How To Adjust Iron Sights
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In this video Eric discusses how to adjust iron sights, primary on handguns but these instructions can be used for rifle sights as well depending on the configuration. Stay tuned, much more on the way.
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Eric cracks me up bc he obviously has had very little experience with being on camera/performing outside of TH-cam. Yet somehow he seems so comfortable and free. He makes it work. Good work brother, keep it up!
FORS: Front Opposite, Rear Same
Hogh308 agreed
FORS: Front Opposite, Rear Same. That's a great tip. I'm sure it's been around for a long time, but I've never heard it until now. Very cool. Thanks.
Strange. Depends how you think about the directions. I use "Front follow, rear opposite" in relation to following the bullet impact. aim center and impact high, follow the impact with the front sight. Depends on if you are "moving the impact" or "moving the sights"
Yeah, I think this is the major confusion as it is depending on your perspective. I always think like yours, move the front sight towards your group of shots, and move the rear sight away from it.
Thank you, that is very helpful.
6:01 “elevation confuses some people” me still trying to figure out what the last six minutes were about 👁👄👁
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I see so many that don`t understand this. So glad you did this. Don`t be ashamed if you don`t understand this stuff. It`s the fun of firearm education. Nobody knows everything...…...
The long lost art of iron sights.... I remember when they used to be on hunting rifles.... Back when men where men and the women were too. Lol I love my iron sighted rifles
It's all I have, next comes easy of maintenance if it isn't it goes. That leaves a lot of popular guns out.
just like the days when we had muskets...
The women were men too?
@@MrBrandonata right lol. He worded that wrong 😂
@@seanwatts392 I think he added the LOL because it was intentional and meant to be a bit of a joke.
From an old age shooter, a dinosaur, this is the best instructional video I’ve seen anywhere, including the Army Ranger instruction. Great job. 👍🏻 and great instructional aide.
Great physical tool for simplifying the mechanics of sights and, POA and POI relation. I've mentally visualized these principles on my own over the years, but never thought to devise such a clever and simple tool! Great job!
To make this whole thing easier; With irons, move the front sight towards your shots, move the rear sight away from your shots. (With the effective goal of getting that front sight to go over where your shots are going). You can make a front post with your finger then make a V with another 2 fingers and its much easier to understand this way. The only issue I have is with red dot sights as sometimes it is not clear if moving it right means it will actually move the dot right, or it intends you to be thinking my shots are going left so I want the gun to go right. But it is easier to adjust red dots with a laser and match the laser.
Good video. Also an Easy way to remember: rear R=relocate the holes. Front F=follow the holes.
Remember F.O.R.S.
Front opposite, rear same. Helps in adjusting iron sights.
Good tip.
Moving meaning moving your arms or moving the sights??
@@VenomBG180 the sight picture
@@VenomBG180 if your adjusting front sight move it opposite of actual hit. If adjusting rear sight move to the same direction of impact
Hope that helps! It did for me
All The time I've spent on ur channel, this is the most informative, ur part. I'm a 12ga. & .22LR guy, I was amazed when u said AR-15 is .22 cal as is .223 & 5.56mm, good stuff!
Very helpful Eric
as always. Been looking for a solid video to explain how to adjust my sights on my firearms. Great work love the content guys!
Neat jig and graphics, but you made it sound WAY more confusing than it actually is. I always teach F-O-R-S: Front Opposite, Rear Same. Doesn't need to be more difficult than that. Be well, Don
Definitely need to try this for my hellcat
Some people don’t understand the concept at all, it puts it into perspective there after pretty simple.
Shot archery for years with and adjustable front sight and a fixed peep in the string so all adjustments were with the front sight. The rule was "follow your arrow", if your arrows hit right, move your sight right, if your arrows hit low, move your sight down. So when I'm adjusting a pistol or rifle, I use that rule for the front sight and the opposite for the rear sight, move the rear sight the opposite direction from where your rounds are impacting.
I have been involved in shooting sports for many years. This is finally the actual physical explanation of how it works.
Thx Eric. That was useful. Maybe do a video on how to adjust Iron sights on a rifle. Not everyone knows how to.
Gulf City Freedom the basic principles are the same as pistol irons, the only difference is the manual of arms of actually adjusting the sight. Usually with pistols, adjustments come by way of a brass punch or something similar "tapping" the sights to move, or "drift" them slightly, where rifle irons are usually adjustable with some sort of knob or pre calculated adjustment, A notch, a click, something like that. Don't let that keep you from trying to get your rifle sighted in! :)
I always remember fors.
