lwestatbus
New member
I was able to buy a used S&W 3913 for a good price but have a terrible time focusing on the sights and am looking for advice. I am an experienced shooter, 62 years old, and do not have this problem with other pistols. I wear trifocals and typically use the 'computer distance' portion of my lenses for pistol shooting. But when shooting this pistol I get 2-3 top edges of both the front and rear sights so I really can't decide which edges I should be lining up. In my single range session so far I was consistently shooting reasonable groups (for a new pistol at least) but very low. The dots on these particular sights were very faded but I tend to want to use the traditional sight picture with the top of the post aligned with the top of the rear sight and centered in the notch.
My immediate question is whether anyone can explain the fuzzy sight picture I am experiencing. Could it be glare from the sights (black with a little bit of gloss to them)? In the same session where I experienced this problem I took out a brand new Kimber Micro 9 and had zero difficulty with the sights.
A second question is whether shooting low might be a function of using the tops of the sights instead of the dots. Is it possible that the dots are correct while the tops of the sights aren't? During this session I'd asked one of the range safety officers to try my pistol and he put three rounds right through the ten-ring. I didn't think to ask him how he was aiming.
My immediate question is whether anyone can explain the fuzzy sight picture I am experiencing. Could it be glare from the sights (black with a little bit of gloss to them)? In the same session where I experienced this problem I took out a brand new Kimber Micro 9 and had zero difficulty with the sights.
A second question is whether shooting low might be a function of using the tops of the sights instead of the dots. Is it possible that the dots are correct while the tops of the sights aren't? During this session I'd asked one of the range safety officers to try my pistol and he put three rounds right through the ten-ring. I didn't think to ask him how he was aiming.