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ammo.crafter

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I competed in my first Speed on Steel shoot last week and had a blast. My main problem was using my PPC gun, Ruger MK1 with red dot sight). The second or two it took me to find the dot cost me dearly.

I have a Volquartsen LLV upper on the gun and I usually score in the top 5% at PPC. Though I did not do poorly in the steel shoot I do need different sights. Because of vision problems, open sight would not work for me.

Any suggestions that are not too costly would be greatly appreciated.
 
My 2 cents is that the sight is probably ok as it is. I think you just need to practice enough so that when the gun comes up, the sight is already on target (or very close to being on target) so you don't have to "find" the dot.

A few hundred presentations with an empty gun should do it. ;)
 
+ 1 on his 2 cents. Make finding that dot a priority in your practice. I recommend using both eyes open and looking at the target(shotgun style). You might find you amaze yourself.
 
Most folks generally think dot sights are easy to use and cure all problems.
They aren't, and actually exaggerate flaws in technique.
But they are also a great training tool for perfecting one's technique.
Get it right and the dot is right there.
Get it wrong and you instantly know it.
But there are differences in dot scopes, too.
The tube type is much easier to use.
The tube, itself, greatly helps align things with the target.
Although, once you get the hang of it, the design is less important.
 
I had a MK1 setup similar to yours and had the same problem initially. It took a lot of empty gun drills to get the sight picture I needed to be consistent. Another thing I did was swapped on a set of Hogue target grips to help make sure my grip was consistent. Don't rule the red dot out just yet.
 
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