Any suggestions on using aperature (peep) sights?

[Tim Ault]

Practice more. As all ready stated, the human eye/brain will want to automatically center the post in the aperture.

Fully agree . Just forget about centering the post in the rear sight that will happen automatically focus on that front sight actually just the top of it . Also a good target is key to good accuracy for 50 yds that your shooting just make a black 3" bullseye on your paper and choose whatever hold your comfortable with 6 o'clock or center of mass both work well .

[bortle]

Tim has a good point. Get a target with a solid black center. Easier to focus on than the red and white target. I was taught to make your sight picture a "pumpkin on a post" That's a 6 o'clock hold. More ammo, more targets and practice= tight groups.

[ungawa]

Another target to try is an upsidedown "T"

[Hawk]

I assume you are shooting from a bench with some kind of support?

Don't take offense, but you're probably just being lazy. I guarantee if you increased your concentration level to the max and added in proper breathing and trigger control, and top edge of front site focus, you could cut the size of your group in half.

[ungawa]

Sounds like he probably cut his teeth on AKs. He is a tree hugging Commie after all

(I love you Sandy No homo)

[Remington788]

Are you using a sling?

[Sandcut]

I assume you are shooting from a bench with some kind of support?

Don't take offense, but you're probably just being lazy. I guarantee if you increased your concentration level to the max and added in proper breathing and trigger control, and top edge of front site focus, you could cut the size of your group in half.

How could I be offended by that?

It may also be the fact that i should be wearing trifocals but I couldn't see both the front site AND the target at the same time if I did.

But yes, I was shooting off a bag on a bench rest. But like I said, the biggest problem that I found was that I wasn't getting a natural centering in the rear site. Maybe I just need to shoot it more or maybe I'm just weird from too much Communism.

[X Hunter]

From the US Army Marksmanship Unit
http://www.odcmp.org/0907/default.as...U_SIGHTPICTURE

There are other articles as well
http://thecmp.org/training-tech/shoo...ce-rifle-team/

[ungawa]

How could I be offended by that?

It may also be the fact that i should be wearing trifocals but I couldn't see both the front site AND the target at the same time if I did.

But yes, I was shooting off a bag on a bench rest. But like I said, the biggest problem that I found was that I wasn't getting a natural centering in the rear site. Maybe I just need to shoot it more or maybe I'm just weird from too much Communism.

It sounds like you obviously have a loose nut behind the stock that could use some tightening. But what kind of ammo were you using?

[Sandcut]

It sounds like you obviously have a loose nut behind the stock that could use some tightening. But what kind of ammo were you using?

AR ammo, why?






I don't feel like getting up to go look right now. It was the only 5.56 that they had in bulk when I bought the rifle.