Mod. 36 1 7/8 point of impact
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Ivan the Butcher
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Look about normal. I think most S&W 38 specials are regulated for 158 grain non+P at I think 15 yards.
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What I did was paint my front sight. I sighted in my carry load. I took notice where the front sight was positioned in the rear. I painted the sight so when sighting for a shot I see a red and white. When I see only white it's time to take the shot. Works for me. Crappy picture but, hope you can see it.
Update. I changed pictures and recharged the sight with a light so you can see it better. I repainted most of my sights with Glo-On Sight Paint.
Update. I changed pictures and recharged the sight with a light so you can see it better. I repainted most of my sights with Glo-On Sight Paint.
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SGT ROCK 11B
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You are good to go.
I'll take that any day. If that target were a miscreant I do believe that would persuade him to cease his mischief making.
It's glow in the dark. It looks white until the camera flash or sun hits it
I would be very happy with that sight picture. You can also try it at ten yards and fifteen yards.
Perfect the way it is.
I have a dab of very bright orange nail polish on the top of the ramp on my 442. When qualifying the dab goes center mass, the POI is a bit higher. This is due to the front blade being prominent. I don't try to align the rear. I don't even "see" the rear. Front sight, trigger squeeze.
I've trained this way for 50 years. Works for me. YMMV.
I've trained this way for 50 years. Works for me. YMMV.
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Your POI/POA is about right FOR THAT LOAD. In the small short barrel j frames the velocity of the load has a huge affect on POI. A low velocity load takes longer for the bullet to exit the barrel, which give recoil more time to cause the gun to climb. Shoot the same gun with a 125 gr +P load and more then likely it would print the same distance below the X.
riverrat38
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How firmly the gun is gripped is a factor in the point of impact.
Grant Cunningham likes a very firm grip.
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9Ov9ANaQBI[/ame]
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Grant Cunningham likes a very firm grip.
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9Ov9ANaQBI[/ame]
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Mine shot tighter with no rest from that range. Maybe I'm just lucky and got a great one, but I'll do this test this week sometime and post pictures. I have a video of me plinking the heart plate on a steel silhouette no problem at about 20 yards.
Could be sight alignment, even in a rest, you might have the front sight slightly off alignment, maybe I'm wrong, but I don't have any pictures of your test to go off of. It's anecdotal but I shoot tighter groups without a rest than shown here. As others have mentioned, any wiggle room in the rest could also play a role.
Could be sight alignment, even in a rest, you might have the front sight slightly off alignment, maybe I'm wrong, but I don't have any pictures of your test to go off of. It's anecdotal but I shoot tighter groups without a rest than shown here. As others have mentioned, any wiggle room in the rest could also play a role.
Practice your trigger pull, grip and breathing if you are needing something to do to improve your group. Aim lower with that load if where you hit on the target is important to you.
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Normally I find that lighter bullets tend to shoot slightly low, not high for me. While your group is a tad high, your group is good and close enough that a "bad guy" would not be happy. Windage = perfect!
What I'd do is to slow down, aim carefully and then see here your bullets are hitting. If the poa/poi improves, then it is probably your grip, sight picture and or trigger control which can be tweaked. At the end of the day, in a practical scenario your shot group pictured should be OK.
What I'd do is to slow down, aim carefully and then see here your bullets are hitting. If the poa/poi improves, then it is probably your grip, sight picture and or trigger control which can be tweaked. At the end of the day, in a practical scenario your shot group pictured should be OK.
sousana
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I've got 7 smith model 36's of various finishes, my fave is the highly polished model 36 ladysmith with rosewood grips.
That said, each are carried with 158gr HP ammo, and at 7ft to 21ft they all hit to point of aim with the exception of the model 36 in nickel I got at montgomery wards this one using the same ammo gives me just under 2" groups.
That said, each are carried with 158gr HP ammo, and at 7ft to 21ft they all hit to point of aim with the exception of the model 36 in nickel I got at montgomery wards this one using the same ammo gives me just under 2" groups.
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