Sight picture

[Independent_shooter]

I have recently acquired iron sights for my LAR -8 (midwest industries) and rotary diopter sights for my 556r. I decided I wanted to get fairly proficient in shooting with iron sights

I am going to ask, what may be a stupid question, but where can I find what the sight picture should look like? I have searched the Internet and haven't been able to find a good resource. I also didn't know if the 25m sighting system (to zero the sights) used for 223 would work for the 308 and 7.62x39.

Thanks in advance!

[LngRngShtr]

comparing the ballistic tables would tell you how close the .223  .308 and 7.62x39   my off the cuff answer would be no but if you know where the second crossover is for each round you would have a workable solution once you learn them. you could lay out either by computer program or graph paper the trajectories of a given zero (25m) and work the arcs to see how high at say 100,200 and when it will cross back over your LOS

http://www.jbmballistics.com/cgi-bin/jbmtraj-5.1.cgi

 

as for the diopter sight it pretty much ghosts out and you center the front sight in the arperature, this is why I like the HK style front sight as it forms a "ring in ring" then you focus on the front sight for your final adjustment

http://www.hkpro.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=127:the-diopter-sighting-system&catid=4:special-topics&Itemid=5

 

any other type of front sight (AR15 etc.) with ears you will have to learn where center is for the front sight but this should get you started.

 

John

Edited February 16, 2013 by LngRngShtr

[Independent_shooter]

Thanks John