Hey everyone, I am a new firearms owner, just recently purchased my first gun. I bought a used GSG 1911. I took it to the range for the first time and my shooting was all low and to the right. I didnt bother adjusting, thinking maybe it just was me not being used to the gun. Today, I went for the second time, and fired 75-100 shots. after about 40, I realized I had the same results, low and to the right. I know how to adjust the windage, and did so properly, and my remaining shots were centered out well, but still remained low. I am just curious if anyone here can help me. I am not sure how to adjust the elevation on the GSG 1911, if there is even a way, or if I will need new sights. I believe I need to raise the rear sight, but the only adjustment I could figure out was side to side. Any help would be great, Thanks.
New member, need help with sighting gsg 1911
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Smcx - Not a bad idea. I have previously shot a Ruger on many occasions (mandatory shoots before joining the club) and have been pretty well where I should be. Seeing the difference between my shots with a Ruger and with my GSG, makes me believe it would be the sights. But it is a different gun, handles differently, and it definitely could be something I'm doing too. Maybe next time I am there I'll ask someone to fire a few and see how they do. Thanks.
you could give that gun to 10 different people and it could shoot to a different POI for each one of them. the difference is in the type of hold each person has on the handgun, as in how loose or tight each person grips the gun. I have seen the same gun shoot to as much as a 4" different point at 25 yards with two different shooters. matter of fact, you can do this yourself as a test. hold the gun very tight and shoot 5, hold the gun loose and shoot 5. it is best for the owner to zero for his own particular hold.
Just as a quick note, we do have the factory front sights that the pistol comes with in stock. We also have the upgraded sight kits which come on the Target model available. The upgraded sight kit includes a metal rear sight with windage adjustment built in as well as 5 different heights of polymer front sights. The upgraded sight kits are $39.99.
Cheers,
Ryan
Cheers,
Ryan
As was mentioned your grip on the gun means a LOT as to how the gun shoots.
One of the best videos I've seen detailing the now pretty standard two hand hold is this video. Review it and compare it to how you are holding your GSG.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDZDttBfock
As far as how hard to hold on you want to use a grip that is similar to what you'd use for a firm but friendly hand shake where you're not trying to squeeze the snot out of the other fella's knuckles.
Trigger finger positioning also plays a part. If you're right handed and you're putting the fold of your last finger joint centered on the trigger it will pull your shots to the right. That's too much finger for a single action semi auto. You want the trigger to be located on the pad at the end of your finger more or less centered under the nail bed. And try not to "hook" your finger tip. Hold it flat to the trigger and pull back more with the second joint pivoting. That will produce a more neutral straight back sort of pull.
And don't forget to follow through. At first to get the hang of it squeeze back on the trigger and HOLD it back all through the recoil. Once all the motion stops, which doesn't take long for a .22
, only then ease up the pressure with the same control as you pulled back. If you do this right you'll easily feel the reset click through the trigger. At that point you can reverse and build up pressure again for the next shot when ready.
If it's still shooting low then you'll want to take up Blue Line on their stock of front sight options. But you may find that with the correct grip and trigger pull that the shots are now to the left due to the sights being adjusted.
FWIW I've yet to find a handgun with fixed sights which needed to be adjusted for windage other than to return the sights to dead center. Certainly "bent" guns are out there but my first tendency is to suspect myself.
One of the best videos I've seen detailing the now pretty standard two hand hold is this video. Review it and compare it to how you are holding your GSG.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDZDttBfock
As far as how hard to hold on you want to use a grip that is similar to what you'd use for a firm but friendly hand shake where you're not trying to squeeze the snot out of the other fella's knuckles.
Trigger finger positioning also plays a part. If you're right handed and you're putting the fold of your last finger joint centered on the trigger it will pull your shots to the right. That's too much finger for a single action semi auto. You want the trigger to be located on the pad at the end of your finger more or less centered under the nail bed. And try not to "hook" your finger tip. Hold it flat to the trigger and pull back more with the second joint pivoting. That will produce a more neutral straight back sort of pull.
And don't forget to follow through. At first to get the hang of it squeeze back on the trigger and HOLD it back all through the recoil. Once all the motion stops, which doesn't take long for a .22
, only then ease up the pressure with the same control as you pulled back. If you do this right you'll easily feel the reset click through the trigger. At that point you can reverse and build up pressure again for the next shot when ready.If it's still shooting low then you'll want to take up Blue Line on their stock of front sight options. But you may find that with the correct grip and trigger pull that the shots are now to the left due to the sights being adjusted.
FWIW I've yet to find a handgun with fixed sights which needed to be adjusted for windage other than to return the sights to dead center. Certainly "bent" guns are out there but my first tendency is to suspect myself.
Wait, what!? Upgraded sights! Gawd damit, Ryan can you add 1 upgrade set to my current order? Must have pleazzz
Most certainly. Cheers Ryan, you are the best!
