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berreta 92fs sights/ aiming issue

frisky-maddogfrisky-maddog Member Posts: 208 ✭✭
edited December 2008 in Ask the Experts
hello
i have a 92fs and when you hold dead center on a body target it hits about 4 foot below center chest so it would hit about wher his knees would be and this is just at 10 yars. is there anything that can be done to correct this as it shoots so low? could the barrel be made off center (aimed down) from the factory? if i am at his head it might hit crouch or just below?
is the barrel goofed up or can the sights be tweaked somehow?
thanks
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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hello FRISKY-MAD DOG my suggestion is to get some 9MM snap caps and go to the pistol range with a VERY GOOD friend . have him load your pistol with both live rounds and snap caps and then hand you the pistol Now shoot this pistol at a target as he watches your hand movement The first snap cap you encounter should show you the problem . The sights should stay on target when the hammer drops on a snap cap. [:0] Let us know if you have any other questions after you try this test . Cheers Perry-Shooter
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  • frisky-maddogfrisky-maddog Member Posts: 208 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    hello
    i forgot to mention that this was on a bench rest as well
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  • grumpygygrumpygy Member Posts: 48,464 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Found bench for a semi Auto Pitol just does not work right. At least with my .45's. Could also be your sight picture. How much have you shot before.

    This picture is what the others are refering to.


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  • beantownshootahbeantownshootah Member Posts: 12,776 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Assuming normal ammunition is being used, shooting 4 feet low at 10 yards is practically unheard of in any production pistol. Something is drastically off there.

    Its pretty unlikely that this is a defect related to the barrel.

    The most likely explanation is that the shooter's sight picture isn't correct, or there is another technique-related problem. Its also possible (though less likely) that the sights themselves are bad or damaged.

    As a simple first step, I'd suggest giving the gun to an experienced shooter for a few rounds, and seeing if he/she has the same problem with grouping.
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  • frisky-maddogfrisky-maddog Member Posts: 208 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    i shoot my other 92fs with no problem and also my 45 as i shoot alot of bullseye about 5000 to 10000 rounds annually.
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  • grumpygygrumpygy Member Posts: 48,464 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    OK one other question, does it have factory sights on it.
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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    WOW I would not fire it any more you may have bulged barrel or a number of things wrong BUT what ever it is it could also be a safety issue.
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  • frisky-maddogfrisky-maddog Member Posts: 208 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    hello
    this gun was nib and has not even seen 50 rounds through it yet. yes all factory sights. i have shot it and my freind which both of us shoot bullseye and we both shot that low wether on a bench or not..
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  • dcs shootersdcs shooters Member Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Send it back to Beretta [B)] A NIB gun should be that way [;)]
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  • tsavo303tsavo303 Member Posts: 8,914 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    problem is trigger control, not sights
    only jerking can cause that much error
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