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JamesH
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Post by JamesH »

For ISSF matches, is this what you see?

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I think I would call them sub six and centre aim.

I've heard its useful to have sight picture images here and there, to subconsciously learn to recognise the right proportions.
Does anyone else do this or found it useful?

I can post the PSD file if anyone wants to play around with it.
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Post by Spencer »

1 - If you can see the rings on the target, chances are you are not focussing on/at the front sight.

2- for my taste, the sight gap for the RF target is a bit too narrow.
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Post by dronning »

Spencer wrote: 2- for my taste, the sight gap for the RF target is a bit too narrow.
+1 Also the narrow gap is hard to see in low light/side light situations.

The best ratio for sight gap is either "1 1 1" where the gaps and post are the same width or "1 2 1" the post twice the width of the gap.

Your eyes/subconscious "see" these ratios more naturally. Weird but it's like when you look at architecture and one spacing looks pleasing and another looks off.

When I did this to my revolver I had an immediate improvement in my scores.

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Post by joel »

Yes, please post the PSD file.

Thanks Much,

Joel
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Post by David M »

For Precision shooting area aim, try to get the size of the foresight the same width as the black of the target and depth to produce a square, with a 2/1 ratio for the rear sight (1/2, 1, 1/2). The apparent light gap on either side of the sight should also be the apparent amount of light between the bottom of the target and the top of the foresight.
For centre aim I like a slight low aim, top of rear sight just below the white bars.
ie mid to bottom of ten ring. For rapid fire you can increase the ratio to 3/1, with wider light gaps.
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Rover
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Post by Rover »

I agree with all that responded.
JamesH
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Post by JamesH »

Maybe I could have blurred the target a little more.
I'll try a wider rearsight gap, its never really worked for me.

TT doesn't seem to want to upload the PSD file, 2.5Mb might be too big.
PM me with an email and I'll send it.
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Post by Northwestern AP »

If you can see the rings of the target, you must have remarkable vision!

I've fired both sub-6 and recently switched to center bull (and have seen an improvement in my scores). It's just personal, but I find that the sub-6 hold makes it easier to achieve sight alignment given the contrast of black sights on white paper, but the center bull hold accommodates 'area aiming' (concentrating on releasing the shot within the wobble zone). The focus, of course, should be on the front sight with all alternatives.

Nothing beats personal experimentation.
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Post by Spencer »

Northwestern AP wrote:If you can see the rings of the target, you must have remarkable vision!...
If you can see the rings of the target, you must have remarkable vision!
If you can see the rings of the target when focussing at/on the front sight, contact the Guinness Book of Records, post haste!
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Post by JamesH »

When I was 20 I certainly could, I could see every scratch in the foresight plus my heartbeat.
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