SKS sighting Issues

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So I went to the range on the weekend and shot a couple hundred rounds through my sks between 50-100 yards, and when shooting around 100 yards it seems as though it may be shooting to the right a bit, even with the front sight post moved over far right.

I read in a thread earlier that buddy had the same problem only his was shooting left and he said his barrel was bent. Is this the only reason that the gun would have this problem, or are there other possiblities? i guess buying another ones not that big of a deal but i would like to be able to use the money for more ammo instead of buying another gun:(

im using surplus corrossive ammo obviously, so im not expecting awesome accuracy but i definitely feel like it shooting right consistently.

P.S: Also that same day i had a case get lodged in the chamber after the round fired and the bolt was stuck good and hard, took me a while to get the bolt off, then i had to pry the case out with a multi-tool. Any coincidence?
 
Really? i thought it was the opposite, if your shooting high you bring the sight up, and if shooting right/left you drift the sight right/left
 
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Mandown! said:
Really? i thought it was the opposite, if your shooting high you bring the sight up, and if shooting right/left you drift the sight right/left
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That is perfectly right...hunterinthewoods said the exact same thing,only the "nope" was wrong-however,power pill is talking about the REAR sight.
Since you got the "how to set it" straight,lets talk about some other SKS issue that made some shooting right:
-Trigger pull: If you have one of the 8.5 to 10 pound triggers,it's not the rifle that's shooting right,its you.(or me or whoever...if you try to pull a truck with one finger you move!) Trigger work or/and different springs help a lot there.See Stickys or try john yoopers webpage.
-Recoil flinch ?...probably not on an SKS,altough I've seen it even on .22 shooters.
 
The front sight and the rear move POI differently. The easy way to remember is to chase the bullet impact with the front sight. Right miss=right drift of the front sight to get to bull. I have not had a front sight that's so far off that I couldn't windage zero it, but I have had a bolt close on a round and had to pound the carrier to open the action. I'd say if your front sight is about to fall out, ie no more adjustment, your barrel is out of index. Its either pinned wrong or screwed in incorrectly. Or your rear sight isn't installed properly (unlikely).
 
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