Sight adjustments

[Sadkins]

I figured I would bounce this off of everyone here and get your thoughts. I have a Canik TP-9 pistol. (Walther P99 Clone). I love it. The only issue I am finding is that at 10 yards, I hit about 3 inches below my sights. The front is fixed and the rear are only adjustable for windage. Any thoughts on how to fix this? Other than just aiming high?? The gun did come with 3 sizes of front post and I currently have the lowest/smallest one in there. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[dougiemac]

It may not be the sight at all and possibly your trigger manipulation and grip.

 

[Mac11FA]

Same thing I was thinking. What have you been shooting prior to this?

 

[Mac11FA]

The gun should have come with two backstraps and it may be a matter of trying each one. According to a review I read, "Fortunately, the Canik will supposedly accept sights made for the Walther PPQ and P99, so upgrade options are plentiful." This means you can purchase and have installed a rear sight which will adjust for elevation and windage.

 

[Sadkins]

Same thing I was thinking. What have you been shooting prior to this?

I am a relatively new shooter. The Canik is my first gun. I have shot a few others but this is my first.

 

[Mac11FA]

The grips on the Canik have a significant profile when compared to most other hand guns. The barrel is 4" so the sight radius is not too bad especially for short range shooting. The hand placement on the grips will affect the cant which in turn may cause the problem you are experiencing. Based on the statement that you are shooting low and not lot and to one side indicates that the trigger manipulation my not be as much of a factor. The Canik is a good selection for a first weapon. It will simply just take some time to get adjusted to shooting it. Before spending money on it, do try the different back strap and adjust your grip. You may find a free solution to your problem.

 

[Sadkins]

thank you for the feedback.

 

[Laufen]

If it is truly shooting low and it's not a shooter issue, you can slowly file the front sight down. This will bring your groups up. Just go slowly.

 

[freedom]

You can file down the front sight as stated. The front sight does the exact opposite of what you want. Adjusting down moves impact up, left moves impact right etc. The rear sight moves in the same direction where you you want to move the impact.

Make sure it's not you before you start modifying. Shooting low is common for new shooters.

 

[Sadkins]

Thank you for all of the tips and feedback. As a quick update: I realized that I had developed quite a "flinch" in anticipation of the gun firing. I slowed down a bit and concentrated on letting the trigger "surprise" me, and now I am hitting 3 inch groups at 20 yards. It was all me.

 

[Hoss]

Awesome man, if you're hitting 3" groups at 60' you're pretty badass now. I can't do that with my gun in a vise.

 

[Sadkins]

Awesome man, if you're hitting 3" groups at 60' you're pretty badass now. I can't do that with my gun in a vise.

This is a pic of one of the targets. I guess it is closer to 4 or 4.5 inch groups. I'm not trying to sound too badass, maybe I just got lucky