Jim PHL
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I was shooting today at one of those target sheets that has five targets on one page. (Four corners and one in the middle like the five on a dice.) Each of these targets are only about 4". Each of the five has about a quarter-sized red center + 1 ring, another 2 or 3 rings black and then the outer circle-(just a line so the ring is actually the color of the paper).
When running this target as far as possible on the range I was at (50'), the front site more than covered up the entire circle. I was acheiving hits inside the circle but with the site covering so much of the target, that was about all I could expect. Is better accuracy attainable with this type of site or would I need to change the sites to something with better potential for accuracy?
BTW, this is a stock Ruger 22/45; 5.5" barrel and their stock adjustable sites. At closer distances the sites were dead-on with the post covering the center of the target. I was in the red with most shots and this was my first time shooting this new gun. Would an option be to adjust them so my POA is on top of the post, rather than under the post? Or would this only give me a minor correction?
If that is about all I can expect with these sites, that is an acceptable answer. With my centerfire guns I am OK with paper-plate accuracy out to 50 ft. I was hoping to be able to do a little better with this new plinker.
I don't forsee, at least in the near future, adding a scope or optical. I DO think it's very cool that Ruger actually includes a rail attachment you can mount on the pre-drilled barrel. Just remove the existing flush screws and screw on the rail with other screws included and you are ready for quick mount attachments!
When running this target as far as possible on the range I was at (50'), the front site more than covered up the entire circle. I was acheiving hits inside the circle but with the site covering so much of the target, that was about all I could expect. Is better accuracy attainable with this type of site or would I need to change the sites to something with better potential for accuracy?
BTW, this is a stock Ruger 22/45; 5.5" barrel and their stock adjustable sites. At closer distances the sites were dead-on with the post covering the center of the target. I was in the red with most shots and this was my first time shooting this new gun. Would an option be to adjust them so my POA is on top of the post, rather than under the post? Or would this only give me a minor correction?
If that is about all I can expect with these sites, that is an acceptable answer. With my centerfire guns I am OK with paper-plate accuracy out to 50 ft. I was hoping to be able to do a little better with this new plinker.
I don't forsee, at least in the near future, adding a scope or optical. I DO think it's very cool that Ruger actually includes a rail attachment you can mount on the pre-drilled barrel. Just remove the existing flush screws and screw on the rail with other screws included and you are ready for quick mount attachments!