A few weeks back I picked up a Remington R1 1911 from a fellow NESer. Great pistol- nice trigger, smooth action, good slide to frame fit. Only issue is that POI is low for me. I intend to use for CMP As-Issued 1911, so fixed sights are required.
While practicing this weekend on 25 yd NRA B-8 targets, I determined that a 12:00 hold puts the shots right on the money. My last full mag / 7 shots resulted in scores of 3-X, 2-10, an 8 and a 7 flyer from a twitch / flinch. Clean up that 7 and I'd be pretty happy with that level of scoring at such a distance.
I actually like the 12:00 hold. It was easy to determine when the sight post was creeping above the top of the bull and also seemed easy to center. SIG refers to their 'Combat Sights' as covering the bull, so maybe this is similar to that.
Anyway, I thought about trying this with a rifle, such as my Garand, so long as I'm not too high with the rear sight near bottom. Not going to try it in the JCG match this weekend, but maybe in the future. Normally I use a 6:00 hold. I prefer that over the 'flat tire hold' as I have some difficulty maintaining a consistent 'flat'. Same for center hold- too difficult to determine if exactly at center.
Anyone else use or try a 12:00 hold?
While practicing this weekend on 25 yd NRA B-8 targets, I determined that a 12:00 hold puts the shots right on the money. My last full mag / 7 shots resulted in scores of 3-X, 2-10, an 8 and a 7 flyer from a twitch / flinch. Clean up that 7 and I'd be pretty happy with that level of scoring at such a distance.
I actually like the 12:00 hold. It was easy to determine when the sight post was creeping above the top of the bull and also seemed easy to center. SIG refers to their 'Combat Sights' as covering the bull, so maybe this is similar to that.
Anyway, I thought about trying this with a rifle, such as my Garand, so long as I'm not too high with the rear sight near bottom. Not going to try it in the JCG match this weekend, but maybe in the future. Normally I use a 6:00 hold. I prefer that over the 'flat tire hold' as I have some difficulty maintaining a consistent 'flat'. Same for center hold- too difficult to determine if exactly at center.
Anyone else use or try a 12:00 hold?