Sometimes, it is the gun

[Skribs]

I haven't been to the range in years, let alone regularly in even longer. I got a brand new optics-ready pistol and took it to the range. Thing is shooting low-left.

Great.

So I looked up how to fix shooting low-left (for left-handers) and tried everything. Worked on my grip, worked on trigger mechanics, etc. Same thing. Dang thing shoots low-left.

Today, I brought two guns. One shoots perfect. The optics-ready pistol? Still low-left.

I guess it was the gun after all. Or at least the sight.

I wanted to make sure it was the sight and not myself. If I was doing something wrong, then adjusting the sight would just be compensating for and reinforcing my errors. But today, the gun shoots great.

 

[Monac]

Hey, look on the bright side! Maybe it's the optics-ready pistol that is perfect, the new one actually shoots high and right, and you're still correct about you being the problem!

Just kidding. As a collector, I've shoot a lot of guns with weird shooting qualities, and you have to learn to trust yourself. After a while, anyway.

 

[Coyote3855]

I assume you can correct the point of impact by adjusting the optic when you put it on?

 

[Skribs]

I assume you can correct the point of impact by adjusting the optic when you put it on?

It has adjustments for windage and elevation. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't compensating for my own failures first.

 

[JR24]

I don’t think I’ve mounted an optic that was actually on without adjustment.

Typically I start by putting the dot right on the top of my front sight post and adjust from there as needed.

Laser dry fire dot system like ITarget pro makes this easier and cheaper as I can dial it in on my own time in the basement and then just verify with live ammo later.

 

[Lafitte]

Sounds like the irons need some adjustment and you can expect the optics that you install will aslo need a bit of tweeking.
Lafitte

 

[Skribs]

Sounds like the irons need some adjustment and you can expect the optics that you install will aslo need a bit of tweeking.
Lafitte

Couldn't even see the irons.

 

[Charlie98]

What pistol are we talking about, here? I have a guess... but it would help to know.

 

[Gordon]

I never put on an optic on any gun until the iron sights are dialed in, or if fixed at least a notation is made and taped on gun. If you put a non dialed in optic CORRECTLY on or it was premounted then dial it in if you cannot see the irons.

 

[Skribs]

What pistol are we talking about, here? I have a guess... but it would help to know.

I never put on an optic on any gun until the iron sights are dialed in, or if fixed at least a notation is made and taped on gun. If you put a non dialed in optic CORRECTLY on or it was premounted then dial it in if you cannot see the irons.

HK VP9 optics-ready. Didn't come with suppressor-height sights. I only intended to use it with the optic, so I didn't see the point in verifying the irons. A lot of rifles these days don't even come with irons.

I now have suppressor-height optics on it, although they're still a tad short.

 

[lysanderxiii]

According to everybody that I have ever talked to about poor shooting performance, it is always the gun . . .

 

[Charlie98]

Every pistol fits your hand differently. I would have someone else shoot it to verify that it's actually shooting low-left before you start spinning dials.

 

[Skribs]

Every pistol fits your hand differently. I would have someone else shoot it to verify that it's actually shooting low-left before you start spinning dials.

I shot it through the new optics-height sights when I got those. When we put those on, we noticed the optic didn't quite line up with them.

 

[Sudden Thunder]

I haven't been to the range in years, let alone regularly in even longer. I got a brand new optics-ready pistol and took it to the range. Thing is shooting low

So I looked up how to fix shooting low-left (for left-handers) and tried everything. Worked on my grip, worked on trigger mechanics, etc. Same thing. Dang thing shoots low-left.

Today, I brought two guns. One shoots perfect. The optics-ready pistol? Still low-left.

I guess it was the gun after all. Or at least the sight.

I wanted to make sure it was the sight and not myself. If I was doing something wrong, then adjusting the sight would just be compensating for and reinforcing my errors. But today, the gun shoots great.

At least you didn’t get “Bad News Speech” from an eye doctor!

 

[Skribs]

At least you didn’t get “Bad News Speech” from an eye doctor!

No, my eyes are definitely borked.