Please explain "depth" adjustment of rear sight

[toddinjax]

Title says it all: what does an adjustable Depth do for you? Thanks.

[David M]

It can increase or reduce the depth of the rear sight notch to change
the visual appearance of your sight picture.
Not all rear sights have this adjustment.

[C. Perkins]

Never really heard of "depth" of the rear sight.
My LP1 has an adjustment for "width" of the rear sight.
Maybe or maybe not what you were asking ?

Clarence

[rmca]

I'm assuming you mean the difference between these two:

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Just like the adjustment for width that helps you tune the amount of "side gap" you want, the adjustment for depth does the same in a "vertical sense".
My sight picture is more like the bottom one, where you have a much shallower gap. It helps me level the front sight better as I tend to focus on the top of it, making the leveling with the rear sight easier.

Hope this makes sense.

[toddinjax]

Makes perfect sense now thank you very much.

[Gwhite]

I'm not sure how many pistols have this feature, but the Benelli Kite air pistols do have a small sliding piece that adjusts the sight depth.

[paw080]

Never really heard of "depth" of the rear sight.
My LP1 has an adjustment for "width" of the rear sight.
Maybe or maybe not what you were asking ?

Clarence

Hi Clarence, I have a Steyr LP1-C; and it does have a rear sight notch

depth adjustment. If you have the Steyr LP1 manual, go to page 12

and read item 5.2 : Adjusting your rear sight. The notch depth is

adjustable from 1.5mm to 3.2mm. Loosen cover plate screws(#8) and

slide cover plate to desired position; then retighten screws.

Tony

[C. Perkins]

Tony;

I know it was an old post but just happened to see it now.
Yes, depth is adjustable.
After I read your post I looked at my rear sight and lo and behold that plate is notched to move up and down.
No wonder I love my old Steyr LP1p, has all the adjustments needed.
Now I have something else to mess with now :)

Thanks;
Clarence

[Rover]

Unfortunately, Clarence's rear sight isn't chrome plated with tassels.

[C. Perkins]

Unfortunately, Clarence's rear sight isn't chrome plated with tassels.

Oh, come on Rover, really ?
Tassels ?
That's going too far :)

Clarence

[Rover]

I thought YOU used the tassels for inclinometers and wind gauging .

[C. Perkins]

I thought YOU used the tassels for inclinometers and wind gauging .

Think about it Rover.
Outdoor would be useful but not 10m air pistol indoors, sheesh, what are you thinking :)

Clarence

[paw080]

Tony;

I know it was an old post but just happened to see it now.
Yes, depth is adjustable.
After I read your post I looked at my rear sight and lo and behold that plate is notched to move up and down.
No wonder I love my old Steyr LP1p, has all the adjustments needed.
Now I have something else to mess with now :)

Thanks;
Clarence

You are very welcome Clarence; It so happens that I love your and my LP1..!

Tony

[Rover]

I don't know...it gets plenty "windy" around our range.

BTW I have shot AP matches outdoors.

[David M]

I thought YOU used the tassels for inclinometers and wind gauging .

Actually the Tassels are the Range Weather Station whilst shooting..

tassel curling : hot
tassel stiff : ice
tassel wet : raining
tassel hard to see: foggy
tassel white : snowing
tassel smoking : lightning strikes
tassel moving : windy
tassel still : not windy
tassel missing : hurricane, or thieves about

[Spencer]

I thought YOU used the tassels for inclinometers and wind gauging .

6.4.4.7 Private wind indicators and the repositioning of wind flags by athletes are prohibited.
but if you used an officer instead of a private...