Fixed sights

I think all of the posts do show one tendency. I believe for the average shooter at 25 yds or under will do fine with a fixed sight gun. I know double revolvers whether 38 special or 357 will shoot POA with 158g ammo. If a person is really into target shooting for fun or competition then the person is likely to have a adjustable sight revolver or semi-auto. That way the person can adjust for different weights of ammo. For defense whether home or personal I believe the fixed sight gun is a excellent choice. After all, most law enforcement officers carry a fixed site firearm.

That is my take,
roaddog:rolleyes:
 
If it work for you, it works

One time, a friend brought over his gun, a nice SA in .357mag. Hawes Western Marshall IIRC. Gun was well built, well finished, had nice case colors on the frame, and worked smooth. All in all a pretty nice gun. Except for one thing.

It shot .38 spl 158gr LSWC to point of aim at about 20 yds. Real accurate. BUT every .357 load we put in it shot low and left, somewhere between 4 inches and a foot! And we did test several loads.

This isn't common, this extreme, but it does happen sometimes. And thats why I like adjustable sights on my sporting guns. So if I run into a gun with this bad a quirk, I can still sight it in for me.
 
44 AMP: Thanks for sharing those experiences. That experience, as well as RoadDog28's post, is exactly what I thinking about when I started the thread. For most short barrels (less than 5" or 6") and off-hand shooting, it's hard to hit anything beyond 25" yards due to sight radius, lack of a rest, whatever. So unless the fixed sights are way off, I'm thinking that they would suit most guys for plinking or self-defense (or heavily-used by law enforcement) for most loads and I would rationalize that every dedicated gun owner should have at least one for this type of shooting. (I would like to get one , obviously, but always going with adjustables at the last minute as they have always suited my style and approach to shooting.) I would just hate it, and I mean really be upset, if I ended up getting a fairly nice revolver (and these days nothing's inexpensive, anymore!) and found that the primary load for that gun was hitting 6" to the left (or right) at fifteen yards. I want a gun like this, but I'm afraid of getting one and having a real problem with it, so I posted the thread to hear the forum member's experiences. Thanks very much for all the comments, BTW.
 
i have a 4" taurus 65.

i have fires three different rounds thru it so far.

very good accuracy with winchester 110gr/1295fps 357 - tiny bit low

excellent accuracy (found it tough to miss things) with ultramax 158gr/795fps cowboy

poorer accuracy with 158gr/1200fps pmc fmj. these shot very low

to compensate for ammo difference i raise my front sight to different levels by tilting the weapon in my hand to hit where i desire. is this technique flawed as far as a training method?? is it 'more' proper to just aim higher by keeping a 'equal height, equal light" sight picture???
 
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