I don't get it... Sight adjustment

[Hoss]

I am shooting consistent groups with my XDs. The only problem is, the groups are 3" left of center at 7 yards. No amount of trigger finger contact adjustment or other trigger management techniques seem to help. I can set the gun down after shooting a group like this, grab any other gun I own and I'm on center horizontally. After putting over 13 mags through it with similar offset groupings I decided to take a look at the sights. The rear sight was at dead center.

So, I decided to drift the rear sight to see if it brought my groups back to center. I did some research and everything I read online seemed to suggest that the rear sight needed to be drifted left since it was shooting left. I did this and the problem greatly amplified. I drifted back to center then slightly right and the groupings came back right and have now centered up nicely.

So.... All of that being said, did I misread/misunderstand what to do with the rear sight? I assumed the problem to be the shooter and not the gun but shooting it alongside an HK P2000, Sig P2022, Glock 19, 26 and a Sig P290 told me otherwise.

It's dead on now at 21' at the position shown below.

 

[Liberty]

Move the rear sight in the direction that you want to move your group.

 

[AtlMedic]

Move the rear sight in the direction that you want to move your group.

yep, this.

But I will say I have never had to adjust a rear sight that much on any of the guns I have owned. Maybe Ive just been lucky.

 

[Hoss]

Move the rear sight in the direction that you want to move your group.

Awesome, thanks. I guess I was just having some bad reading comprehension.

 

[Hoss]

yep, this.

But I will say I have never had to adjust a rear sight that much on any of the guns I have owned. Maybe Ive just been lucky.

I haven't had to adjust a handgun sight in a long time. So long, in fact, that I had to look it up. I really misread it lol.

I have several commie guns with rear sights drifted and stakes at the very edges of acceptability from the Arsenal.

I will put another few hundred rounds through the XDs and make sure I didn't overdo it but the last 5 mags I shot this evening were dead on at 21'.

 

[Liberty]

I haven't had to adjust a handgun sight in a long time. So long, in fact, that I had to look it up. I really misread it lol.

I have several commie guns with rear sights drifted and stakes at the very edges of acceptability from the Arsenal.

I will put another few hundred rounds through the XDs and make sure I didn't overdo it but the last 5 mags I shot this evening were dead on at 21'.

Glad that worked out; now will you set your sights on finding out where the tactical response thread went and let us know?

 

[Hoss]

Glad that worked out; now will you set your sights on finding out where the tactical response thread went and let us know?

Found it, looks like it was on a break.

 

[Hayata]

Glad you got it figured out!

Rear sight goes in the direction you want the direction of the bullets to go. Front sight is the opposite.

 

[BackWoods]

Stop shooting like this

 

[Hoss]

Stop shooting like this

That's what I learned at the Forest Park range where I regularly train.

 

[boss_hawg]

Front sight (or optical sight) goes in the opposite direction you want to move your group. For the rear sight, what handloader said.

 

[Hoss]

Front sight (or optical sight) goes in the opposite direction you want to move your group. For the rear sight, what handloader said.

Good deal. Thanks all

 

[dial1911]

My "keeper" G17 has the rear sight almost flush with the right side of the slide. That's what it took to get the sights on target.

 

[Hoss]

My "keeper" G17 has the rear sight almost flush with the right side of the slide. That's what it took to get the sights on target.

Would love a pic of that

 

[dial1911]

Would love a pic of that

I'll upload one tomorrow- there's a toddler sleeping beside my safe, so it's not going to get opened unless I see zombies on the front porch.

 

[becausefu]

XDs.

I highlighted the problem for you .. hopefully you can find it easier.

 

[Hoss]

I highlighted the problem for you .. hopefully you can find it easier.

Have you seen a lot of issues with these at your range/events?

 

[dial1911]

I forgot about the G17 pics. It's not as noticeable with the suppressor height sights, but still there.

 

[Jake]

That would drive me absolutely crazy. Maybe I'm just OCD?

 

[Red Dawn]

Are you shooting with both eyes open and and having an eye dominance battle or are some Glocks just that far off. That's a lot seems to me.