the marksman version is my go to long range rifle.

[@blueismyfavoritecolor9735]

Nice video, do more like this

[@miniverse2002]

Surprised the Farquhar hill irons weren't on this list. They were near unusable. Honestly, I'd put the perino lower in my list. I would frequently mistake the left nonfunctioning sight as the primary sight and end up missing several shots before I realized I was using the wrong sight. I instantly know where to aim with the madsen despite more clutter. Anyone have any opinions on the howell irons? It was improved but I always used the aa. Is it worth using the irons at all?

[@datroublebubbleboister275]

This is the peak of KZbin content

[@fuckinantipope5511]

I love the Radium sights. I like to use them with the SMLE because I don't like it's regular one. They work really good. Vetterli sight are also pretty. I can use them really good

[@freePeca]

I absolutely hate any AA sight on any weapons and also just find a shotgun and boom there ya go bad iron sight

[@henrychan720]

I hate the Farquhar Hill Storm sights. So large and clunky. And getting that 25 headshots to unlock the optical variant was a pain in the arse.

[@tbomb2336]

that moment when you get an add that tells you everything about the show being advertised including what happens how and when in the series making the whole series useless and obsolete with no clif hangars hidden plot or anything to make it worth watching and there for making the biggest spoiler in the world

[@amogsus631]

Idk why but i always hated lmg's in bf1, so i dont care about iron sights for them, but still, good video

[@idansheffer56]

I also have issues with the bomber's gunner(like madnes but even worse!). Unmounted weapons with bad iron sight: the hout : strange sight(don't remember the name), the 1906 factory with that moving part, the martiny(not obscuring, but really hard to judge IMO) and arisaka-for some reason I simply cannot hit with it

[@woo4899]

I like the AA sights on the chauchat.

[@TotallyNotLoki]

Radium sights are really only good for the night maps, making it easier to see your sights against the dark background

[@heeheedrippler5956]

I love the radium sights, i prefer these over the stock iron sights because they are absolutely hideous

[@BDNeon]

The entire point of the AA sights is for... AA. Those lines help you account for the many directions an aircraft might be moving in, at various speeds and distances. I often engage aircraft with machineguns, and did so well before the challenge for one of the gun unlocks was added. It's impressive how much a single infantryman with an LMG can inconvenience a pilot by constantly shaving enough damage off him to force him to disengage and waste time repairing.

[@Ho_Lii_Fuk]

The spinning magazine of the Lewis gun really throws me off lmao

[@kylehamilton4252]

I like how he talks about how much the iron sights suck and then gets a ton of kills with them.

[@BigG.303]

Ok, but u have to know and take into part what the sight was for, radium sights were put on for night use, sights like the Lewis guns are used to range targets, and AA sights are used for exactly what their name is.

[@tastynoi7952]

The Pederson device in real life has a much wider rear sight window, so much to the point that you can see the normal iron sights in their entirety. So how did they manage to fuck that up?

[@amundbisgaard7295]

A very accurate guide. I agree on many of those.

[@Aviationlord7742]

I’ve used the perino for so long I don’t even notice the iron sites anymore

[@nostalgiakid4563]

My top 5 list: 1. M1917 Enfield 2. Vertelli- Vitali M1870 3. Madsen Mg 4. Mars Automatic 5. Automatico DHM: Smg08/18 M1903 Experimental Smle Mk.III

[@sweelseal4307]

I think it's down to preference,really :D All of my buddies hate the mosin because of it's irons,but I like the larger sights. It helps me zero in on people, like with the lewis gun (Another favorite)

[@sheldon-cooper]

Watching him play so well makes me feel useless in comparison

[@wachyfanning]

I really like the BAR's iron sights. They actually have a centre point, whereas the AA sights have a large empty space in the middle making it harder to aim at range

[@YouCaughtCzars]

Trick with AA sights is to use them similarly to how you'd use the post and beam scopes with the side bars to aim at moving targets; you kind of line them up in the corner of your eye and use the entirety of the sight to kind of work in your favour. I have an open X reflex sight on one of my rifles and while the X becomes larger than the target past 200 meters, I'm used to what parts of the X you line up and center at different ranges.

[@heckler3119]

Everyone bitches about the Model 1917's sights simply because they are almost a direct copy of the original gun's sights, just in a video game perspective. For every other sight in the game, they've had to dramatically widen and stretch the sights to make them more noob/casually friendly, and without doing that to the Model 1917 or making it a requirement to have weapon DOF turned on, the sight translation makes average players unhappy.

[@waffle-waffle5416]

SMLE sight definitely throw me off a lot, the gun is designed for accurate rapid fire but that sight is way too unnecessarily complex, when I switched to rounded one I could take aim much easier since it's way more clear, plus SMLE in real life has a rounded sight and not the cut off one

[@drewS1818]

The only good radium sight is for the vertelli and it also clears some of the mess with its normal iron sights

[@QuintonMurdock]

I personally love the radium sights.

[@1man1kill44]

Wasnt expecting nmr 3 the bar. I think the bar has one of the best iron sights in the game

[@rubberwoody]

never understood why fps games zoom way into sights so far that the rear aperture becomes a dumb tunnel to look through instead of something to line the front post up with

[@nostalgiakid4563]

I really like the Chauchat's AA sights and normal sights, but that is probably because of my extensive experience with the weapon

[@shawnarruda7921]

I understand your point but the dev’s can’t change the sights because that would force them to Veer from only of the mayor goals of this game which is historical accuracy

[@gunhobro1822]

I agree completly with the SMLIII point

[@samgrolnic3676]

I’m surprised the Howell automatic’s iron sights didn’t make it on here

[@tankadar]

the smle iron sights are the best :) i love them

[@user-uz9cr9oj7v]

The buckhorn sights on the rsc smg gave me cancer. They make the gun borderline unusable at any distance past shotgun range. I like the regular iron sights, though.

[@gregwolf1]

I got the hang of the smle and I like the BAR standard sight for some reason but the rest I completely agree with. The enfield is horrible

[@matthewdavis2268]

I love radium sights on certain rifles like the carcrino

[@Daniel-bi5ci]

Am i the only one who really likes the sights of the BAR? I think they’re very precise, although a little bit obstructive.

[@caseycameron5370]

The m1903 experimental iron sight is so damn good

[@harrymichaels3877]

3:50 the only thing crazier then those sights is your pronunciation of chauchat