Hello CGN,
I went to the range this afternoon and tried shooting 3inch targets at 50 yards. I run a CZ 455 with a Williams Rear Peep sight (0.093 aperture, with 0.05 on order) and a 1.5lb trigger. While I was able to hit the target pretty consistently, my groupings (5-shot) were pretty poor, ranging from 2-3in on average with a few shots (maybe 10%) completely missing the target.
The biggest obstacle is that my front post completely obscures my target.
I am not sure what to do. Should I file down my front post? I think CZ makes thinner front posts, but I cant find a source in Canada. I dont think getting a front globe sight would help since the Williams Peep Sights sit too low. I read that there are dedicated match sights made by BRNO, but they seem impossible to find.
Might also be a question of technique. The test paper my cz came with shows a 1.5in group with the default tangent sights. Most of my shooting experience comes from shooting cans behind the barn, so I might just be shooting wrong.
Edit: Guess I could go to better ammo too, but I think CCI SV is adequate for nice 1-2in groups.
Edit 2: I tried using larger targets (5.5in), got much better groups since I could actually hold centre of mass without my front post obstructing the target. Maybe time for a globe sight?
I went to the range this afternoon and tried shooting 3inch targets at 50 yards. I run a CZ 455 with a Williams Rear Peep sight (0.093 aperture, with 0.05 on order) and a 1.5lb trigger. While I was able to hit the target pretty consistently, my groupings (5-shot) were pretty poor, ranging from 2-3in on average with a few shots (maybe 10%) completely missing the target.
The biggest obstacle is that my front post completely obscures my target.
I am not sure what to do. Should I file down my front post? I think CZ makes thinner front posts, but I cant find a source in Canada. I dont think getting a front globe sight would help since the Williams Peep Sights sit too low. I read that there are dedicated match sights made by BRNO, but they seem impossible to find.
Might also be a question of technique. The test paper my cz came with shows a 1.5in group with the default tangent sights. Most of my shooting experience comes from shooting cans behind the barn, so I might just be shooting wrong.
Edit: Guess I could go to better ammo too, but I think CCI SV is adequate for nice 1-2in groups.
Edit 2: I tried using larger targets (5.5in), got much better groups since I could actually hold centre of mass without my front post obstructing the target. Maybe time for a globe sight?
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