Three weeks ago I bought my 516 rifle and I took it to the range for the first time a little over a week ago. This is my first rifle and second time shooting a rifle in my life.
Please bear with me with all the questions I may have
I was not too thrilled with the results and grouping I was shooting at 23yrds (deepest as it goes at this range). I was shooting low right for a grouping, I would say it was a 4" - 5" group in a pizza slice. I was switching back and forth between the ghost ring aperture and the peep aperture but still the same low right. Last night I found a very good ARTICLE on how to aim with irons sights on a rifle and that explained a lot to me.
So last night I looked at my sights and noticed the rear sight was not centered, it was physically set to the left and was very surprised the iron sights are not set it up from factory. This would probably explained shooting to the right.
Is this a common thing with rifles? or is it best to set up the irons regardless?
I think the low shooting is my reaction of pushing forward and downward prior to pulling the trigger (this is something I used to down with my handgun) but this was not happening with every shot. I purposely was aiming higher and still low. In total I shot 100 rounds of PMC Xtac xm193 55gr 556.
Now comes the questions lol:
Should I fully break in the rifle before I try to adjust the irons?
When shooting, should I use a soft platform (ex: range bag) or should I use a bipod? (I'm leaning more towards a bipod)
How should I set up the stock? (I have a state complaint rifle so I'm limited to either second or fifth hole on the buffer tube) How important is eye relief with iron sights?
What kind of ammunition should I use? Match ammo or no? Grain weight?
(I read with a 1:7 twist it's recommended to use 62gr to 75gr)
What distance in yards will be ideal to set up the irons to? 25? 50? 100?
I want to learn more and become a better shooter so any and all advice is greatly appreciated
Thank you
Please bear with me with all the questions I may have
I was not too thrilled with the results and grouping I was shooting at 23yrds (deepest as it goes at this range). I was shooting low right for a grouping, I would say it was a 4" - 5" group in a pizza slice. I was switching back and forth between the ghost ring aperture and the peep aperture but still the same low right. Last night I found a very good ARTICLE on how to aim with irons sights on a rifle and that explained a lot to me.
So last night I looked at my sights and noticed the rear sight was not centered, it was physically set to the left and was very surprised the iron sights are not set it up from factory. This would probably explained shooting to the right.
Is this a common thing with rifles? or is it best to set up the irons regardless?
I think the low shooting is my reaction of pushing forward and downward prior to pulling the trigger (this is something I used to down with my handgun) but this was not happening with every shot. I purposely was aiming higher and still low. In total I shot 100 rounds of PMC Xtac xm193 55gr 556.
Now comes the questions lol:
Should I fully break in the rifle before I try to adjust the irons?
When shooting, should I use a soft platform (ex: range bag) or should I use a bipod? (I'm leaning more towards a bipod)
How should I set up the stock? (I have a state complaint rifle so I'm limited to either second or fifth hole on the buffer tube) How important is eye relief with iron sights?
What kind of ammunition should I use? Match ammo or no? Grain weight?
(I read with a 1:7 twist it's recommended to use 62gr to 75gr)
What distance in yards will be ideal to set up the irons to? 25? 50? 100?
I want to learn more and become a better shooter so any and all advice is greatly appreciated
Thank you