Specifications

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Sight Picture
What you see when you are aiming at a target
is called the “Sight Picture.” For accurate
shooting this relationship of sights and target
must be correct and above all consistent from
shot to shot.
THE OPEN SIGHT: The front sight is usually
either a post or a post with a “bead.” The
open rear sight is usually attached just in front
of the breech. It has a “U” or “V” notch. Some
airguns give you an assortment of rear notch-
es. There are three correct sight pictures.
1 The “6 o’clock” hold is best for target
shooting since it gives a clear cut reference
point. The post is centered in the rear notch
with the top of the post level with the top
of the notch. Maintaining this relationship,
place the post just under the “bullseye” so
that the bullseye appears to be sitting right
on top of, or above the post. The sights are
adjusted so the pellets strike above this
point in the center of the target.
2 The “point of aim” hold is considered the
best for eld use. The relationship of front
and rear sights are set so pellets strike ex-
actly where the sights point at the distance
the airgun is “sighted in.”
3 If your air rie has a “bead” front sight,
this is the correct sight picture. With a bead
front, the “Point of Aim” hold is best.
Aperture Sight
Some air ries are equipped with an aperture
sight (also known as receiver, peep, or diopter
sight). It may be purchased as an option for
some air ries. This is a very easy sight to use
and it is far more accurate and faster than an
open sight because there is less guesswork
in its use and the distance between front and
rear sights (“sight span”) is much greater. To
use an aperture sight, just look through the
aperture or “peep,” nd the front sight, and
put the front sight on the target. When looking
through the receiver sight try to ignore the
aperture, do not try to “center” the front sight.
The human eye cannot focus on three objects
so far apart. The eye will automatically seek
the strongest source of light coming through
the aperture and this automatically centers the
front sight. If you should install an aperture
sight on an air rie that has an open sight
already on it, remove the rear sight after
lining up the receiver sight with it (Aperture
sights are not suitable for air pistols). NOTE:
Most air ries will require a barrel angle cor-
rection before installing an aperture sight.
Telescopic Sight
This is the simplest and fastest to use of all
since it has magnication and only one plane
of focus. Also many scopes actually gather
light or allow shooting when it would be too
dark for iron sights. Put the crosshairs on
your target and shoot. Adjust as per scope
instructions. NOTE: Be sure that the scope
that you put on your airgun is designed
specically for airgun use. Most scopes for
rearms are parallax adjusted to 50 meters,
where as airgun scopes are parallax adjust-
ed at 10 meters. The scope must be factory
adjusted for correct airgun range or have a
properly set adjustable “Range Focus” dial
at the front end of the scope tube or you will
shoot inaccurately, as much as half-inch o at
25 yards (12mm at 23m).
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