TargetTalk

Once you have the pistol sights set up I find that it seems that it either changes later of I get tired and change. Do you keep adjusting the sights as you continue to shoot? Does anything here sound normal. It seems that all I'm doing is resetting my sights as I go. Than the next day I change sights again to get started as they seem off.

How much are you moving them, and in which direction? Lighting conditions and eyesight can change, so can the air discharge in a gun that's not sealing properly. More knowledgeable shooters can give more advice, but that's a start.

Generally as you continue to shoot with this class of gun---and as you adapt to the various feelings, trigger movement, sight picture---you will find yourself moving your sights. I would suggest that you take a shooting session and by keeping your targets ( e.g. 5 shots / target), you take another unused target and with a pencil and ruler draw it into 4 quadrants. Then overlay your targets on this prepared target, and one at a time plot the shots for each target. When you are done you will be able to see your shot spread. You can do this with any number of shot targets---this will give you a damned good idea what you should be doing with your sights. If you apply simple math by counting the # of shots in each quadrant and setting up simple ratios you can even come up with the number of clicks to move. You have to know the distance values each click of windage and of elevation in mm or inches from your gun manual for 10 metres. I have shot a long sighter strings in an evening and have adjusted sights before going on record, with darned good results. So the answer is yes you can and possible should make these adjustments. I have used this similar technique in Bullseye shooting and moving the dot to accommodate strings of shots that may be grouping where they have not grouped before. DO NOT however just change the sights because you threw one seven at 9 o'clock---I'm sure you get the drift. "Doc" The Crotchety Ole Coach

Thanks great help. Still learning forever!