Alright I need some help or advice on what to do with my Saiga 7.62x39. Let me start off with some background. I’m still fairly new to guns since escaping the liberal North East. I’ve had my Saiga for about 2-1/2 years now. I’m one of those people who thinks every American ought to have a capable firearm (stored securely) in their homes. The Saiga was intended to be an all purpose SHTF rifle.
Well now that I’ve gotten more into shooting and I like putting little holes pieces of paper!! Up to now I’ve been only able to get it sighted in at 25 yards. I discovered a very nice public rifle range that goes out to 100 yards. So I spent a few hours there today trying to get sighted to 100 yards. Now I’ve read a number of different things about sighting AK’s. Most say to just sight for 25 yards and you’ll be good for 100 yards. I guess I need a definition of what ‘good’ means because I was about 5” high a 100 yards. I have a PK-01 Russian red dot scope and a new 400m scope with the draganov range finder. I was intending to try and get these all sighted today but spent most time messing with the iron sights. I tried then to be 2” low at 25 yards and then see where I was as I got further out. I’m sighted now at 50 yards.
I’ve read about the 7.62x39’s ‘rainbow’ trajectory. I have a Stag AR lower that I picked up. Would I have the same issues with an AR and .223? I guess I could live with knowing that I’ll be 2” high or low at certain distances but my nephew who was in the Army and served in Afghanistan thinks I’ll have less frustration with an AR and that they were trained to make headshots at 300 meters (not that I’m planning at doing that). So the flatter trajectory of the .223 is very appealing.
So I guess I could use some AK sighting advice, some comments on if this type of high/low thing happens with AR’s.
I’ve also had the chance to go deer hunting recently so I’m thinking now of selling off the Saiga as a package with the optics and some ammo and finishing my AR build and picking up a dedicated deer rifle.
I also one day would like to attend an Appleseed Shooting event.
Thanks for any advice\comments!!
Well now that I’ve gotten more into shooting and I like putting little holes pieces of paper!! Up to now I’ve been only able to get it sighted in at 25 yards. I discovered a very nice public rifle range that goes out to 100 yards. So I spent a few hours there today trying to get sighted to 100 yards. Now I’ve read a number of different things about sighting AK’s. Most say to just sight for 25 yards and you’ll be good for 100 yards. I guess I need a definition of what ‘good’ means because I was about 5” high a 100 yards. I have a PK-01 Russian red dot scope and a new 400m scope with the draganov range finder. I was intending to try and get these all sighted today but spent most time messing with the iron sights. I tried then to be 2” low at 25 yards and then see where I was as I got further out. I’m sighted now at 50 yards.
I’ve read about the 7.62x39’s ‘rainbow’ trajectory. I have a Stag AR lower that I picked up. Would I have the same issues with an AR and .223? I guess I could live with knowing that I’ll be 2” high or low at certain distances but my nephew who was in the Army and served in Afghanistan thinks I’ll have less frustration with an AR and that they were trained to make headshots at 300 meters (not that I’m planning at doing that). So the flatter trajectory of the .223 is very appealing.
So I guess I could use some AK sighting advice, some comments on if this type of high/low thing happens with AR’s.
I’ve also had the chance to go deer hunting recently so I’m thinking now of selling off the Saiga as a package with the optics and some ammo and finishing my AR build and picking up a dedicated deer rifle.
I also one day would like to attend an Appleseed Shooting event.
Thanks for any advice\comments!!