Sight Adjustment Basics
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- My method for adjusting sights.
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Video is 10 years old and still helped me understand “sighting” better than any video on CZcams
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Hickok doesn't actually need sights. He picks out a target and the bullet decides to comply.
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We were taught to use the FORS method to adjusting sights in the Army Infantry. Here's how it works:
F---front
O---opposite
R---rear
S---same
If you're going to adjust your sights, start at the rear since it's less confusing. You adjust the REAR sight the SAME way you want to bring the rounds to match your point of aim (POA). So if your point of impact (POI) is high, bring your rear sight DOWN, and see if your new POA matches your new POI. It's simple...if you're adjusting only your rear sight. Sight down to impact down. Clear as mud? Hahaha. It's actually quite easy once you start throwing lead downrange...
Simple
Great tip
Oops.. sorry. Didn't mean to step on your advise.. Didn't read the bottom of the page.
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Can you please explain how it's the opposite for the front sight? Lets say I line my sights up and I shoot and hit left, now, doing the opposite with the front which would be right, I would then have to aim the gun further left to line the sights up again, would this not worsen them problem?
Great lesson!As a new shooter at the pistol range,I love this information to get me off those training-wheels! Thanks!
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@PappaKnowsBest, That is easier, except people will then question themselves when they've not done it for a long time. They'll say, "Let's see, you move the sight in the direction you want the point of impact to move, or is the opposite of that, or is that just for the front sight if it's adjustable?" That's why I don't even think about all that; if I know the result must be that I have to get the sights aligned with the hits, I'm good. :-)
@esweber0, Well, probably at close range, as I was doing, just to make sure you are shooting your best. Keep in mind it will open up dramatically long range. Those first high shot I took on the paper after raising the rear sight would have shot over the 80-yard gong, even holding on the bottom of it. You want to be able to see exactly what you're doing.
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To hit right, sights right, To hit high, sights high...To hit left, sights left, To hit low, sights low, Not sure when I heard this, but it works for me ! Thanks for your Vids ! I enjoy them and I always check your reviews when 'toy shopping' !!!
Because that's exactly what everybody forgets; it's the whole reason for the explanation. Duh.
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You did an excellent job explaining sight adjustments. Thank you very much, hickok45!!
Great info, thanks for sharing this my friend.
As someone who's loved guns his entire life but never really had anyone to show him how to do things like clean them and sight them in, these videos are great! Thanks again Hickok!
I love all your videos!! I know this is an older video but I always just keep a simple sight rule in my head that makes it simple.
Just move the rear sight in the direction you want the bullet to go!! If point of impact is low and you want to shoot higher move the rear sight up,if POI is high and you want to hit lower just bring the rear sight down same with windage. If you want poi to go further right mover rear sight right, Same for going left. Just move the rear sight in the direction you want the bullet to go. Thanks again for all your videos I look forward to all the future vids.
Going to share this video with my students. They can hear me say it over and over, but it's great to have someone else make such a good video to get the point across. Thanx again!!!
For the record, I'm an all metal guy that has been converted to the polymer/striker front in a major way! Loving the XDM 5.25 ya got there!
That is definitely a help. My problem is the trigger issue. I need to learn how to get that nice clean trigger break and then hopefully start to group my shots well enough to trust a sight adjustment! Thanks for the great lessons!!!
Practice dry firing with snap caps, find the spot where the trigger breaks you’ll be able to feel a small click there, then see if you can balance a penny on your front sight while you pull the trigger. It’s just about learning how long or short your trigger pull is and understanding the weight of it.
Great Video!
I am a long time Olympic Style pistol shooter and I have shot around one million .22 caliber rounds in my life. Simply put, I have been adjusting sights on my target pistols for years and years... I don't think I could have explained how to adjust gun sights much better than you did in this video; without getting so far into the technical world, that your average layperson wouldn't get lost. Good Job and another great video.
Although this is basic sighting logic for firearms, I think your explanation serves the shooting public very well. It's always good to reinforce the basics. Good job!
Nice name
One of the best simplistic explanations on zeroing, I've seen..Thanks.
