Adjustable rear shadow sights

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jon1985

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I was out with my shadow this past weekend and found I needed to adjust the read sight a bit. It has the stock read sights on it now and I found them a pain to make small adjustments with.

Does CZ make adjustable sights that keep the shadow 'IPSC productions division' legal?

Thanks for any help.
 
Ok, so here are 3 of Shadows, starting on the right is my Steel Challenge gun which has the 3 dot Fibre optic sights that were available on some guns back in 2011. It came with red FO and I changed it to green as I preferred that. Next in the middle is my backup gun with the new chamfered corner sight that showed up on Shadowmate (Canadians) in 2012/13, originally they came with FO rears as well, but I changed to the solid sight once I found them in Czech while at the EEO. Next on the left is my current match gun, again a Shadowmate (like the practice gun in the background), now with the Shadow 2 rear sight. The blade has a slight forward angle to it, which apparently you can get without, but my source didn't have those. Once actually looking at the gun you can't tell it has the forward tilt though. The sight is adjustable for elevation only, by screw, windage is drifting the sight. I've got 6 guns and I've yet to have to drift my sights to correct for anything in the gun. Centered is centered as far as POI/POA is concerned. I'm normally not a fan of adjustable sights as I used to swap front sights to 6mm for my 147gr bullets and leave it at that. But as I am travelling more I am using a variety of ammo when on the road and this will allow me to zero at each match with the available ammo. Sure it won't help me win any of the matches, but it will help keep some shots out of partial no shoots and such, I hope. At least that's the theory behind my madness. I also am not a fan of adjustable sights as they always seem to break and fall apart at the worst times. My Stock II did that to me a few times, one of the many reasons I ended up with the Shadow. These new sights however, being elevation only seem to be much more durable as they don't have so many parts. I am very happy.
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Group shot with 124gr CamPro and the new rear sight. 18 clicks down from zero at 25m.
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interesting. Ok maybe I am just pulling the trigger on the shadow funny then. I shot a friends glock the same day and was hitting more or less what I aimed at. I picked up my shadow and was 4" to the left at 10 yards.

I will have to spend some time watching basics videos I guess.
 
Not trigger finger placement, it's how your pulling the trigger and losing sight of the front sight. I see this every week with shooters. When manipulating the trigger you have to be watching the sight, it should not move, if it does, then your shot goes with it. Pull the trigger as slow as possible without moving the sight, repeat as necessary
 
Slavex said:
Not trigger finger placement, it's how your pulling the trigger and losing sight of the front sight. I see this every week with shooters. When manipulating the trigger you have to be watching the sight, it should not move, if it does, then your shot goes with it. Pull the trigger as slow as possible without moving the sight, repeat as necessary
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jon1985 said:
Thanks Slavex, I am planning to go out on friday for a few hours if the weather cooperates.
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This is best done at home in dry fire with no live ammunition in sight.

The sight should not move at all during trigger press.

Also, the double action of the first shot can be problematic for new to CZ 75 Shadow shooters, especially coming from a striker fired pistol such as a Glock... ask me how I know.

Anyway, practice the 'dime drill' at home and do it a million times until it becomes second nature. Place a dime on the front sight, press the trigger, the dime should not move. Practice this for both double and single action trigger presses... and like slavex said, repeat as necessary.

Only once you've got this down solid should live fire be commenced.

Have fun!

LM
 
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