Compensate POA or Sight Alignment?

[KungFuNerd]

With my GI 1911 at close Range I can't see the Point of Impact if I keep my Sights Flat.

Point of Aim and Impact line up at about 20 Yards.

I can sharp shoot up close if I fudge the Front Sight Alignment....is that a bad habit?

Thanks,

KF

[Powder Finger]

I always want the bullet to hit somewhere above the sights, iron sights anyway.

In other words I don't want the gun to cover point of impact when the gun is flat.

Edited June 2, 2011 by Powder Finger

[Corey]

I always want the bullet to hit somewhere above the sights, iron sights anyway.

In other words I don't want the gun to cover point of impact when the gun is flat.

+1

If I ever have to hold off somewhere, I'd prefer to hold low to still see the target. Rifle or handgun. I dont like covering up what Im shooting and guessing at where it will go, then needing to check and see if I was right.

[KungFuNerd]

That's what I figured but I don't want to rush into Mods.

I'm going to slowly File down the Front Sight.

I'm more interested in the 1-15 Yard range

[Braxton1]

POA/POI at 20 yards just means that the gun is zeroed at 20 yards, which isn't really a bad place to be.

Assuming that you're not "muscling" the gun around a lot, there's really not enough of a difference in the POA/POI relationship at 4, 5, 6 yards to make this much of an issue. Probably the tightest shot that you'd be forced to make would be an "Upper A/B Zone" (head) shot. Assuming a dead center hold, you have 3 inches of "wiggle-room" before that tight shot becomes a near miss. A 20-yard zero on iron sights shouldn't exceed that parameter. (On a scoped gun, it would be a problem, but not here.)

[Singlestack]

For IPSC/USPSA speed shooting, I zero my sights to hit exactly where my front sight is. I do not want it hitting above or below it. For precision shooting or hunting I zero for a 6 o'clock hold.