Neal Boswell It was a mess from my perspective, lol.
You sure are prolific Hickock45, I love your channel teaches me so much from out here in Australia
You're the man, sir! Your transparency is appreciated by us mortals.
I love that red front sight
Wow! That was incredibly helpful! Brand new shooter here, and at first I was a bit lost, but then once you made the adjustments and explained in exaggerated terms at the end of the video, it became a lot clearer! Also, Thanks for all your great GLOCK videos!
Move the rear sight in the direction that you want to move the point of impact.
Move the bullets up? Rear sight up.
Move the bullets right? Rear sight to the right.
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Rear sight up would make point of impact go down
@@erikboink4280 No it wouldn't. Sorry. Hold your fingertips or hands up one in front of the other, about a foot apart, in front of you as though simulating sight picture. Now, lift your rear (closest to you) fingertip or hand up an inch. Now, move your hand farthest from you up a bit to re-create your sight picture. That is the front of your weapon moving up to re-align sight picture, thus moving your POI UP.
PilatusTurbo ok I see what you are saying thank boy do I feel dumb now
@@PTurbo86 That was very helpful visualization. It was and is a little confusing and it's making sense now.
Shooting High: Adjust rear sight DOWN.
Shooting Low: Adjust rear sight UP.
Shooting Left: Adjust rear sight to the RIGHT.
Shooting Right: Adjust rear sight to the LEFT.
The basic understanding is the 3 parts of the sight picture which are:
1. Rear sight.
2. Front sight.
3. Target.
Presuming the front sight is installed correctly (properly centered), then the adjustments are always made at the rear sight while keeping the sight picture inline with #'s 1, 2 & 3 above so the gun can be accurately adjusted to hit where the point of aim is on the target.
I was taught the same thing with a saying that’s easy to remember (IMHO). Move the rear sight where you want the bullets to go.
Shooting high: adjust rear sight down to move bullets down
Shooting left: adjust rear sight right to move bullets right
This information is just what I needed
My m&p shield shoots to them left. Thank you.
@@rickgray8007 if the bullet impact on target is too far left wouldn't u move the rear sight to the right to move poi to the right
@@lahzx10 every smith and wesson pistol i buy seems to shoot left of target
@@commiesnzombies I said it correctly at the top of my paragraph, but gave the example backwards, duh. I corrected (edited) the last sentence of my comment. Thanks for the polite correction.
I always love listening to you Hickok. Even if I think I know what I am doing I still feel I can learn something from someone that is so knowledgeable as yourself. So keep 'em coming.
Thats the sign of a good teacher....explaining some thing (that can seem so complicated to the uninitiated) in terms that anyone can pertain to...good job hickok...
easy rule of thumb: rear site moves in the direction you want your rounds to go. front site moves opposite of where you want your rounds to go. Meaning: your rounds are hitting to the left? move your rear site to the right or move your front site to the left. same applies for up and down.
Yep, that's pretty simple, except that when it comes time to adjust sights, so many people start asking themselves, "Let's see, I think you move the rear sight in the direction you want the bullet to go, or is the front sight, or do you move the rear sight in the opposite direction?" :-)
Hit the nail on the head... sometimes we overthink. don't know how many times I was asked the same question. Its fine if you have a fixed front sight, when you have front and rear sights that move, well that's when the overthinking starts.
"im not much of an artist" said every teacher ever lol
He just showed everyone the correct way to align your sights on target. 👍
Simple but effective. Pretty much what I thought but wanted to verify there wasnt anything I could do wrong, or, an even easier way existed so I found it re-assuring. Thanks for taking the time Hickok!
i notice almost all beginners think they are moving the actual barrel when they adjust the front sights. so they wind up doing the opposite of what they should do when they adjust there sights. for some reason its so hard for them to understand all they have to do is just adjust the sights to where the bullets are hitting. instead they adjust the sights to where they want the bullet to hit. i hope that made sense.
when you raise the sights you naturally raise the front post to match your back sights which is why your shot rises if that's helps any further
Yes!
Explaining the effects of adjusting the sights was a huge help. Thanks a lot. Your videos in general are awesome.
