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Posted: 5/11/2011 5:37:07 PM EDT
Sighting in my new AR...When sighting it in..and shooting for that matter What should my sight picture look like???The left or the right pic?? I have troy buis on a flat top upper and a standard fsb...
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You have the option of two different holds: The "dead-on" hold and the "six o'clock" hold (shown in your pic on the right), also known as "a pumpkin on a post."
I prefer the dead on hold, which means your front sight post will split the bulleye. (Or the top of the front sight post will be your desired point of impact.) The six o'clock hold has the advantage at extreme long distance, where the front sight post is wider than the target. Using the latter hold, you will have to adjust your "come-ups" from that of a dead-on hold. Hence also why I prefer the dead-on hold. |
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Personal preferance..
Although most people would use a sight picture where the front sight covers only half of the target instead of the whole thing. The idea being that the top of the fronst sight is where the bullet will impact at whatever range you are zeroed at. It is ultimatly up to you, I use a 6 o'clock hold at 100 yards and at 300 more of the picture on the left. This allows me to shoot anywhere from 7 to 300 yards without having to play with my sights. Get out to the range and figure out what you like the most and use that. Rob |
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To me it's an issue of what are you mounting BUIS for. All bulleyes target shooters would opt for the right picture as that presents the best contrast for repeatable sight alignment. If you're thinking you may need them for hunting or are simply setting up your SHTF rifle, I'd go with a center mass zero like that on the left...at least until they start breeding coyotes with bulleyes in their pelts.
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I use the six o clock hold or as I call it the "lolly pop" it works well for me plus it's easier to go out to further distances without tweaking your windage Exactly, by lolly popping it you give your self a point of aim point of impact sight picture with both sights. Also its alot easier to check your zero when your sight is lolly popped. |
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This. There's a right way, a wrong way and the Army way to do everything. This is the Army way (military method). |
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This. There's a right way, a wrong way and the Army way to do everything. This is the Army way (military method). The lolly pop is what my friends in the corps showed me |
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What he said ^ |
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