Fiber optic sight picture question; opinions?
I didn't get many responses on the "General Discussion" so I'm moving it here.
With a conventional iron sight setup and a normal sight picture (say for a rifle) the point of impact is traditionally set to be at the top of the front sight post. Maybe something like this Mosin sight picture:
The question is, how do people usually set up a fiber optic front sight? EG:
a. zero the gun with the point of impact at the TOP of the fiber optic dot like a conventional sight, or
b. zero the gun so that the dot covers up the point of impact, sort of like reflex-type or optical dot sight.
I'd appreciate any comments about personal preferences and/or reasoning. Do the black rings that hold the sight in place affect the ability to get a crisp sight picture with part a.? Anyone do it like b. and if so, does the dot obscure "too much" of the target?
I'm asking the question out of curiosity because after a recent scope failure, I've decided to change the sight setup on my Marlin 60 and thought that a rear peep/fiber-optic front sight setup would be cool. The goal is to yield "minute of squirrel head" accuracy out to maybe 30 yards.
Yes, I know I can try it both ways and see which I like better, but I'd still like to hear peoples reasoning.
With a conventional iron sight setup and a normal sight picture (say for a rifle) the point of impact is traditionally set to be at the top of the front sight post. Maybe something like this Mosin sight picture:
The question is, how do people usually set up a fiber optic front sight? EG:
a. zero the gun with the point of impact at the TOP of the fiber optic dot like a conventional sight, or
b. zero the gun so that the dot covers up the point of impact, sort of like reflex-type or optical dot sight.
I'd appreciate any comments about personal preferences and/or reasoning. Do the black rings that hold the sight in place affect the ability to get a crisp sight picture with part a.? Anyone do it like b. and if so, does the dot obscure "too much" of the target?
I'm asking the question out of curiosity because after a recent scope failure, I've decided to change the sight setup on my Marlin 60 and thought that a rear peep/fiber-optic front sight setup would be cool. The goal is to yield "minute of squirrel head" accuracy out to maybe 30 yards.
Yes, I know I can try it both ways and see which I like better, but I'd still like to hear peoples reasoning.
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depends on what I'm shooting..
I got a 30-30, 44magnum carbine and a short 18" woodsmaster carbine for shooting inside 200 yards, I sight in so that the dot covers the intended target. I have larger fibers on em because the vitals of a deer is a big target...
as to a squirrel gun, I'd set it up the same way too, I'd just pick the sight so that its fiber optic is as small as is feasable to see well and draw the eye.
in my mind, atleast, the whole point of the fiber optic sight is to act as an aid in instinctual both eyes open shooting in a hurry. similar to a red dot.0
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