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January 5, 2013
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After little cleaning and a thorough checkout of my recently acquired 6" 15 "Dan" I got it out to the range this week to punch some paper. I haven't done any shooting for over twenty years so it took a bit to get comfortable and get the "Dan" sighted in. After 60 or so rounds I was finding some consistency and decided to shoot a couple of clean targets for show. Here they are.
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January 24, 2009
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Nice work! I'd dare day that you're a better shot than I am.
January 5, 2013
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January 19, 2013
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Mind if I ask what load you used? Mine shoots very high. I've gone to a much taller front sight from EWK. I do use a hold with the front blade level with the top of the rear sight and the top of the front sight held on my intended point of impact.
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Bob
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March 2, 2008
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My .357's are sighted in at "pumpkin on the post", or bottom of the bullseye perched on the top of the front sight at anything less than 25 yards. In fact I sight in everything like this except a self defense gun, which goes to center of bullseye (body mass). At the range I would use any handgun for SD, an inch or two in any direction won't matter.
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
George Carlin
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December 4, 2011
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All my revolvers are sighted like Steve mentioned. I find it easier to acquire my target and hit what I aim at. Many of my pistols are set up so that I have to cover the target with the sights. I find this a bit challenging to adapt to after shooting revolver for a time. I'm much more accurate with my wheel guns than I am with most of my pistols, exceptions being my DW 1911s, they are tack drivers all.
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January 5, 2013
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I started with .357 125gr UMC JSP's outdoors. Initially I wasn't even hitting the paper at 50' and finally shot at the target corners to see what was going on (way low and left). Before I started cranking the sights around I shot six rounds at a high and right aim point to see if I was consistent or just throwing lead down range. A six inch group about 10" low and left of my aim point was the result so I went ahead and cranked the rear sight up and and over 3-4 turns. That got me onto the target and with a few smaller adjustments I was scaring the bullseye with some consistency.
I'd gone through the box of UMC, the sun was down, and I was getting cold so I decided to move to the indoor range. No magnums allowed inside so I switched to .38 +P 125gr Remington JHP and tweaked on the sights some more finally getting the holes in the target to appear pretty close to where I was aiming. For reference, the windage screw was at the stop and the elevation screw was pretty loose. I use a "lollipop" sighting with the top of the front sight even with the top of the rear sight and the bullseye stacked on the front sight.
Later, when I cleaned the gun, I reset the barrel/cylinder gap, set the barrel 1/4 turn from where it was, and snugged the barrel nut down a little tighter. I plan go to the range again next week and will post the results.
January 19, 2013
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Thanks for info on how you position your sight picture. I've shot the way I described for a long time and often have the same problem with my Smiths . I think it's probably time to change. My eyes are a lot older now and the target on top of the sights is easier to see when I've tried it.
Bob
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March 2, 2008
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BTW-Anyone having sighting in elevation issues with standard DW front sights, there are at least two different heights front sights with colored inserts from DW.
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
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January 5, 2013
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Took the "Dan" to the range last night and punched some more holes. Overall, I think it is performing a little better and was able to sight it in without cranking windage to the stop. I picked up some Lawman .38 SPL +P 125gr TMJ since last week and used that on the indoor range after sighting in outdoors with a mixture of .357. Moved indoors and tweaked things in a bit at 50ft, hung a fresh target, sent it downrange 25yds, fired three rounds, brought it back to see where I was hitting (1/4 turn right + 1/4 turn down) sent it back, and shot the remaining three (see result below). BTW, that's a 3" O.D. "donut" (1" grid).
I love my "Dan".
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