Question about accuracy.

[tnxdshooter]

Quick question, I recently had a, new mojo test and kns front sight installed on my sks. I was only able to sight it in at 25 yards because those are the only ranges here unless you're a member of a sportsmans club for big money. Anyways, I got it dialed in to a three shot group in the size of a quarter. That's the best I could do. What kind of accuracy would that be at 50 yards or even 100 yards? My eye site probably wouldn't allow me to hit over 75 yards with irons anyways. I'm mainly going to use this gun for hog hunting/general plinking. The gun is a 1993 model sks sporter with 16" barrel. It takes ak mags.

Its sighted in with golden tiger. I'll be using monarch, tula, golden tiger, and commercial for plinking. I'll be using hollow points and soft points when I can find them for hunting.

 

[LNK]

Sound like you are at 4 moa now. So at 75 yards, you're looking at 3" groups. Not sure which rear site you have, but techsights are the way to go.

 

[tnxdshooter]

I've got the mojo rear. I don't want to have to take the sights off and put them back on and cut down the take down pin in order to install sights on my rifle. Also, right now its in a tapco t6 stock to protect the good wood one I have for it. I would have to do filing on the back of the tapco t6 to get it to fit also.

 

[LAGS]

On paper and working the math correctly, you will have a potential of a 3" group at 75 yards.
But you have to factor in some other things like bullet drop from a 25 yard zero to 100 yards.
The drop on an SKS like you mentioned will ne about 1" at 100 yards if you zero your rifle at 25 yards.
Then too your actual group size will increase as you go out further, just because you get human error in there from not being able to see the bullseye as well with open sights.
But from what you have mentioned, you are right in line for the accurate from an SKS.
So just set your rifle up to shoot maybe 1/2" high at 25 yards and you should be dead on at 100 yards.

 

[tnxdshooter]

On paper and working the math correctly, you will have a potential of a 3" group at 75 yards.
But you have to factor in some other things like bullet drop from a 25 yard zero to 100 yards.
The drop on an SKS like you mentioned will ne about 1" at 100 yards if you zero your rifle at 25 yards.
Then too your actual group size will increase as you go out further, just because you get human error in there from not being able to see the bullseye as well with open sights.
But from what you have mentioned, you are right in line for the accurate from an SKS.
So just set your rifle up to shoot maybe 1/2" high at 25 yards and you should be dead on at 100 yards.

Sounds like a plan.

 

[FROGO207]

I have a couple reasonably good shape SKS rifles and tack drivers they are NOT. Sounds about normal for a group shot from either of mine also. The larger .310-.313 123 grain bullets will provide the most accuracy in mine. The .308 not so good groups. YMMV

 

[Zeke/PA]

I shoot my Buddies Soviet SKS on occassion and a 3" group from rest at 100 yds. is about average.

 

[tnxdshooter]

I shoot my Buddies Soviet SKS on occassion and a 3" group from rest at 100 yds. is about average.

That's not terrible for old war horse rifles.