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Question about inclinate the sight to the rigth and left in air target pistols

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 4:22 pm
by 10metershooterazores
I have a simple question: what is the use of inclinate the sight to the left and right (not to go the shot more to the left and right or up and down) but to tilt the back to the sides in air target pistols?

Re: Question about inclinate the sight to the rigth and left in air target pistols

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 5:44 pm
by BobGee
See previous response. It's about what is a comfortable hold.

Bob

Re: Question about inclinate the sight to the rigth and left in air target pistols

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 6:34 pm
by David M
Its a throwback from rifle sights.
Some pistols use rifle sights which can still be canted.
How do you cant the foresight on a pistol.....?

Re: Question about inclinate the sight to the rigth and left in air target pistols

Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:14 am
by Gwhite
I've seen at least one where you can rotate the entire front sight mount around the axis of the barrel. Not sure who made it.

Re: Question about inclinate the sight to the rigth and left in air target pistols

Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2024 5:53 pm
by BobGee
The P44 front sight can be rotated.

Bob

Re: Question about inclinate the sight to the rigth and left in air target pistols

Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2024 7:48 pm
by Grippy
About half of the current crop of competition air pistols can rotate the sights.
On the Feinwerkbau P8X and the Walther LP500 you can rotate the front sight mount. The Steyr EVO10 can tilt the foresight in itself.

It's in my opinion one of those things that are relatively easy to do and pad the feature list, but are ultimately somewhat vestigial. As long as you tilt your sights consistently it doesn't really matter. And if you drift then the adjustability doesn't help with that either.

This feature also only really exists on Air Pistols. I'd prefer a uniform tilt on all my sights over having a different picture on my AP vs any of my other pistols.

Re: Question about inclinate the sight to the rigth and left in air target pistols

Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2024 6:57 am
by BobGee
Grippy +1

Re: Question about inclinate the sight to the rigth and left in air target pistols

Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2024 9:09 am
by eczajnik
It's useful if you shoot from left hand and have right eye dominant and vice versa.