Flfiremedic
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I know for an AR you can sight at 25yrd and be on at 300 or 50 and 200. What about the AK though.
"You don't sight in an AK.
Diane Feinstein says you just "Spray and Pray"."
From the hip no less.
So then I'm correct in that the adjustment is all in the front sight with that special vice type tool with a key?The elevation is field adjusted with the rear slide, often marked from a Cyrillic letter (looks like an upside down lower case "n", depending upon nation of manufacture) the battle sight setting (equal to 300M IIRC) is at the rear, and the front portion ranges from 100M to a hopelessly optimistic 800 meters. The fine adjustments to the elevation are made using a forked tool with a hole in the center, this slips atop the front sight post and allows you to rotate it up or down as necessary. Windage is adjusted using a tool akin to a miniature press or puller that pushes the assembly from side to side. Typically there are no provisions for field adjustment of windage.
So which is the correct way to adjust the sights on a Norinco AK-47?
Yes WRT initial setup and zero, but field adjustments (for the range that you are shooting) is performed with the rear sight instead. You should properly zero the front sight and never touch it again unless you make changes to the rifle, ammunition, or the zero is "lost".So then I'm correct in that the adjustment is all in the front sight with that special vice type tool with a key?
This is great info thanks especially for the directions and instructions from the manual very difficult to see the instructions/locate on sighting in.This manual has directions for sigting in AKs: http://www.box.net/shared/wfnjbu204s
It calls for setting the rear sight to '3' (300 meters) and measuring how high you strike at 100 meters.
This generic ballistic chart for 7.62x39 is set up with a 100 yard zero: https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AU9fZpC9S7gDZGNrOW5jaHNfODZjOXpja2NncQ&hl=en
Because of 7.62x39's carp ballistics, there really isn't any 'magik zero range' like 50 yards gives you in 5.56 NATO. I zero my red dot for 235 yards as I find it gives me the most flexability. I do have to hold under almost 5" at 100 yards though.
235 yard zero chart: https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AU9fZpC9S7gDZGNrOW5jaHNfODdkeGc4ZGJjYw&hl=en
BSW
The 0 setting makes the rear sight at its lowest point.Yes WRT initial setup and zero, but field adjustments (for the range that you are shooting) is performed with the rear sight instead. You should properly zero the front sight and never touch it again unless you make changes to the rifle, ammunition, or the zero is "lost".
The slide on the rear sight is for making this adjustment. The letter at the bottom of the sight is the "battle zero", set for 300M IIRC it is sufficient for center mass hits on targets from 0-400M, the other settings (marked by a numeral) indicate the elevation setting in 100s of meters (1=100M, 2=200M, 3=300M...et cetera). This is the only adjustment necessary for shooting at the range (or battlefield). Furthermore, you should use this to aid in shots at various distances, as there is really no "set and forget" setting, unless you are seeking "minute of man" accuracy just leave it at the battle sight setting described above.