D.carden Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Last week I installed a FO front site on my 625 from EGW. Looks great. I have, since i started shooting, been using the dot ( FO or others) as the "point of aim". Also that being the "point of impact" ( assumed ). Do any of you use the "top" of the front and rear sites as you POA, regardless of there being a dot? I spoke with HOP a while back and he uses the top of his sites ( black post in front-millet rear). Where is your POA on the sites? Where is your POI in relation to your POA? High/Low? Dan............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearthco Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Hey Dan, You will really want to use the top of the front sight for POI, not the dot. I like FO to get my attention, but need the top pf the blade for accurate shooting. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Nesbitt Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Yeah, what hearthco said. Also I usually use a black magic marker and black out about half of the rod so I have a fiber dot that gets my attention instead of a giant flaming ball that prevents me from using the top of the blade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry V Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Dan, What the others said....top of the blade, I find it more accurate on steel and distance shots. This is why I went back to a gold bead, with the FO (SDM) I had a hard time doing this, kept wanting to aim POI. I'm now thinking of giving a black partridge try as I think I can be even more accurate. Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R112mercer Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 I'm with everybody else. I always try to envision the bullet "landing" on the top of the front blade. I don't use the F.O., I've found I don't seem to pick up the front sight any faster and hit higher on the target. I like a jet black front and rear from a carbide lamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopalong Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Funny thing, This coming from the guy who was 3rd at the USPSA Limited Nationals.....with production and Revolver Divisions. If he new how to aim where would he have ended up then? HOP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmoney Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Sam, I hear an excuse being set up.....I can almost hear it now (one week into the future): "Yeah man, I would have done way better in Rolla except I just put that fiber optic on my 625 and my aim point's way off now and you know what?--it was just exactly like Bill said on the forum, it was like a big flaming red fireball was blocking my view, it was just like looking into a sunlamp, otherwise I know I would have really kicked Carmoney's ass, hell you've seen him, you know how slow he shoots...." Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.carden Posted October 10, 2005 Author Share Posted October 10, 2005 (edited) OTFLMAO "BIG TIME". Just got of the phone with Sam. He said i better have a look in here. Hey Mike, Were you a "butcher" in your previous occupation. LOL You sure can slice someone up pretty good. But , i can tell you now, there wont be ANY excuses. 1st place doesn't need any. I'm saving room in my bag for the match winner plaque. HA HA HA.......( i'm hopin) Edited October 10, 2005 by D.carden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 My glock hits at the top of the front sight post at 20 yards with a dawson FO and Heine rear. I find that on 3 ~ 10 yard targets, I'm shooting with the dot and hit POA. As the distance increases, I'll go to using the top of the sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmoney Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 OK, now in order to be fair, I think I should give the original question the serious and thoughtful response it deserves: Dan, a fiber optic sight requires a little different set-up in order to ensure that your revolver hits to the correct POA/POI. I've developed a method which I believe will help simplify the process so that you can get back to your intensive pre-match dry-fire regimen. Start by printing off the following special F/O sight-in chart: Tape the special F/O sight-in chart to a flat vertical surface (such as a wall). Now put the revolver securely in a vise and orient the vise so that the flaming red ball is located directly on the red star on the chart as you're looking down the sights with your dominant eye. Now, close your dominant eye and hold it tightly shut. Extremely important!--Do not move your head from this point on. Use a second vise if necessary. Using a sight adjustment tool (such as a screwdriver), adjust your rear sight so that the top blade edge of the sight (not the flaming red ball, the actual blade edge) comes to rest in the bear's mouth, using your non-dominant eye. When done correctly, it will look like a flaming red apple in the bear's mouth. Now, take your 625 to the range and enjoy your new fiber optic sight picture. Remember not to adjust the sights without using the vise and special sight-in chart as described above. Take good care and see you in Rolla, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.carden Posted October 10, 2005 Author Share Posted October 10, 2005 That didnt work Mike. All's I got was a head ache when I clamped my head in the vise. Was i supposed to tighten it that much?? Now all i see is a big flaming red star. Go figure!!! Seriously though, I have good success using the dot as the POA/POI. Theres plenty of room to see around the post to get good alignment. Also, i site in slightly high to compensate for long shots. Works for me !!! See you in Rolla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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