Sighting problem

shadowbuz · June 23, 2006, 05:40 PM

Need help remembering which direction to move the rear sight to move the strike of the bullet to the right. My pistol's rear sight is not adjustable except by mechanically driving it. My shots are grouped to the left of the target. Thanks!
shadowbuz

Jim Watson · June 23, 2006, 05:49 PM

Move the rear sight in the direction you want your hits to move.
Hitting off to the left, move sight and shots to the right.

shadowbuz · June 23, 2006, 07:45 PM

Thanks Jim!

**44 AMP** · June 23, 2006, 09:13 PM

A little trick to use if you can't remember which way to move the rear sight, take a ruler, yardstick, cleaning rod, or something similar, and line it up along your sights. Hold it in the middle. Move the muzzle end the way you want the bullets to go. The rear end shows where the sight should go. (approximate)

Harry Bonar · June 23, 2006, 09:50 PM

Dear Shooter:
You know, it's interesting that you want to move impact to the right!
I'll bet you're a right-handed shooter and this is a handgun!
For years (we're right-handers) my late son and I always had our rear sights slightly to the right! Know why? I'll honesly tell you - we were pulling slightly to the left (flinching)!
Now, after years of experience our sights (or mine, now) are centered! Reason why? We quit flinching asnd learned to "stay on the trigger" and pull the trigger correctly!
Now, you may not be subject to this - you're pistola may really be hitting left due to some reason but I just wanted to clue you how easilly it is to anticipate the shot and a right-hander will ALWAYS pull low and to left!
Now, also, bad guys usually can't shoot for @#$$#@@! in a real gunfight use the Weaver stance but try to lay to your left - his bullet hopefully will go to your right - but

if he's a good cool shot ---------
Harry B.

June 23, 2006, 05:40 PM	#1
shadowbuz Junior Member Join Date: April 4, 2006 Posts: 11	Sighting problem Need help remembering which direction to move the rear sight to move the strike of the bullet to the right. My pistol's rear sight is not adjustable except by mechanically driving it. My shots are grouped to the left of the target. Thanks! shadowbuz

June 23, 2006, 07:45 PM	#3
shadowbuz Junior Member Join Date: April 4, 2006 Posts: 11	Sighting Problem Thanks Jim!

June 23, 2006, 09:13 PM	#4
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,845	memory trick A little trick to use if you can't remember which way to move the rear sight, take a ruler, yardstick, cleaning rod, or something similar, and line it up along your sights. Hold it in the middle. Move the muzzle end the way you want the bullets to go. The rear end shows where the sight should go. (approximate) __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

June 23, 2006, 09:50 PM	#5
Harry Bonar Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2004 Location: In the Vincent, Ohio general area. Posts: 1,804	sighting problem Dear Shooter: You know, it's interesting that you want to move impact to the right! I'll bet you're a right-handed shooter and this is a handgun! For years (we're right-handers) my late son and I always had our rear sights slightly to the right! Know why? I'll honesly tell you - we were pulling slightly to the left (flinching)! Now, after years of experience our sights (or mine, now) are centered! Reason why? We quit flinching asnd learned to "stay on the trigger" and pull the trigger correctly! Now, you may not be subject to this - you're pistola may really be hitting left due to some reason but I just wanted to clue you how easilly it is to anticipate the shot and a right-hander will ALWAYS pull low and to left! Now, also, bad guys usually can't shoot for @#$$#@@! in a real gunfight use the Weaver stance but try to lay to your left - his bullet hopefully will go to your right - but if he's a good cool shot --------- Harry B.

June 23, 2006, 05:49 PM	#2
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,543	Move the rear sight in the direction you want your hits to move. Hitting off to the left, move sight and shots to the right.