Front
Opposite
Rear
Same
LOL, people not being able to adjust their sights, and therefore being terrible marksmen, should not be given guns in the first place.
No one would allow an untrained person to sit in a racecar adn let them drive on a race track. Too dangerous. With guns however, due to the Russia financed NRA, any mentally challenged fool and imbecile idiot can purchase a gun and shoot aimlessly and carelessly, becoming a public danger.
Remember the story of that couple who made a video, trying to shoot a .50 Desert Eagle and protecting themselves with a phonebook? She shot, the guy died... At least he died for the freedom of the 2A...
So 99smite, firearms expert that you obviously are, You KNOW that most weapons are pretty well on target from the factory, so no one need mess with them under most circumstances. You also KNOW that the largest, gross adjustment available will not change the point of impact from, say straight ahead, to say, 25 degrees to the right... the range of adjustment is just not that large. I'd be more worried about UD than someone under or over adjusting their sights. But then you folks are always looking for new things to be worried about. Keep up the good fight! Worry yourself silly.
I started shooting at 15, Mainly hand guns. I never had anyone to instruct me then. So everything I've learned is from my own practice. I never claimed to be an expert. But until I finally bought my first AR I had no Idea how to adjust the Iron sights. My optic I can hit Red at 50 yrs. So much negativity here.
Yes. Very simple: Move the rear sight in the same direction you want your point of impact to move. Move your front sight in the opposite direction you want your point of impact to move.
At the end you finally simplified iron sights. Rear sight gets adjusted in the direction you want POI to go. Front sight gets adjusted in the opposite direction of where you want your POI to go. With handguns you usually don't have to adjust sights but rather make a minor grip or wrist angle adjustment.That's all I do to hit my POA out to 25 yards with a handgun. Rifles sometimes require sight adjustments. But even then sometimes a minor adjustment in the hold will suffice. I will naturally cant a rifle. I tilt the rifle or apply pressure to get to vertical, and hit the bull. These little adjustments are a good first option before moving the sights.
Finally got my P320 dialed in thanks to your video. Side note, I used a 9mm Votatu laser trainer bullet, $20 on Amazon. Temporarily shorted it with a piece of foil and was able to use it as a bore sighter without wasting range time and ammo.
great articulation of a simple explanation which is misunderstood by many...
Newbie here. This is the best explanation I’ve seen so far. Prop sights really helped. Makes it so clear to me now. Thanks 😊
Eric, a classic video. Your apparatus really helps the explanation. New sight adjusters will want to adjust, re-watch the video, rinse and repeat. Great job.
GREAT training aid. A picture is worth a thousand words, but both together makes for deep teaching. Another way to look at this, is move the gun under the sights. Its all relative......
Thanks Mark!
Eric, thank you. I’ve been running LVPO’s for a long time and just bought a set of irons to train on. Fantastic video on the topic
Good video of the basics. Sight adjusting can get confusing.
Great video Eric. Yes, it is confusing when adjusting the rear sights on pistols or revolvers. Opposite direction for rear sights. In the case of a bow and arrow where we adjust only the front sight/pin = follow your arrow or go in the same direction. To this day I still hold up my hands and make a front and rear sight..LOL
Makes perfect sense! My new G34 hit the floor and shifted the rear sight. This confirmed where I thought I needed to move it. 👍🏼
I've watched at least 10 of your videos and realized I wasn't subscribed just now. I'm disgusted at myself for that. Quick note to those who watch, check to see if you're subscribed. This man has given me endless tips and knowledge.
This is the best video explaining sight adjustments. Well done.
Very good video for me to know since I'm soon going to be sighting in an AR and an AK.
"Oh man bob--ee you just just need to file the front sights" lol! Awesome instructions!!
Why in the world would someone think you are being "Condescending" by educating those that require it and acting as a reminder to those of us that "Know" this stuff. Thanks for the public service!
I liked the way you used your hands to help determine sight movement versus bullet impact. I have done the same thing only to be asked" what are you doing?". If you can explain it clearly and the person now starts using the method, it should help.
Great job!! Super effective and easy to understand. Thank yòu so much
Thanks for the great video Eric. This is an excellent explanation of how iron sights work.
Best sight explanation tutorial i have seen so far. Very apprechiated, superb tutorial.
Greetings from Ireland. Great video, I know I always have to think twice before adjusting sights. I love black powder stuff.
Heck yeah,i got into black powder rifles,n then revolvers n its kind of addicting.... greetings from northern Michigan
@@jessicahorton2283 Black powder is illegal over here but I travel to the US a lot and shoot my rifle and pistols a lot. I got my first cap & ball revolver back in 1994 and love black powder ever since.
