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Question for Metallic Sight Shooters

CChastain

I've only been shooting with sights for a few months so I'm very much a beginner . I was shooting at 600yds today and had a problem that I need help understanding and correcting . I'm using a Redfield International rear sight with a Gehman 510 iris and a 22mm front sight with a Centra adjustable iris . When trying to get centered up for a shot my sight picture would become distorted as in my circles wouldn't be round . First time I have experienced this . So what causes this and what do I need to do ? Your help will be greatly appreciated .
Chris
 
Eye not square behind the iris, iris not properly adjusted, several things.

1 of the reasons I like shooting smallbore, get a chance to work through a lot of things.
 
CChastain said:
I've only been shooting with sights for a few months so I'm very much a beginner . I was shooting at 600yds today and had a problem that I need help understanding and correcting . I'm using a Redfield International rear sight with a Gehman 510 iris and a 22mm front sight with a Centra adjustable iris . When trying to get centered up for a shot my sight picture would become distorted as in my circles wouldn't be round . First time I have experienced this . So what causes this and what do I need to do ? Your help will be greatly appreciated .
Chris
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try putting your rifle on your shooting stool.. if you have one.. line it up with the target, set the front sight so that there is one line of white around the black bull. Then close down the rear iris and then placing your face on the stock where you would have it as if you are shooting in position. Slowly open up the rear iris till you see the bull just jump out at you.. should be nice and clear and round.. try this first before moving to the next phase.. which most likely be, a new script. If you are shooting centerfire.. i truly believe that if you are really concentrating on the front sight, you will see the flash from the powder when you shoot.. i have had several say that they don't ever see the flash. If your vision is constantly shifting back and forth between the front sight and the target, it will be hard to hold tight elevation.
 
Pay attention to your prone position and how it affects your neck‘s angle. It’s too easy to fall into thinking lower is better for prone but the truth is too low will have your sighting eyeball rolled upward because your neck is bent too severely.

There are two problems that occur when this happens: you’re not using your sighting eye’s optical axis aligned with your sights, and a bent neck will affect blood flow to your brain... which many folks forget is where what you’re seeing is actually getting imaged!

Reduced blood circulation to your brain affects image processing well before you might recognize it in your sight picture, as well as contributing to premature eye fatigue.

Remember your sighting eye is the last element in your sighting system; it should be aligned on-axis as closely as you can manage even if it means working out a stable but higher position for prone.
 
Thanks for all your help . I will definitely work on alignment . Having no one around me with experience in shooting with irons I'm having to rely on what I can research on the web and trial and error . It's definitely a challenge .
 
Got to shoot some this morning and tried to pay careful attention to head position and sight alignment . Really made a difference . I adjusted the sights and found a spot where sight picture was clear and found it easy to get back to that after a few rounds . I really appreciate all
 
CChastain said:
Got to shoot some this morning and tried to pay careful attention to head position and sight alignment . Really made a difference . I adjusted the sights and found a spot where sight picture was clear and found it easy to get back to that after a few rounds . I really appreciate all
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they make things to help you with sight alignment.. there is a mirror that clips to the rear sight also there are rings that can placed on the rear sight..
The mirror is a tool to teach and confirm proper head position and sight alignment. It fits on your rear aperture and reflects the image of your eye back to you...IF and only if your eye is not positioned correctly. If your eye is in the center of the rear sight, your sight picture will be fine and you won't have your own eyeball staring back at you. i wouldn't used this where the sun would be hitting it.. just remember that
 
Another issue I have is light sensitivity. 80% of the time, I get a clearer sight picture with a light pink filter. Another 1 of the things I figured out shooting smallbore.

Also above was mentioned higher position. For whatever reason, I am able to shoot a lot more X's smallbore when shooting a higher position. It doesn't feel quite as comfortable but it sure produces for me.
 
1lnbrdg said:
Another issue I have is light sensitivity. 80% of the time, I get a clearer sight picture with a light pink filter. Another 1 of the things I figured out shooting smallbore.

Also above was mentioned higher position. For whatever reason, I am able to shoot a lot more X's smallbore when shooting a higher position. It doesn't feel quite as comfortable but it sure produces for me.
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Ways of the Rifle mentions this too..
 
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