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Fixed sights on pistol

penguin
Are they checked at the factory for being correctly placed?

Penquin
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  • perry shooter
    If you are asking if they test fire to see if the bullet will hit where the sights line up most likely NOT but if you are asking if Quality Control looks to see if sights are mounted correctly then most likely yes they do . Every one looks at sights differently most new pistol shooters That are right handed will have their shots hit low and to the left because the jerk the trigger "flinch"
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  • rufe-snow
    The majority of fixed sights, ( on .22 pistols ). I have shot over the years. Have been regulated to shoot approximately 3" high at 50'. This harks back, to the old Bullseye shooting days. When the standard aiming point, was the bottom of the black bull.

    Haven't noticed this, on centerfire pistols? To me this is quite strange? As modern fixed sight .22 pistols, aren't made for, or used in the Bullseye shooting matches. Yet most still come from the factories, shooting high.

    This causes me problems when plinking and bunny hunting. As holding low is required, for hitting COM. As a result I wind up altering the sights, of almost all .22 pistols I get my hands on. Even the adjustable sight ones.
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  • charliemeyer007
    It has been my experience that with fixed sights, I learn how to hold the pistol so it shoots where I'm aiming. Takes some ammo to do that and I need to keep in practice.

    Doesn't work for everything, Government issue 1911 is about dead on at 100 yards.
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  • penguin
    Thank you.
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  • zvette
    quote:Originally posted by penguin
    Are they checked at the factory for being correctly placed?

    Penquin


    The factory letter I received for my S&W 357 Magnum revolver indicated it was sighted in at 50 yards. But that was back in the 1930's.
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  • beantownshootah
    quote:Originally posted by penguin
    Are they checked at the factory for being correctly placed?

    Penquin


    If they're truly fixed sights, they couldn't be adjusted even if they weren't correct, so that's sort of moot.

    If you're talking about drift-adjustable dovetailed rear sights, I think its going to depend on the manufacturer. The better ones test all guns, and I think this is one QC point.
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