Zeroing Distance for 44Mag B92 Carbine

v35

I'm gonna have to do some filing and need recommendations for zeroing
ranges for the first and second notches on the elevator.
The elevators' mating surface is too low.
The front sight can't be replaced unless a dovetail is cut.

Rocky Raab

Scope or iron sight, I always recommend that big-game rounds be zeroed 2? to 3" high at 100 yards. That will probably give you the best pointblank zero for most rounds.

v35

Thanks. It's a Japanese made buckhorn rear sight.
With the elevator removed and a .043" shim under the rear sight, it shoots 1" high at 100 yards.

perry shooter

I would consider the 44 Mag a 150 yard and closer round. on Deer Size game . With open sights I would go with what you have with the .043 Shim. unless your eyes are much better then mine.

Rocky Raab

Running a quick trajectory, a Hornady 240 XTP at 1800 fps would be 3.55" high at 100 to be on at 150. It would be 8" low at 200, which would be your maximum "hold on hair, never air" range with that load.

If it were mine, I'd take that buckhorn off and replace it with a decent aperture sight. I believe that carbine has the two necessary holes already drilled and tapped at the left rear of the receiver.

v35

This B92 isn't drilled and I don't want to modify it as I may list it. The least visible alteration for adjusting these sights is to remove metal above the elevator.
I probably should load some standard 240 grain factory equivalents
and test all over again. The loads I used were old and probably 180 or 200 grain fairly hot loads. I have to check.

ken44-40

v35, please contact me

RCrosby

I've had good luck replacing the rear sight with one of the Williams Guide sights. No modification required and you get a nice "peep picture".