Thank you for this video!! Probably the most informative video on sight adjustments I have seen!! When I want to be educated on how to use/choose firearms, I look to you! You take the time to help understand why. God bless you brother!!
Keep it simple, move the rear sight in the direction you want the group to move.
+Ryk E Lee That's the problem; new shooters, or even senile old shooters, forget which way to move the sight or which sight to move in the direction you want the impact to move. Let's see, was it the FRONT sight you move in the direction you want the impact to move or was it the REAR sight? For experienced shooters, it seems pretty basic, but it's a little like how some people get confused about the time change. That's the reason I tried to get the concept across, even if I belabored it a bit too much, that however you move the sights and whatever sort of sights you have, and whatever line you are trying to remember, like the good one you mention, basically, you just need to do whatever it takes to get your sights pointed at where the bullet is hitting. On lots of old military rifles, for example, you have to move the front sight if you want to adjust windage; cannot even move the rear sight.
+hickok45 First off, I'm a fan, secondondly, I'm impressed you'd respond to my post, thirdly, you're doing a great job at sharing info with the neophytes. Advising the folk to learn to keep a consistent sight picture is as important as knowing which way to crank the sights to find the zero. Stay strong, stay healthy and keep on keeping on.
You are correct, but with the front sight it's the opposite.If you want your groupe more to the left, you'll have to move the front sight more to the right.
David Maximus, watch his video again. You are backward. Go try your method, you'll quickly learn.
FYI, I just picked up a M&P Shield 2.0. It's hitting slightly right at 7 yards, was a few inches more right at 15 yards. It is off enough that I'd be missing in a bowling pin match. Thier owners manual says to NOT MOVE THE REAR SIGHT. So, I ordered a sight adjustment tool, rather inexpensive at $39. I'm trying to move my front sight to the right so my bullets will come left. The sight is very tight, hasn't moved yet, and I feel like I'm cranking pretty hard on the wrench. So now I'm soaking the sight in oil, as per the tool instructions. We'll see if I can get it to move in a few hours... wish me luck! (Sorry for my ramble...)
Hickok45, your shooting is amazing. I love it when you hit that gong on the far side of the hill with a pistol!
Wow, just noticed this is a 2011 video. And yet, still relevant and excellent advice today, May of 2018!
Great description. It's a simple concept, but, unless you do this often, it can easily be complicated. it get more complex with adjustable front,. and rear sights. Anyone who wants to know this stuff, just needs to practice with their weapon, and become familiar with it. Thanks for another objective, and clear video, Mr. Hickok
"Today we're setting our sights on a basics issue." Clever clever. I really like your basics series of videos because I just recently got into handguns within the last 6 months and I'm not afraid to say I'm a beginner in a lot of ways! Hope you make more Basics videos in the future. Life is good!
Thank you, Hickok, the way you explained it made perfect sense! Great video as always.
With iron sights, it's always easier for me to use the opposite language that you use: If the gun is shooting low I want the barrel to be pointing HIGHER, so if I raise the rear sight I'll have to lift up the front of the barrel to align the sights, and so, with the same (correct) sight picture, the barrel will be pointing higher.
For some reason, when I'm thinking about scopes, the language you use is best, IMO: move the sight to where the bullet hit. If you have a gun vise you can use that technique directly to sight in a scope with one shot: aim at bullseye; note where shot actually hit; put gun in vise and adjust to aim at bullseye; then adjust crosshairs to aim where bullet ACTUALLY hit. One shot, and you're right on (at least at that distance -- IF your gun vise really holds the gun steady).
GetMeThere1 I understand completely having be shooting and adjusting similarly. That said I’m not sure a total novice could understand your explanation. Perhaps a drawing illustrating the visual line of sight and one of the bullet trajectory would be easier to understand. ---mikey
I'm very glad we "set our sights" on this issue today :-)
Absolutely 💯% your videos are always helpful I for one have picked up many tips and have a feeling you will be helping thousands of shooters for years to come. God Bless You 🙏
Keep up the good work 👍
Thanks for the brilliant explanation! This is the first time I've clearly understood this concept. Your method certainly works for me.
first time in my life i shot a real gun today after watching your videos with a lee enfield Mk3 i guess. I scored 8 out of 10 shorts at 200 meters and i only missed my first and 3rd shot. my score shows how much your videos helped me :) guys at the range will not believe that i shot a rife for the first time :P honestly the only shooting i did before was in video games and with BB guns. thanks Hickok45 thanks a lot :)
My personal favourite is the Lee Enfield Mk 1 No. 4, and I'm Canadian, so its a bit expected.
