Posted by BobC on September 01, 1999 at 23:09:17:
I am starting to learn how to shoot pistol and wanted to get some feedback on sight placement. Many years ago all I heard was
the 6 O'clock hold. Recently, I have heard of the below 6 O'clock hold.
I want some feedback...
How prevalent is this below 6 O'clock hold nowadays and what do many of the modern day champions use?
Thanks for your input.
Bob
Posted by Will on September 01, 1999 at 23:28:52:
From my experience and talks with other shooters, the 'sub six' is much more popular than the 'six', as it allows a clearer
view of the front sight and the front sight picture doesn't get lost in the bull (creating a now/not now situation), and,
also, I find that the sub-six is much less tiring, too. Do not neglect 'center hold', though. If you are shooting a lot
of ISSF events, you may find center hold adventageous because with all the different sized bulls all you need do is stay
in the center. Just my opinion.
Posted by geo. anderson on September 02, 1999 at 09:00:08:
There was an extensive thread on this topic here two or three months ago.
From reading it, I decided to try lowering my hold a little bit and leave some white above the sight. This has helped me quite a
bit. Before, I had a problem of sort of jerking when the sight touched the "poison" black, resulting in a tendency towards low
shots.
Now that I'm holding a little bit below the black, this jerking has gone away. I can't tell you how I judge the width of the white; I
was concerned about inconsistency here but that has not been a problem.
Geo. Anderson
Posted by bhall on September 02, 1999 at 14:09:42:
I use the same distance between the front sight and rear sight ( sight gap?) down from the bull.
in other words the front sight is my focus with an even gap of light between either side of it and the bull sitting the same gap on
the top.that way I know if there is the same amount of apparent light on the "west,north and east" side of my sight i am going to
shoot the center.
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