Excellent Video Eric. Would love to see a video on canted sights, how they affect your shot, and how to fix them. Would help out a lot of New shooters like me. Thanks!
Thank you so much for this dude. Seriously thank you so much. This clears it up so much. I'm such a visual learner and this is absolutely the best.
Thanks for the great explanation. I only wish my shooting coach in USMC boot camp was that thorough. They just adjusted our front and rear sights without explaining why when we were at the range. Had I known I would have qualified as an expert or sharpshooter instead of a marksman aka the pizza box!!
Ask questions...
Great training aid. Wooden training aid makes a very good example and explanation of sight adjustments. Got to give it to ya that one ! 👍👍👍
Eric I know this is an old video. But you have my dog on your shirt. That’s awesome 😊
Great job, I had to learn from my granddad 30 years ago and he was not able to see good I listened to him but you made it better to understand!!!!!
Those homemade sights look like factory Glock sights LOL.
ok.
One of the best explanations of sight adjustments, ever! Well done!
I appreciate this video. I just bought a DDM4V7 and adjustable flip up Magpul Pro LS iron sights and haven't been to the range yet. Thank you.
It makes so much more sense now that you can see real world what is going on!
I've been needing a video like this for a long time... Its so hard trying to explain this to people
Lo que lo hace especiales a Ustedes es que son variados y abordan temas para todos los niveles de usuarios de armas. Felicidades Amigos!!!! ; )
You done a good job explaining it. It is confusing.
I know this is an old video, but it helped me understand. Sighting in short range and hitting 5 clicks high. Unfortunately my front sight isn’t adjustable. I now know I need to aim low.
👍 excellent! Very well communicated and helpful. Thank you.
That hand method is epic
Makes sense when I took my Satellite design class EE 460 Space System Mission Design and Analysis we had to calculate apogee, and orbits and when I worked on the NASA sounding rocket program 9 years we did the same thing just a little more scientific to meet the six sigma requirements for the program. Now all you do is put all the data in the applications and verify your calculations and results.
Great video Eric nice sight jig sure it will help many people understand proper sight adjustment.
Clear as mud. You have to think about it. I always known this but can be confusing for some
As a former US Army Sentry Dog Handler - I luv your t shirt!
Little late comment, but this is the best explanation and demonstration of adjusting sights. This cardboard and tape materials is better just as good as animation.
When I inherited my late father's guns, I removed the scopes and put them away. I grew up with iron sights and still prefer them.
A valuable lesson has been learned today, thank you for this video.
Super helpful video. When you get into guns on your own it takes a while to figure out how to adjust sights both front and back and a lot of times you get it right on the target but you really don't know how you did it.
i got a sig legion p220 in 10mm and this video help me fixed the sight problem thank you
This description is perfect
Eric you did a great job on teaching the novice shooter on how to adjust their sights on their firearms.
Baseball bat wrapped in barb wire looks brutal. Love the Fender hat
That's my usual day at the range trying to explain how to sight in a gun or a riffle. Some people are logic, some don't... Always funny at the end...
I think of it the other way. Imagine a immovable gun (ex in a vise) that has its sights on the bullseye but shoots to the left, then line the sights up to where it shot. This also helps in judging how much the rear or the front needs to move.
Adjusting iron sights is one of the most complicated simple tasks out there...
this is a great way to explain it, thanks so much this stuff always mixes me up
This helps me a lot.. Thank you so much..
Awesome description of how to adjust sights Eric. I do like the acronym that Hogh308 used FORS: Front Opposite, Rear Same. That is a great way to try and remember.
"FORS" Foward, opposite. Rear, same." it also helps, (you did this about 5:15) to hold up one finger on one hand, and 2 fingers on another. Line them up like "sights" and move your hands, intuitively, to point not to CENTER but to the impact.
Great video. Extremely informative!
Thank you so much for making this video, I constantly get front vs rear mixed up.
good basic information....thanks..for all your engineers the rear sight is directly proportional the front sight is inversely proportional
Pissed off my neighbor last time I adjusted my iron sights on three rifles. Guy tried to accuse me of shooting all day. Anti-Gun much?
Mr FNH tell that commie to go rush 🅱️ 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Whats wrong with shooting all day? That sounds like a great day off to me.
At my uncle's house 2 little old bitties covered in horrid makeup accuse anyone on the range on the property of having cannons while aligning the sights....nosey little bitties
plot twist he lives in san francisco
Mr FNH make it take ALL DAY next time.
Very glad you have a video for this! Thank you!!
