Sight Picture on S&W 640
- Thread starter Winston
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Mike Irwin
Staff
Front sight should be level with the top of the rear sight trough, and centered evenly between the sides.
Mike Irwin
Staff
Winston,
In a word, no. That depends, of course, on what ammo you're shooting through the gun.
Here, check out this link. It's for pistol marksmanship, but it gives a very generic picture of how the sights should be aligned slightly down the middle of the first page.
http://www.doctrine.quantico.usmc.mil/mcrp/view/mcrp301b/chap04.pdf
In a word, no. That depends, of course, on what ammo you're shooting through the gun.
Here, check out this link. It's for pistol marksmanship, but it gives a very generic picture of how the sights should be aligned slightly down the middle of the first page.
http://www.doctrine.quantico.usmc.mil/mcrp/view/mcrp301b/chap04.pdf
Sounds like a case of justification for NOT using laser sight. You really should learn to use the mechanical sights on the gun untill you get quite good with it.....then play with the laser.
Laser is nice but not infallible nor a substitute for good shooting skills. Certain lighting conditions can render laser useless, batteries tend to fail at the wrong time, and the laser can lose zero. If your skills are adequate, you are good to go even if the laser is inop.
Not a slam, just suggestion.
Sam
Laser is nice but not infallible nor a substitute for good shooting skills. Certain lighting conditions can render laser useless, batteries tend to fail at the wrong time, and the laser can lose zero. If your skills are adequate, you are good to go even if the laser is inop.
Not a slam, just suggestion.
Sam
revolvergeek
New member
I agree, lasers can be cool and maybe useful under the right situations, but they will never replace good understanding and use of iron sights. The Crimson Trace revolver grips seem to be the best of the bunch though, so i will be interested to see how you do with them long term. I would strongly suggest taking the batteries out, shooting the gun a couple hundred rounds to get used to the iron sights, then put the batteries back in and start working with the laser.
I would also suggest that you practice using the laser from an 'aimed' position i.e looking over the top of the gun at the dot. This should help to burn some muscle memory in to help with your shootoing and keep you in roughly the same shootin stance with the laser or the iron sights.
I would also suggest that you practice using the laser from an 'aimed' position i.e looking over the top of the gun at the dot. This should help to burn some muscle memory in to help with your shootoing and keep you in roughly the same shootin stance with the laser or the iron sights.
