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.22-5-40 Oldtimer Offline Posts: 770 Joined: Feb 13^th, 2010	Sight Adjustment from Prone? Feb 17^th, 2011 at 1:14pm	Print Post
	Hello, everyone..Ok so far you guys have been a real help on the black-powder cleaning issues. I have another question, there is a cast-bullet match in the Fall..any type rifle..I thought I would try this old Rem. sporter .40-70 Str. with black. Now then...How do you climb forward on a 32" brl. to reach a spirit level, windgage globe, to read the graduations on the FRONT of sight base? I was thinking of a small telescoping mirror...Have to remember everything backwards...Wait..if backwards..I could treat it like a rear & move sight where I want bullet impact? What do you guys do? Thanks!


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11326 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Sight Adjustment from Prone? Reply #1 - Feb 17^th, 2011 at 1:44pm	Print Post
	I open the rifle, remove the cartridge, lean over on my left side a little and move the rifle toward my feet so I can see the sight scale and adjust the sight. Or I stand up and adjust the sight. When my eyes were young I used to hold off. Some shooters can reach up and turn the screw without looking at the scale. If you know what direction and how many turns it takes to move the sight one mark, and can remember, it would be easy. Make darn sure the rifle is unloaded. The front sight moves the opposite direction for bullet impact. When adjusting the front sight - keep the mindset that you are moving the muzzle in the direction you want to go and not the sight. Joe.

	A blind squirrel runs into a tree every once in a while.
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.22-5-40 Oldtimer Offline Posts: 770 Joined: Feb 13^th, 2010	Re: Sight Adjustment from Prone? Reply #2 - Feb 17^th, 2011 at 2:08pm	Print Post
	Hello Westerner, and thanks for good advice. Years ago when out for first time with a windgage front..shooting off bench, I wanted to make a quick change in windage. Got up, and had just placed face down near muzzle to see those tiny graduations...when other eye happened to glance down that long 34" barrel.... and see the hammer at full cock on a loaded chamber! I think I sat down for a few moments and thought over my errant ways! I have read where not a few shooters were killed this way. Thanks again!


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Old-Win Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1642 Location: Minnesota Joined: Nov 24^th, 2005	Re: Sight Adjustment from Prone? Reply #3 - Feb 17^th, 2011 at 5:18pm	Print Post
	That's just the reason that many clubs will not allow the shooter to make any adjustments from the front. In other words you can't get up and look at the muzzle. Same from the prone position. They don't want that muzzle pointed in the wrong direction. In the Creedmoor days, the shooter went to the line, fired his shot and left while the next shooter went to the line. The shooter then cleaned, made sight corrections and then went back to the line. You should probably look into a windage adjustable rear sight. Bob


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11326 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Sight Adjustment from Prone? Reply #4 - Feb 18^th, 2011 at 1:16pm	Print Post
	Replace the front sight? A little extreme, dont you think, Bob? Joe.

	A blind squirrel runs into a tree every once in a while.
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Old-Win Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1642 Location: Minnesota Joined: Nov 24^th, 2005	Re: Sight Adjustment from Prone? Reply #5 - Feb 18^th, 2011 at 3:32pm	Print Post
	Nah Joe! He should keep the front sight in place but a rear windage sight makes life a whole lot easier and safer. That way when 22-5-40 gets all caught up in shootin black again, he'll have enough windage for those breezy days. About 4 years ago at the Q, I was shooting my 40-70 SS when I got burned. Last target was the buff and I had all 21 minutes dialed in and was still a half a buff from getting on. Now I've got both front and rear. Can never have too much windage in Montana. Bob


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boats Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7474 Location: Virginia Joined: Apr 23^rd, 2004	Re: Sight Adjustment from Prone? Reply #6 - Feb 18^th, 2011 at 3:49pm	Print Post
	Mine adjust front and rear, I take the base windage on the front sight then confirm it with sighters before a match. Run the rear on Zero to start crank it back and forth as the day progresses, That way I don't get lost and forget were mechanical zero is. Wind may make a shot go off, miss adjusted sight will surely make one go off. Fact that the CPA's switch barrels makes it even more important to have adjustable fronts. Rimfire or Center Fire rear base is always zero. Front sights have different settings barrel to barrel. Old days windage fronts I expect they had long relays with time to come out of position and adjust or perhaps the coach made the adjustment. That was very common in team shooting Shooter held center and coach did all the sight adjustments. If the rifle is authentic and you want to keep it that way get yourself a sight adjusting coach to crank it for you. Joking aside coach touching the rifle is specifically prohibited in BPCS Boats
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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11326 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: Sight Adjustment from Prone? Reply #7 - Feb 18^th, 2011 at 6:12pm	Print Post
	Well, okay, Montana does get windy. Joe.

	A blind squirrel runs into a tree every once in a while.
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