Centering?

[Martin Catley]

Can anyone quantify how important centering the Fore Sight in the Rear Peep is I have been getting the odd flyer recently and wondering if I am having a problem in this area.

I have never really worried about the Rear Peep centering as it seems automatic after a few years shooting.

Martin

[Soupy44]

That's a good place to start for fliers. That's where I start often times. It's automatic until it isn't.

[2650 Plus]

You might try a smaller rear apperture as there is a post somewhere on this forum that postulates that an apperture smaller than the eye pupil corrects for the missalignment you describe. I must say I found the proposition outside my personel experience. Good Shooting Bill Horton

[Eric U]

Trying a smaller rear iris size is not a correct way to improve your sight alignment. The rear iris on a rifle is to change the amount of light coming through to your eye, which changes the focal length of your eye so you can focus on the front sight/target better. If you wanted to use the rear sight hole size to help with your sight alignment, then move the rear sight forward (longer eye relief). Problem with doing that is now you can't see wind flags through your rear sight.

Eric U

[Guest]

One more idea to consider is to examine your head position for consistency. If you are not putting your cheek in the same place on the stock for each shot you could find the sights getting misaligned. Proper and consistent cheek placement is essential on each shot. Some have used epoxy on their stock molded to their cheek to insure consistency.

As to the importance of alignment, some years ago their was talk among several very good shooters of using a misaligned rear instead of a misalinged front to shade. I don't think the idea gained much acceptance though but the fact that it was discussed shows the importance of proper sight alignment.