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I'm trying to decide if there's something wrong with my sights or if I'm just a poor shot.
Just about every one of my shots at 10yds lands about 3cm (inch and a quarter) left of where I aim. I've got a bunch of shot-up Dirty Birds to show for it, too - if my shots were all moved 3cm right they'd almost all be within the 9-ring. (I've attached a picture of the target I'm talking about - 12x18.) I've been comparing notes every time I get back home, checking my targets vs. that handy circular target, and it's helped - the shots have gone from left and low to just left. But today at the range I was concentrating on my pull, keeping my head up, arms straight, gun right down front, etc., and I still shot 96/100 left. One of the range officers took a look at my sights after I mentioned it to him and noted that the heine sight on the back was a smidge off-center towards the right - we're talking *maybe* 2 millimeters. I took another look at home and confirmed that sights off to the right would swing the barrel left to compensate. If my trig is right (yes, I spent half an hour with pen, paper, and calculator) a 2mm offset to the right at arm's length (63cm) would produce a 3cm drift at 10 yards and a 4.5cm (almost 2") drift at 15 yards, which is SC's CCP testing distance.
SO...all that to say, am I in denial about my shooting ability or could a sight nudged to the right actually account for my decent precision but terrible accuracy? And if it is a sight problem, should I just consciously aim a little to the right to compensate? The sights are those dovetail sights and the screw is drilled right through the middle, so I don't think I can move the sight to the left any.
SO...all that to say, am I in denial about my shooting ability or could a sight nudged to the right actually account for my decent precision but terrible accuracy? And if it is a sight problem, should I just consciously aim a little to the right to compensate? The sights are those dovetail sights and the screw is drilled right through the middle, so I don't think I can move the sight to the left any.