How to sight in 45acp with fixed sights?

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senecahornet

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Hello from hector ny
been trying to zero in, from a hand rest on a sandbag.
Gun shoot high and to the left with factory loads and my reloads, at 25 yard target.
What is a standard/optimum distance to shoot for group?
My rear sights can be adjusted.
What do i do for elevation?
 
My experience has been that Most guns are sighted in at 25 yards from the factory. I don't change that, the shorter the distance between you and the target, the less you need to use the sights in the first place.
My personal procedure with a new gun is to shoot it enough to break it in, then shoot calculated groups as carefully as possible. Then, and only then, do I consider altering the factory setup.
If you can correct POI by just holding a different aim, it's a good indication that a sight correction will help.
If your not shooting competition, forget bullseye shooting and just shoot groups.
All of this is simply my opinion and examples of what works for me.
 
If the gun is shooting high at 25 yards, you are going to need either a taller front sight, or shorter rear sight, if you are to zero the gun at that distance.
If the front sight is mounted in a dovetail, replacing the front is going to be the easiest route.
A plain, black sight can be filed down to exactly the correct height for your preferred load. If you prefer a sight with some sort of dot, then you will have to get a sight that is as close to your needs as possible.
I've bought front sights as tall as .200" and filed them down, and I've bought fiber-optic sights in heights of .170", .185", etc., which were close enough for each application.
 
Shooting high, you can either change the sights or use a lighter bullet/hotter charge. The bullet will leave the barrel sooner before it has a chance to rise, lowering the point of impact in relation to the sights.
 
My rear sights can be adjusted.
What do i do for elevation?
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Adjust your sights according to the acronym FORS. Front Opposite, Rear Same. Adjust the rear sight in the direction your want your point of impact to move to.

Assuming what your meant by "can be adjusted" is that your sights are fully adjustable, not just driftable in a dovetail, adjust your rear sight down to lower the point of impact at the target.
 
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