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Old 11-10-2009, 09:31 PM
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I went to the range again for the second time with my 15-3. I noticed that my shots were missing slightly below and to the left of my POA.

Is adjusting the rear sight something to do while at the range the range ? If Im missing low and left, I have to tighten the screw on the left, and loosen the screw on the top...correct?
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Turn the right side screw clockwise to bring POI right, and turn the top screw counterclockwise to bring POI up.
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I will bet you $20 it's not your gun it's you. If you are a
right hand shooter and shooting low and to the left I
think it's your grip. You need to grip harder with your
three grip fingers. Don't grip so hard that your hand shakes
but get a really good grip on the gun. If you have a loose
or more relaxed grip you will squeeze a little with your grip
fingers when pulling on the trigger. This will cause shots
to go left and down. I am left handed and when I don't
have a good grip my shots go to the right and down. Try
this the next time you go to the range and I will bet you
shoot better. Don
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^^^I wouldn't take that bet but I sure would take that advice.^^^
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My brothers would have moved the target. Of course that is why we always disowned them.
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Here's a target analysis grid. It can tell you a lot.
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This is the same thing as posted above, only it shows what both left and right handed shooters do.

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With adjustable sights, move the rear sight in the direction you want your bullet to go - of course we are talking about the sight blade here. That answers the question asked. Now, there is good info in the displayed chart that all "good" range instructors carry. Shooters seem to "get it" better when they see the chart rather than just an instructor tell them to do this or do that.
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I will bet you $20 it's not your gun it's you. If you are a
right hand shooter and shooting low and to the left I
think it's your grip. You need to grip harder with your
three grip fingers. Don't grip so hard that your hand shakes
but get a really good grip on the gun. If you have a loose
or more relaxed grip you will squeeze a little with your grip
fingers when pulling on the trigger. This will cause shots
to go left and down. I am left handed and when I don't
have a good grip my shots go to the right and down. Try
this the next time you go to the range and I will bet you
shoot better. Don
Your probably right...My first time shooting the gun yielded better results. My first time to the range I shot a .357 first, THEN I shot my .38 Sp. Maybe I had a firmer grip after handling the more powerful gun.

Thanks for the info and the great adjustment charts. I will try tightening the grip a bit.
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Don't tighten your fingertips on your strong hand though. If you are righthanded, that'll make things worse. You want to hold the gun tight enough to keep it from coming loose, but don't strangle it. Proper grip with your off hand also helps. The palm heel of your off hand should lay in the gap left between your strong hand fingertips, and the thumb base. The off hand fingers should wrap around over top of the strong hand fingers. Strong hand thumb resting on weak hand thumb.

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