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9 years ago. This guy doesn’t age.
Mr. Hickok, that was one of the best teaching of sight alinement and adjustment i have seen in a long time! thanks...
Excellent "how to" video. Your demonstrations, including the yard stick, made it clear and understandable. Three thumbs up.
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This man is the only guy that gives easy to understand info…..many thanks……!
I completely understand now!...My G2C needs some adjustments and watching this helped me....Thanks again!
It's easy, FORS, front opposite rear same.
Best post on this subject! Couldn't be easier to understand, thanks!
I get "R" is rear notch. When does the "foos" business participate?
Greg Scott explain
FO= front opposite= move front sight opposite of where you want to hit( I wouldn't even mess with front sight on handgun just get it dead center of slide) RS= rear same= move rear sight in the same direction you want to hit.
But if I hold my gun 90 degrees counter-clockwise, then I need another video on how to adjust it.
Good point. More accurate that way!
Very helpful. Thank you sir. Never was really taught how to sight in. Just always had to adjust my aim to the trajectory. But, never quit that accurate. Thank you.
I have viewed a lot of different peoples video's and I have to say hicko45 you are the best I have seen by far. Great info, great vid quality. Keep making these videos. Thank you for your effort.
I am in Arizona. We don't do daylight saving time, and we don't need a permit to carry concealed, and we can sell guns to other Arizonans without involving an FFL (up to a certain number per year). We still sight our guns the same way, though.
Seth B do you need permit to carry open?
nope, don't need any sort of permit for anything here thank God. Its still a good idea to get a ccw though, really speeds up the purchase process of a new weapon and police do appreciate it I think when you are able to provide that to them on a traffic stop when carrying.
I always think in this way. Always move your rear sight the way you want your bullet to travel. The front sight is the opposite.
Thanks Hickok45 That was a big help, I've had a hell of a time with this. Been able to fix this problem right away after seeing this video. Great video most clear demonstration I've seen
I need to watch a video on how to adjust the sights in my Taurus G2C. There’s only one man I would watch on this topic. Thank you Mr. Hickok for making this.
I have a Taurus 709 slim. good little gun 400+ rounds no malfunctions. I shoot low left. so I would adjust right and up??????
Christopher brunson When I first started shooting I always shot low left. It is most likely two things: anticipating the shot and milking the grip. Look up how to correct anticipating the shot and shots going left. When you practice focus on one correction at a time.
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9 years later your video is still very helpful, Thank you
Thank you for this demonstration. Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. Very helpful as always.
You and John always make quality instructional videos, and your funny videos are always hilarious. You guys are the best!
Thanks for making this video. I have always been terrified of trying to adjust my sights,and to be honest never understood how to do so. I think your instructions were great.....thanks for doing what you do.
Super clear. Really appreciate your explanations. I’ve been having trouble with my PPQ 22LR rear sight loosening. My range smith tightened it down but the elevation needs a touch of adjustment. Now I feel comfortable tweaking it. Thx.
I've always remembered it by saying move the sight in the direction the hits need to move. If you're hitting left, the hits need to move right, so move the rear sight right.
Thanks for all your great videos... when I'm bored at work or can't go shooting for whatever reason, I just watch some Hickok videos. It's the next best thing to being at the range myself.
That made perfect sense, I just picked up a Springfield XDM compact. I’ve never really shot pistols before, the way you explained it, is exactly how I sight in my bow though. I move my sight wherever my bullets are hitting, as long as my front sight is level with my back sight! Please correct me if I am wrong!
Using the yard stick to explain really helps me. Thank you for the video!
