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Originally Posted by coachster
How does being tall have anything to do with how high your sight is mounted? You're field of view is already elevated by physically being taller, there's no need to place your sight higher. Now if you said you have a big head and can't get a good cheek weld...
Sight placement is typically as close to your barrel as possible. It allows your zero'd range to be greater over a sight that is mounted extremely high. Greater accuracy over more distance.
I'm sure someone can be more technical as it currently escapes me how to explain it better.
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I know what you mean. However, the length of your neck between your eye to your shoulder affects how comfortable you would be with a low profile rifle. Ever wonder why most stocks aren't flush with the barrel, but is slightly canted down?
That's because although stocks that are flush with the rifle may be accurate and absorbs recoil readily, you'd have to be scrunched down like a turtle to get a good sight line. The m16 and FAMAS solves that problem by raising the sight.
Don't believe me? grab a meter stick, make sure the base of the meter stick is ON your shoulder, and then look down the meter stick as if it's a rifle, with your cheek resting on the stock. Even if it's not hard for you, after a while, it'd get uncomfortable. Maybe that's something that could be gotten used to. Who knows?
Edit: Of course that doesn't mean any particular height regarding sight placement is any better than the other. In addition to how an individual's body is built, different positions require different placements. While for some a higher sight line is easier while standing upright, it would be quite difficult to aim when in prone.