walther LP500 windage adjustment
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walther LP500 windage adjustment
Hi everyone,
My pistol seems to shoot to the left.
Looking to the manual it says: "correction to the left, turn the screw to counterclockwise"
Is this my option or will it shift my shots further to the left?
Thanks.
My pistol seems to shoot to the left.
Looking to the manual it says: "correction to the left, turn the screw to counterclockwise"
Is this my option or will it shift my shots further to the left?
Thanks.
Re: walther LP500 windage adjustment
turn the screw and see what happens. if you like what results, then you turned it the correct way. if you don't like the results, turn the screw the other way.. five shots ought to tell you what you need to know.
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Re: walther LP500 windage adjustment
I fluctuate a lot in between the shots. Could be costly :)
Re: walther LP500 windage adjustment
The instructions on the sight itself tell you how to use them. The little diagram shows the hit to the right of the bullseye and the direction to turn to fix it. In the case your shot is going the other way, do the opposite.
Re: walther LP500 windage adjustment
Watch the rear sight movement as you turn the screw / adjustment. If the rear sight moves to the RIGHT then it will move the bullet impact to the right.
If each click of adjustment is so small as to be hard to see the movement of the rear sight, start counting clicks until it’s obvious which way that sight is moving. Then turn back the same number of clicks and start your adjustment.
Hope that helps.
If each click of adjustment is so small as to be hard to see the movement of the rear sight, start counting clicks until it’s obvious which way that sight is moving. Then turn back the same number of clicks and start your adjustment.
Hope that helps.
Re: walther LP500 windage adjustment
Most German sights are marked as "Shot Calling", move the sight to move the dot "shot" to centre.
ie. if your shot is to the right of target (shown as dot to the right on rear sight), rotate sight screw clockwise (direction of arrow). Shot moves about one pellet diameter per click.Re: walther LP500 windage adjustment
List of pistol sightment adjustments with explanations on how to do them for each pistol https://www.olympicpistol.com/universal ... heatsheet/
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Re: walther LP500 windage adjustment
I just read the manual and it says "Correction for shots to the left, turn the adjusting screw counter clockwise " the picture in the manual agrees with this. If the shots are landing to the left of centre turn the adjusting screw counter clockwise.
Re: walther LP500 windage adjustment
The orientation of the photo of the Walther LP500 rear sight in your web page is confusing.Ramon OP wrote: ↑Fri Jul 08, 2022 11:41 pm List of pistol sightment adjustments with explanations on how to do them for each pistol https://www.olympicpistol.com/universal ... heatsheet/
I feel it would be better that the photo on the left side is rotated 180 degrees.
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Re: walther LP500 windage adjustment
Thank you @masaki I'll look into it.
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Re: walther LP500 windage adjustment
What a clusterfuck. Turn the damn thing 15 or 20 clicks and shoot a group. That will tell you everything you need to know.
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Re: walther LP500 windage adjustment
Which knob do you turn? Which way do you turn it? Do I need to shoot a group, or just see if it looks off center after a while? What pellets do you recommend for this exercise? Will this method work with a PCP, or is it a SSP technique only?
Re: walther LP500 windage adjustment
I think you need to find another sport. But first get in contact with Conradin, who has fought his way through the existential angst of dealing with the minutiae of these questions and come out the other side a changed man.brent375hh wrote: ↑Sat Aug 06, 2022 7:47 pmWhich knob do you turn? Which way do you turn it? Do I need to shoot a group, or just see if it looks off center after a while? What pellets do you recommend for this exercise? Will this method work with a PCP, or is it a SSP technique only?
Re: walther LP500 windage adjustment
These might help adjusting your sight.
Re: walther LP500 windage adjustment
Yes, the application of force by brutes should perfectly fit the needs of this thread.