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It depends on the model you have.
With the M44, your bayonet has to be extened to achieve maximum accuracy, it dampens barrel vibrations and the Russians sighted them in with the bayonets out, so shooting with it retracted will cause it to shoot off center by a few inches.
If you are trying to adjust windage ( and this goes for all rifles), you need to drift the front sight over to the left or the right, depending on how bad your shots are off center. Example, if your shots are hitting 4 inches to the left, move your front sight over to the left, which causes your body to move the rifle more to the right to line up the sight picture, which also brings your shots more right. Its easy. It shoots left, adjust sight to the left, shoots right, move front sight to the right. This is opposite on pistols where the windage adjustment is actually the rear sight rather the front sight.
Moving the front sight for windage by as much as 1-2mm is enough to chance the shot placement by 2 or 3 inches at about 100 yards or meters.
If your mosin is shooting too high, aim a few inches lower, doesn't take much. I find if I aim right at the bottom line of the bullseye my shots will be dead center, however if I aim for the center of the bullseye the shots place about 2 inches too high.
Before you go messing with the front sight, have several others try out the rifle. If you are jerking the trigger (its easy to do even if you "think" you aren't doing it), by the time the trigger releases and fires the weapon you have flinched, causing you to move the barrel off target.
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I only own 2 mosin variants, but my knowledge of them is very very high. From simple problems they sometimes have, to their history, or safety concerns. -tom
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How far will a mosin nagant bullet shoot?
About 500 meters with iron sights, but you can go up to 800+ meters if you have a good glass on it.
What is the aiming device on gun is known as?
The aiming device of a gun is called a sight. Mechanical devices are known as iron sights, even if they are made of brass or other metals. Sights using lenses are called optical sights, or, if they provide magnification, telescopic sights. "telescopic sight" is usually shortened to "scope" in informal conversation.
Which type of firearm sight is simple inexpensive and standard on most handguns?
Iron sights are the most common an are sometimes interchangeable.
How do you correctly aim down the iron sights of a pistol?
Depends on the exact sights used. The most common are a rear notch sight, and a front post. The post should be centered in the rear notch, and the top of the front sight post even with the top of the rear sight. Point of aim is usually the center of the target.
Where can you get sights for a 12 gauge Savage Stevens Model 67 pump shotgun?
AnswerShotguns don't have sights. Just a bead at the front of the barrel. Incorrect. Some shotguns do just have a bead at the muzzle's end ... but, shotguns do indeed have aiming sights available. Typically, a shotgun designed to shoot rifled slugs will have conventional, adjustable iron sights with the rear sight mounted in the area above the trigger & and a blade sight ... sometimes with a colored line on the front sight. A typical name for shotgun sights is called Ghost Ring Sights. It came standard on my Mossberg 500 12 Ha. Shotgun.
How do you sight in a rifle with iron fixed sights?
Shoot rifle. Note difference between point of aim and point of impact. Elevation can be adjusted at the rear sight. Windage (left/right) may be SLIGHTLY adjusted by tapping the rear sight in the opposite direction.
Are you able to put iron sights on a Browning 338 BAR semi-automatic with Boss or does the Boss prevent the installation of iron sights?
No.
Can you mount iron sights on a browning bar 338 win mag boss item number 031001331 or does the Boss system preclude mounting iron sights?
Check w/ Browning, but I think you are correct- BOSS will interfere with iron sights.
How do you use zoom on your gun?
Look through your iron sights, or plastic sights, or whatever.
What is better fn fal or m14?
The M14 is better with warlord. Equip a grip and extended mags (or your choice of sight along with the grip) it has less recoil and is in my opinion a lot easier to get kills with especially in hardcore where both guns are a 1 shot kill. The iron sights on the M14 are also more accurate then the iron sights on the FN FAL.
What do World War 2 sights look like?
most of them were iron sights, very primitive v notch or battle sights
What does co witness mean when using a red dot site?
It means the location of the red dot aligns with the iron sights. What this means is that a shooter doesn't have to change their sight picture when going from irons to optics, and they can use their irons viewing through the optic sight.
