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wolfie

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Someone help me out. I forgot what the formula is for how much your POI changes at 25 yards for every 1 1000ths of an inch in front sight elevation. Trying to get the right front sight for my rear fixed Heinie on a Glock 34. Heinie web page says that G34 often shoot 2.5 to 3" high at 25 yrds and offer a higher front sight should this happen.

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ooh not sure of the formula, but I went through one hell of a time trying to work adjustable sights on my G34, enough to where I sold it out of frustration.

I recall having to go to a .215 tall sight mated with my adjustable rear, the best setup I had were the sevigny combo, fixed sights, still had a fiber optic front .215 and rear Warren Tactical Rear.

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I do believe the formula is:

Change in POI equals change in FS height times the distance from the rear sight to the target divided by the distance from the rear sight to the front sight (all units of distance being the same for each measurement - inches, feet, meters or whatever).

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Here's an excerpt from a piece I wrote a while back that may help. Values from the formula I derived match the values listed in the table on Brownell's website.

δF/SR = y/(SR+R) with δF = change in front sight height

SR = sight radius

y = distance between aiming point and impact point

R = range

or δF = (SR ● y) / (SR + R) all values are in inches (● signifies multiplication)

For our example, y = 3”

SR = 7”

R = 25 yards = 900 inches

δF = (7 ● 3) / (7+900) = 21 / 907 = 0.023” (actual number is 0.02315”)

Guy

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