Johnny bravo
06-03-2009, 05:02 AM
Do shooters with windage globes mechanically re-zero their sight for every distance they shoot; wouldn’t it be time consuming and a real pain when you have to fire so many shots just to get on target as opposed to a fixed globe that stays put whatever the distance?
This happened to me the other day; I was shooting at 300yds and started missing most of my shots. They were all hitting way left of the bull. My tang sight windage indicated that I was spot on with my rear adjustments for that particular weather conditions and distance. Then it transpired to me that I had one of ‘these adjustable globe sights’ and it may have moved, which it had[smilie=b:. I had originally zeroed the rifle at 100yds and super glued the adjustment screw, but somehow it had come loosed and the windage had moved. So, I had to adjust the front windage until I was back on the bull. But now, it was zeroed for 300yds. During the afternoon session at 900yds, I started missing the target again whilst all other factors remained as usual. Again I had to rezero my front sight until I started hitting the target. Now I was zeroed at 900yds!
So, what’s the deal, why would anyone use these contraptions when a fixed sight would have just stood put and saved me all the trouble.
I am sure there’s more to this contraption then what I am aware of; so I’ll be grateful if you’ll enlighten me as I have a shoot coming up at 500yds and my rifle is now set for 900yds[smilie=1:
Regards.
This happened to me the other day; I was shooting at 300yds and started missing most of my shots. They were all hitting way left of the bull. My tang sight windage indicated that I was spot on with my rear adjustments for that particular weather conditions and distance. Then it transpired to me that I had one of ‘these adjustable globe sights’ and it may have moved, which it had[smilie=b:. I had originally zeroed the rifle at 100yds and super glued the adjustment screw, but somehow it had come loosed and the windage had moved. So, I had to adjust the front windage until I was back on the bull. But now, it was zeroed for 300yds. During the afternoon session at 900yds, I started missing the target again whilst all other factors remained as usual. Again I had to rezero my front sight until I started hitting the target. Now I was zeroed at 900yds!
So, what’s the deal, why would anyone use these contraptions when a fixed sight would have just stood put and saved me all the trouble.
I am sure there’s more to this contraption then what I am aware of; so I’ll be grateful if you’ll enlighten me as I have a shoot coming up at 500yds and my rifle is now set for 900yds[smilie=1:
Regards.