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I have a Winchester 62 A that I have not shot for a while, when I shot it the other day most of the ammo seems to shoot a little high and about an inch to the left. I am not worried about the elevation but would like to move the impact to the right, so my question is which way do I move the front sight, I assume it can be moved with a punch.
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Move the front sight in the opposite direction you want the bullets to move.
To move the bullet impact to the right, move the front sight to the left.
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Nope, move the front toward the bullet impact.
You are bringing the front sight in alignment with the rear sight and the bullet hole to make a straight line.
Back sight you move opposite.
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Move the front sight in the opposite direction you want the bullets to move.
To move the bullet impact to the right, move the front sight to the left. This one is right.
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We're both saying the same thing, just in different ways.
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We're both saying the same thing, just in different ways. True. But beginning ones comment with a "Nope" infers disagreement.
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We're both saying the same thing, just in different ways. True. But beginning ones comment with a "Nope" infers disagreement. He must be a politician.
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I generally prefer to move the rear sight when possible. Whatever you do, use a non-marring punch and go slow and careful. Support the gun so the sight moves, not the whole thing. A little Kroil etc., will help loosen things up a bit.
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I generally prefer to move the rear sight when possible. Whatever you do, use a non-marring punch and go slow and careful. Support the gun so the sight moves, not the whole thing. A little Kroil etc., will help loosen things up a bit. Yep, and move the REAR sight in the direction you want the bullet to go.
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I'm thinking the OP might have a tang peep sight on his 62A.
I had a Marbles tang peep on mine.
It's either move the front or shim one side of the tang.
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We're both saying the same thing, just in different ways. True. But beginning ones comment with a "Nope" infers disagreement. Sorry about the confusion. I think of it as moving the sight to match the bullet strike, not moving the bullet strike to match the sights. Same action and results though.
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