my rifle shoots really high. will reduced powder charges drop my POI to bring it in line. this rifle has fixed non-adjustable sights.
my rifle shoots really high. will reduced powder charges drop my POI to bring it in line.
my rifle shoots really high. will reduced powder charges drop my POI to bring it in line. this rifle has fixed non-adjustable sights.
With the right tools, all sights are adjustable
I don't really want to file the front sight down.
You are too much of a sissy to be helped. Go and buy a variety of ammo and shoot it until you figure out a load and distance where the sights are on by yourself.
>this rifle has fixed non-adjustable sights.
>my rifle shoots really high
Aim really low.
I don't think i could make a ethical kill shot on a animal that way.
maybe just a heavier grain, or mount an optic you can adjust if you're using it to hunt
this rifle has no way to mount a scope to it. I am shooting 286gr bullets right now which is the highest there is data for
8 inches high at 15 yards
commercial ammunition for this rifle has not been available for over 50 years.
>8 inches high at 15 yards
Did you leave a "0" off your range there? Why would you attempt to zero your rifle's sights for 15 yards?
Did you not notice just how smart he is?
>Why would you attempt to zero your rifle's sights for 15 yards?
I'm not OP, but when you check or adjust zero you start at a short distance so you're "on the paper" at 100 yards or whatever distance you plan on zeroing to. OP could easily have done that and found it off so badly he never bothered checking at a longer distance.
This.
>8 inches high at 15 yards
There is no chance you can remediate this by changing powder charge. You need to change your sights somehow.
Is this your first gun? Are you sure you are using the sights correctly?
Take a close-up picture of your sights, preferably lined up. I bet you're doing something wrong or they're extremely fricked up and you just don't know it.
>using the sights correctly
This is an embarrassing thing to admit to, but it's very likely the problem.
bet you its something like this wheres hes doing it wrong + too close
its not going to be this rearsightpicture but hes not doing it right
Middle one is correct though
2 and 3 would be correct at different ranges
1 is also correct at longer ranges
What kind of moron makes sights that perfectly cradle the front sight and that's NOT the intended use?
>8 inches high at 15 yards
In that case your best bet is to take it to a fuddsmith and get a quote for having him make/install a taller front sight post for you
>8 inches high at 15 yards
it's a very heavy and slow bullet, try it at 100m and 50m
>100m and 50m
>8 inches of deviation
You've gotta be a noguns or a never shoots to say something like this.
His sight would have to be zeroed at ~1000 yards to be 8 inches high at 15 yards with a bullet traveling 2000 ft/s which would be a SLOW 9.3x57.
Are you firing offhand or from a rest? How much does the rifle weigh? Barrel length?
What velocity are you getting? I'd try loading it faster if you're not at max, going slower will probably make it hit even higher. Lighter bullets going faster can significantly bring down the POI at short ranges.
>8 inches high at 15 yards
That's fine. It's a hunting rifle. Medium game has an 8 inch vital zone. What are you going to be hunting with that gun at 15 yards anyway?
How high is really high? You could possibly file down the rear sight if there's enough material there to work with
Technically yes, although 8" at 15yds is a lot. If I were you I'd either look into old specifications for what I suspect is 9,3x57 or buying a new dovetail rear sight insert. NECG will likely have what you need and it's an easy install.
Get a taller rear sight.
aim lower