@decoder61, Yep, that's what I'm trying to convey here. I should have put the vice up on the shooting table. I have one right there beside it. :-)
Thank you so much for making this video on setting sights; when I was young I would use my cousin's air rifle which had misaligned sights ( milk cartons filled with water were the preferred targets ) I learned to make the correction myself by aiming manually. What's funny is, at that time I had no idea sights could be adjusted at all LOL - I figured everyone with misaligned sights was doing manual corrections like I did.
Your videos are incredibly helpful to a novice firearms owner like - so much so that I am truly enjoying every shot as I practice what I learn from your videos - Much Obliged 👌🏼
Thanks so much, Hickock45. I just bought a little .22lr pistol last weekend and, after a couple hundred rounds at various distances, I am sure it is aiming down and to the right. I honestly wasn't sure which way to adjust the sights so I just dealt with it. Now that I understand I can fix it. Thanks again.
Thank you Hicock! +10 gunsmithing achieved. You are my gun Grandpa throughout my childhood!
I really enjoy your work here. I bought my Taurus PT111 G2 after watching your review, and I haven't regretted it for a second. Thank you!
A quick comment about terminology as I watch this video. I grew up with the terms "how to aim" (your sight picture) and "where to aim" (where to hold the sight picture). Mentioning this synonymous terminology might help disambiguate your "where to hold" comments for viewers that might be confused (as you mention in this video). FWIW
Thanks again for the great videos.
Super video on a often confusing subject, HIckok45!!! Your skills as a teacher carry over nicely into the task of transferring gun knowledge! Looking forward to hearing you teach "left/right" on sight adjustment.
I’ve seen many of your outstanding videos. This one is among the best I’ve seen.
Greg, thank you so much for this. Really made the initially voodoo concept of sighting in very easy to understand.
I just bought an SV9VE at Academy price tag $289.00 Special. And is shooting a bit to the left. Got information on how to adjust rear sight and is done. Right on the money. Thanks for this wonderful information.
I bought a brand new gun this week and this issue was on my mind this morning and this afternoon your videos recommended on CZcams. Hickok 45 is amazing, you can read my mind😎
Not confusing at all and very helpful, thank you.
Great video Hickok! I just like to think of it as I move the sight in the direction I want the impact to go. If I want the bullets to go to the right I move the rear sight to the right. I just always found that to be the easiest way to remember, at least for me. Love your channel! Please keep 'em coming!
Thanks for posting this kind of video. As many videos as there are about guns on youtube, you wouldn't guess how hard it is to find intructional information for new shooters. I more people will post things like this.
Sir, I'm so glad to watching your videos. It is clearly great and very helpful. Thank you so much for the good work you have been doing!
Thank you Hickok45. I just got a XDM 5.25" 9mm. Going to the range today to adjust my sights. Great video! Thanks!
this guy is the man and needs his tv show i cant stop watching his videos always the best help i can find thanks hickok 45
Life is good. These great vids make the shooting even better!
@RazorWindNPPL, Easier to tell them, but harder for them to remember, it seems. That's the point.
Thanks for explaining this, often wondered how you lined up targets.
I'm considering the Springfield XDM-9 4.5 mostly because I'm a left-handed shooter. Did the majority of my shooting in the Army and have just picked it back up after many years. This was very helpful.
I value and appreciate your videos. They all entertain and enlighten. This is video is a gem!
Made perfect sense to me. Great job explaining sight adjustment!
Thanks Hickok45! Video helped me understand how to adjust the sights!
This is so basic.... but great. Some times you have to deconstruct the basics. I have a lot of sight alignment experience, but enjoyed this... always great to review.
Thank You, this helped me a lot. I had no idea how to adjust sights. good to know.
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Great video, Hickok. I'm glad you're sharing more shooting instruction.
Thanks again Hickok45. Started watching your vids a month ago. GREAT VIDS. Please keep them coming.
I am a new old shooter just getting back into the sport great video thanks for the reminder i had guns back in the 60s sold everything back in the late 70s i nice to know someone is still out there that is still willing to teach an old goat like me. anyhow hickok45 its a great vidio