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Old 05-28-2020 | 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Oldtimr
Absolutely false! If you move the rear sight higher you have to tilt the barrel down to get your sight picture making gun shoot lower. You move the rear sight in the opposite direction of where you want to shoot.
Nope - the taller the rear sight, the higher the impact. When the taller rear is held level with the front sight, the rear of the barrel drops, increasing the up angle of the barrel, casting the bullet higher.
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