How do you aim?

[Childers]

I took two new pistols to the range today. I noticed that I needed to put the front dot right a little above the 5-6" steel targets at 15 yards. I'm starting to feel that the way I shoot is neeing to aim high just a bit. I square up the rear dots so that the target is in betweeen the rear too. I place the front dot a little high. This generally gives me 80% accuracy or better. I'm curious as to how you shoot and with what. I do this with my HK vp9, Sig 229 legion, Glock 17 and others.

 

[above_all]

Different handgun manufacturers have different point of aim - point of impact: 6:00, cover the target, etc. You need to know your gun's POA and POI are.

Or you can just focus on the front sight. https://www.usacarry.com/proper-sight-alignment-keys-to-accuracy/

 

[November Sierra]

All depends on your sight heights. I won't explain because I'm sure someone else can do so better, but see what your front and rear sight heights are and figure out where POA/POI is. Once you've determined that you have to make your holds like you would on an optic.

 

[BLIP]

Look through your sights. See the target. Learn to shoot with both eyes open if defense is your goal...

 

[insulinboy]

Some guns are set from the factory to be POA (point of aim, dot is where the bullet lands) others are pumpkin (bullet lands on top of front sight, this is my neighbors prefered sight set up and he sets all his guns up that way) some half pumpkin (half bullet above sight, half is covered by front sight)

I set all my guns up to shoot poa with the top of the front sight blade and top of rear sight blade lined up level. I'm not to timid to buy a set of sights and change them out to achieve this result

 

[FantomKnight]

Yeah, it seems that different guns require different points of aim. With my CZs, the front sight covers my intended point of impact. I recently fired an M&P 9 M2.0 and had to aim quite a bit above the intended point of impact, also known as a 12 o'clock aim. I have shot other guns where I had to aim below the intended point of impact, also known as a 6 o'clock aim. So, you really just have to learn how your particular gun shoots.

 

[Bear44]

If you have to consistently aim high with all your handguns, it's not the sights. It sounds like you are crushing the trigger or flinching. Put the gun on bags and very carefully shoot it with precise trigger control to find out where the POI really is.

 

[TapcoFan]

IMO, depends on the gun. so long as I know where POI is in relation to POA, that's good enough for me

 

[fattboyzz]

6 o'clock hold on all open sites ,whether rifle or handgun.

 

[BDR1]

In to come back later to read more....very interesting subject