I always pictured the front sight as the pivot point between 2 cones.
Going thru iron sight set up on a couple of my Mauser's, the front sight is the only adjustment. The only suggestion for your video is slow down just a bit as your visual tool is great!
You are the man, i just got my sav 29-a back and i gotta sight it in.
That laser brings it all together. You can actually see the geometry of it all, and yeh I take into account the fact that my eye geometry changes as I'm aging.
You should make a video about the first things you would do if the NFA got repealed
Why so many haters this video was exactly what I was looking for thank you thumbs up
Thanks Eric! I’ll need to make that fixture at least in miniature to take to the range with me!
Vet USMC PMI. I used straws to emphasize sight alignment.
Best explanation ever.
ERIC YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB BUT I THINK THAT IF YOU SHOT THE CAMERA FROM BEHIND THE REAR SIGHT FOR WINDAGE AND FROM THE SIDE FOR ELEVATION PEOPLE COULD SEE AND UNDERSTAND IT BETTER
WHY ARE YOU YELLING, THO?
For example if the rear sight gets higher what must happen to the bore to put the front sight back into alignment? And so on. Thanks for making the video.
Can you talk about using your eyes. I remember Barry covered this once but I still need help. I'm using my strong eye but still miss my shots.
Then use both
Use an eye patch to cover your non shooting eye. Practice not to squint that eye closed when you aim in. Otherwise you cause stress and tension before your shot. Practice slowly pulling the trigger as you aim in . If done right, you'll shoot WITHOUT BLINKING. Afterwards, don't move and count 2 seconds. It will actually male you relaxed. Yes, I was an expert shooter in the Marines and never shot a weapon prior. Yes, I used iron sights!
I find doing a lot of dry fire practice at home helps. Look at it this way. When learning a musical instrument you have to learn technique and reading music both. When you pick up a second instrument, you already know how to read so all you need is technique. With dry fire you learn sight picture and trigger pull. That's half the battle. The rest is easier to pick up on.
And a rifle scope if it shots to the left of the bullseye when you move the adjustment turret on the scope in the direction that arrows to the right. It is actually moving the scopes cross hairs to shoot where the bullet hole hi. Which is opposite of what seems normal to think. In other words when you turn the dial to the right it turns the scope to the left to where the bullet hits.
I've been sighting in rifles for over 20 years and I still screw up once in a while . Never fails at least once or twice a year. Lol
Now I don’t have to explain to my friends, I will show them your educational video.
Thank you!!!
Yes! Thanks this helps since I now finally own a fixed sight single action
A theory I've had to explain some of my sight likes.
I carried a SAA for 25 years. A 30-30, 12ga, and that pistol was all I needed. I shot all the time, and wore out my favorite revolver and had to get another one. When I came into the 21st century I discovered I hate most iron sights. I don't shoot autos as well as a SAA. By that I don't mean the guns inherent accuracy advantage. I mean "I" can't shoot autos as fast accurately. I pondered on that long and hard, and while training for cowboy action I figured it out.
I love peep sights and the sights on a SAA...they are very similar. Humans can instinctively find the center of a circle, that's why peep sites work. We can also instinctively find the 90 degree points on a circle, and the SAA frame is round on top. Time spent on windage correction is eliminated. Just put the right amount of post on top, and bang and clang. Oh, in the old days I carried with six. I didn't know I wasn't supposed to. lol I never dropped that gun.
My M1903 A1 shoots pretty high. Do I have to raise or lower the front sight to adjust bullet impact? I tend to opt for the latter... Thanks for clarifying.
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Eric, would you do a review on the Albanian SKS that's behind you on your wall??? Also, would you do a video on how to sight in an optic???
Josh Deen Ian from Forgotten weapons did a video on the Albanian sks if you want to take a look. He also has a chinese sks in the video to ahow the differences. He also goes into the history behind it.
I'd like to see a video on that screaming yellow zonker with that loooong barrel that just about jumps out in every posting.
Ok, siting in my new Mossberg .22 iron with sites is shooting 5 inches low at the indoor range at about 50 feet to target. That's with the rear site as low at it will go. Just to be certain I wasn't crazy I adjust rear site up, then more until I wasn't even hitting target. Front site does not adjust so I guess i do have to fire the front site down to bring up my impact point.
Good vid. Im typically too lazy so i just use KY windage lol
Dyinglight Dragoon That's skill not laziness
Ok, just because I'm weird enough to think of these things, if it's Kentucky windage, what's elevation, Tennessee, Vermont, Michigan.......?
Jim Vandemoter lol wrong guy to ask these things to
Very well put my friend. Well done.