Taurus PT 92 AFS sights?
IGot2P
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I have a NIB Taurus PT 92 AFS (the pretty SS and gold model) so I took
it out and shot it some this afternoon. This gun is rated great at
http://www.best9mm.com/ and also at http://tinyurl.com/ph3ld8 but I
really had a problem with the three dot fixed sights. Using the sights
as one normally would and as suggested in the manual the gun shot
approximately 10 inches low at 12 yards!
As the sights are FIXED what is the solution or is there none?
Don
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"IGot2P" <d...@crsales.com> wrote in message
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# Well, my exposed hammer question got some great answers so now for the
# next question.
#
# I have a NIB Taurus PT 92 AFS (the pretty SS and gold model) so I took
# it out and shot it some this afternoon. This gun is rated great at
# http://www.best9mm.com/ and also at http://tinyurl.com/ph3ld8 but I
# really had a problem with the three dot fixed sights. Using the sights
# as one normally would and as suggested in the manual the gun shot
# approximately 10 inches low at 12 yards!
#
# As the sights are FIXED what is the solution or is there none?
#
# Don
My S&W M-59 did the same thing. I just lowered the front sight with a few
strokes of a flat file and brought the point of impact up. Now it puts them
all in the 10 ring. Once you've filed it down, you can get rid of the shiny
surface with a sharpie pen or with a dab of cold blue.
Hal
wrote:
#Using the sights
#as one normally would and as suggested in the manual the gun shot
#approximately 10 inches low at 12 yards!
#
#As the sights are FIXED what is the solution or is there none?
Shooting pistols can be shocking at first and first order of business
for you should be don't screw up the 92.
If you know an Action or a Bullseye pistol competitor I'd suggest
taking him to the range with you and ask him for pointers. Take
plenty of ammo. I once had a range officer tell me he takes 200
rounds to the grocery store and more to a match.
regards,
Hal
Sheldon
"IGot2P" <d...@crsales.com> wrote in message
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# Well, my exposed hammer question got some great answers so now for the
# next question.
#
# it out and shot it some this afternoon. This gun is rated great at
# http://www.best9mm.com/ and also at http://tinyurl.com/ph3ld8 but I
# really had a problem with the three dot fixed sights. Using the sights
# as one normally would and as suggested in the manual the gun shot
# approximately 10 inches low at 12 yards!
#
# As the sights are FIXED what is the solution or is there none?
#
# Don
#
First, make sure it's not you. I took a Berretta 92FS to the range and
couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with it. I was considering adjusting
the sights and decided to let someone I saw up there from the sheriff's
dept. try out the new gun. He was dead-on with every shot. I took a step
back and looked hard at my own technique and soon found it was me and not
the gun. A few changes in grip and trigger pull corrected my errors without
a adjusting the sights.
Also, keep in mind that few of these guns are target pistols. If all your
shots fall within a 9" paper plate that's good enough. If you want to shoot
the wings off a gnat get a target pistol.
Gunny_2009
"Gunny_2009" <patmag...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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#
# "IGot2P" <d...@crsales.com> wrote in message
# news:h8l764$oau$1...@news.albasani.net...
# # Well, my exposed hammer question got some great answers so now for the
# # next question.
# #
# # I have a NIB Taurus PT 92 AFS (the pretty SS and gold model) so I took
# # http://www.best9mm.com/ and also at http://tinyurl.com/ph3ld8 but I
# # really had a problem with the three dot fixed sights. Using the sights
# # as one normally would and as suggested in the manual the gun shot
# # approximately 10 inches low at 12 yards!
# #
# # As the sights are FIXED what is the solution or is there none?
# #
#
#
# My S&W M-59 did the same thing. I just lowered the front sight with a few
# strokes of a flat file and brought the point of impact up. Now it puts
them
# all in the 10 ring. Once you've filed it down, you can get rid of the
shiny
# surface with a sharpie pen or with a dab of cold blue.
But, as mentioned by other posters, before you go filing your sights, let
another shooter who is proficient with that model shoot it to confirm that
the problem is in the sights and not your technique. If his shots also hit
10" low at 12 yards, get your file out. If his shots are in the bullseye,
have an experienced instructor observe your shooting. It is difficult to
diagnose your own faulty techniques.