The Firing Pin (Gun thread)

Srgt. Hulka · 11-19-2013, 06:24 PM

What Ralphie REALLY wanted for Christmas.

TheOak · 11-19-2013, 07:12 PM

You sure?

TheOak · 11-19-2013, 07:14 PM

SloMotion · 11-20-2013, 03:19 AM

Originally Posted by Srgt. Hulka

What Ralphie REALLY wanted for Christmas.

My son's best friend just got one of those ... it was a fun afternoon setting 'em up with a BZO and explaining to them some of the finer points of that weapon ... memories,

.

TheOak · 11-20-2013, 04:05 AM

Originally Posted by SloMotion

My son's best friend just got one of those ... it was a fun afternoon setting 'em up with a BZO and explaining to them some of the finer points of that weapon ... memories, .

Look what I found this weekend.

SloMotion · 11-20-2013, 04:55 AM

Originally Posted by TheOak

Look what I found this weekend.

"Third Herd",

... yeah, I got mad for some reason or another a few years back and put a few manuals like that I wish I woulda' kept online for sale ... managed to keep these though,

... good thing too, I forgot how hard it was for people (especially lieutenants,

) to grasp the "clear, front sight tip" concept and these manuals cover it pretty well ... those were the days, <sigh>.

TheOak · 11-25-2013, 11:28 AM

SloMotion · 11-26-2013, 04:03 AM

They're ya' go ... much better and easier to understand than the drawings in the manuals ... saving that pic for future reference,

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SmashMouth · 11-27-2013, 09:33 AM

Isn't the aim a little low nevertheless?

SloMotion · 11-27-2013, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by SmashMouth

Isn't the aim a little low nevertheless?

Yes, but the point is that you focus on the front-sight post tip and not downrange at the target. Once you have that 'clear, front-sight post tip', you adjust on target while maintaining it. It's a simple concept, yet hard to explain without a picture like that, but you can always tell when a shooter finally gets it.

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SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	Re: The Firing Pin (Gun thread) Originally Posted by TheOak Look what I found this weekend. "Third Herd", ... yeah, I got mad for some reason or another a few years back and put a few manuals like that I wish I woulda' kept online for sale ... managed to keep these though, ... good thing too, I forgot how hard it was for people (especially lieutenants, ) to grasp the "clear, front sight tip" concept and these manuals cover it pretty well ... those were the days, <sigh>. TheOak likes this.

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11-27-2013, 03:13 PM	#120
SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	Re: The Firing Pin (Gun thread) Originally Posted by SmashMouth Isn't the aim a little low nevertheless? Yes, but the point is that you focus on the front-sight post tip and not downrange at the target. Once you have that 'clear, front-sight post tip', you adjust on target while maintaining it. It's a simple concept, yet hard to explain without a picture like that, but you can always tell when a shooter finally gets it.