CodeMonkey
WKR
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I am gearing up for my first non-archery hunting season (thanks to a bad shoulder) and am running into some fun issues. I have a CVA MR-X that I was previously shooting well with the factory sights. That said, the sights felt a little coarse for my liking, so I went ahead and installed the Williams Western Precision set (the ones with the globe front and interchangeable inserts). Since then, things have been "interesting"...
First range trip with a fine crosshair, I had issues with the crosshair becoming "washed out". That said, I was able to (after some wrangling) get the gun zeroed. I was at the last tick mark on the rear sight (all the way down) and still grouping 1.5'' high at 100 yards. Initially, with the rear sight in the center of travel, I was 7'' high at 50 yards.
Next range trip I swapped the fine crosshair with a green fiber. Shot the gun and confirmed was impacting high. Then the tail chasing really started. With the sun angle at the range, the green fiber was basically totally washed out (bright target plus shooting from a shaded bench). I started having trouble even hitting paper. Took a breath and realized that I couldn't make out the front sight well, so I unscrewed the aperture (just using the rear as a "ghost ring"). In this configuration, the rear sight immediately becomes fuzzy for me as I address the gun. I was still missing paper at 100, so I went back to 50. Eventually I adjusted the sight to where I was impacting 2'' high at 50 yards. Went back to 100 and the gun is zeroed. Now (with the aperture removed), I am in the middle of the rear sight's elevation travel. I am not a huge fan of this configuration since it is somewhat easy to not align the front and rear for me now since the rear is so fuzzy. I almost have to concentrate on the rear first to ensure I have good alignment, then go back to the front sight.
I am wondering what on earth is going on here. My plan is to try a red fiber and maybe overlay a coarse crosshair. With the factory sights, I never had an issue picking up the front sight. It was always bright in the same lighting conditions. With the globe front (note I do have the one "designed" for fiber inserts with the slots) and the aperture installed in the rear, the front becomes fuzzy for me and I'm having issues picking it up (fiber gets lost on a bright target), and when I do pick it up, it seems like the sights are hitting way high.
My eyes aren't getting any younger, but I'm wondering if what I'm rambling about here is "normal" for folks with older eyes and if I should maybe try a different sight configuration.
First range trip with a fine crosshair, I had issues with the crosshair becoming "washed out". That said, I was able to (after some wrangling) get the gun zeroed. I was at the last tick mark on the rear sight (all the way down) and still grouping 1.5'' high at 100 yards. Initially, with the rear sight in the center of travel, I was 7'' high at 50 yards.
Next range trip I swapped the fine crosshair with a green fiber. Shot the gun and confirmed was impacting high. Then the tail chasing really started. With the sun angle at the range, the green fiber was basically totally washed out (bright target plus shooting from a shaded bench). I started having trouble even hitting paper. Took a breath and realized that I couldn't make out the front sight well, so I unscrewed the aperture (just using the rear as a "ghost ring"). In this configuration, the rear sight immediately becomes fuzzy for me as I address the gun. I was still missing paper at 100, so I went back to 50. Eventually I adjusted the sight to where I was impacting 2'' high at 50 yards. Went back to 100 and the gun is zeroed. Now (with the aperture removed), I am in the middle of the rear sight's elevation travel. I am not a huge fan of this configuration since it is somewhat easy to not align the front and rear for me now since the rear is so fuzzy. I almost have to concentrate on the rear first to ensure I have good alignment, then go back to the front sight.
I am wondering what on earth is going on here. My plan is to try a red fiber and maybe overlay a coarse crosshair. With the factory sights, I never had an issue picking up the front sight. It was always bright in the same lighting conditions. With the globe front (note I do have the one "designed" for fiber inserts with the slots) and the aperture installed in the rear, the front becomes fuzzy for me and I'm having issues picking it up (fiber gets lost on a bright target), and when I do pick it up, it seems like the sights are hitting way high.
My eyes aren't getting any younger, but I'm wondering if what I'm rambling about here is "normal" for folks with older eyes and if I should maybe try a different sight configuration.