TargetTalk

Since I upgraded to Baikal 46M, then Steyr LP10, I have not touched my Daisy 747 for almost a year.

Just play with Daisy 747 recently, I am very surprised how well I shoot with this pistol. I came to like the very narrow sight of 747 very much.

Previously, my LP10 sight was set on 25%-50%(front)-25%(gap) ratio. I now emulate the Daisy 747 sight ratio of 5-90-5 ratio. Gap is very, very small but visible.

I found shooting much easier. No struggle to center front sight in gap. If I see light on both side, I know I am centered. If I see light on one side, I am off. With this narrow gap, it is very easy to center. No struggle to fine tune center as in bigger gap.

What is the verdict with this almost no gap sight? I am not talking about some small gap ( with that I will struggle to get perfect center). I am talking about almost "No Gap" sight.

If lighting is good, and I can sense the light with this "almost no gap" sight, is this a good sight to use? I have increased more than 10 points (to 550's now) using this sight. I assume Daisy must have assumed this to be a very usable, easy holding sight for beginner.

The Daisy 747 is a very capable and accurate air pistol, complete with a Walther barrel. Really, the only downside is that it's underpowered and heavy.

My first shots in Air Pistol were with my fathers 747. To lighten the load a bit, he machined a replacement lever out of aluminium. He also made some 'match' grips.

If you can muscle it around, there's no reason why it couldn't shoot well into the 560s with no issue.

I kinda like the idea of a 'lowly' 747 out shooting 95% of the air pistol shooters in the USA. Hmm...

And just as an FYI, I've been shooting my LP10 for about 3 months now. I just barely started shooting as well as I was with the Izzy. Go figure.

As for the sights, there's a lot of opinion on the rear width gap. I generally agree that it doesn't really matter as long as you get used to it. But I like my gaps tightened down very close. Maybe even more than you stated. Then it turns it into nearly binary to know if the sight picture is good. Either both sides are lined up, or they're not. Purely personal preference. Someone with a less solid hold might HATE having the rear sight that tight. Plus, there are plenty of top shooters with a big wide gaps in their sight picture.

Oz