IPSC question and sighting in

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new to pistols. I have a STI GP6, really like the gun, very accurate groups. So far just shooting close distances, not changing sight picture and seeing what ammo it groups best then will sight in.
Just wondering for ipsc what guys sight in at? I know its crucial to know where it hits at different distances but i need to start somewhere. You guys sight in for longest distance? 25 yards?
Also, my sights are just not bright enough. To stay production, i can change the sights as long as i don't modify the original slide correct?

Thanks in advance for your help guys/gals
 
25 is not the longest distance in IPSC, but it is good enough to sight in.

Though not sure what you mean by "not bright enough". You need to be able to have good sight picture and be able to perfectly align front and rear sight for targets beyond 20 yards. Personally I find bright and large fiber optic too distracting for long shots and it is not that critical for close shots, because you index your gun always to the same position relative to your head (that index doesn't change when you move from one target to another, you just rotate your whole upper body).
 
i hear what you mean about large sights, i'm a bowhunter and know all to well about fibre optic bright pins and low light conditions. I have 3 small white dots and i lose them against targets at 20 and beyond, even a contrasting colour other than white would be prefered.
 
White dots don't work for me, either. I'd prefer straight black, front and rear. You can experiment with this just by blacking the dots out with a marker. Or sight black, if you're fancy. :)

For most applications I prefer black target-style rear sights and a red fiber optic on the front.
 
I like the rear blade and fibre front of my CZ. When I see bright, I fire. That said, I'm crappy at long range, though that's as much to do with impatience as it is with my sights.
 
onmedic said:
i hear what you mean about large sights, i'm a bowhunter and know all to well about fibre optic bright pins and low light conditions. I have 3 small white dots and i lose them against targets at 20 and beyond, even a contrasting colour other than white would be prefered.
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Never fear, they are available.

The Dynamic rear sight has a nice serrated surface, and the FO front sight set comes with .145, .160, and .220 blades.
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If you can do it, Sight in at 50 M here in Canada you will probably never use it but at worst you will be 1/2" high at 25m and as no one puts NS or hardcover above the target you will hit the scoring part. Maybe start at 25M to see where it groups.
 
Ipsik said:
If you can do it, Sight in at 50 M here in Canada you will probably never use it but at worst you will be 1/2" high at 25m and as no one puts NS or hardcover above the target you will hit the scoring part. Maybe start at 25M to see where it groups.
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unless its a stack with a ns in the middle, which is really common....
 
I'm going to try something out and see how it works in matches. It was recently suggested on another forum to sight your windage in as far as possible, 50m if you can. This will minimize any error, eg. if you sight at 10 but are an inch left you will be out of the A zone @50m. And then sight the elevation in at 15m since if you are going to have a tight target with a no shoot it wil likely be at 15m or closer. Out past that it will likely be full targets and if you are a little high it won't be a big deal.
 
PapaHotel01 said:
I'm going to try something out and see how it works in matches. It was recently suggested on another forum to sight your windage in as far as possible, 50m if you can. This will minimize any error, eg. if you sight at 10 but are an inch left you will be out of the A zone @50m. And then sight the elevation in at 15m since if you are going to have a tight target with a no shoot it wil likely be at 15m or closer. Out past that it will likely be full targets and if you are a little high it won't be a big deal.
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That's more or less how I do it and it works fine. I like a closer elevation sight-in on an open gun because it minimizes the amount of scope off-set for those close up partials with no-shoots in front of them.
 
and? that doesnt mean it doesnt happen alot so saying no one puts no shoots above targets is inaccurate.
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No one said its doesn't happen a lot.
But just because it happens, doesn't mean it should happen.

Its a discussion for a different thread.
 
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