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12/4/2018 3:18:23 PM
 
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Section 8: Handguns Subject: "Gangsta Style" Msg# 1030103
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That's the way I see it. Part of understanding it comes from fiddling with my Crimsin Trace laser grip sight for years. It comes zeroed to 50 feet and the laser sits to the right and just below the bore. It projects its dot from about an inch from the center of the bore so it isn't much of a problem. It would probably be accurate within an inch or so out to 100 feet under light conditions that let you see the dot that far away.
More understanding came from setting up a scope on a long range rifle. During the process you shoot a tall target at a fixed distance changing only your elevation and if the string of shots is not perfectly vertical your scope is rotated clockwise or counter-clockwise in the rings. That can make a huge difference at a thousand yards. Here's how you check for the proper mounting position and calibration of your clicks with a tall target test. |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: I had mulled over that a bit but decided that, if the sights were dead on for the distance, then it would make no difference - I was wrong! 
You reminded me of the six o'clock hold, which I had forgotten about. Unless the gun is offset to the side so that the bull is still just tangent to the center of the front sight, with a six o'clock hold you do have more potential for error, I think. Good point! Even with the bull properly centered on the front sight, with a canted hold gravity no longer acts on the bullet along the same line as the sights or the recoil so a lot of practice and sight adjustment would have to be done to compensate for these differences, no? Stu |
