P38, P1, P4 Front Sights

[flyrod40]

I wonder if anyone knows what the Walther factory intended for the point of impact distance to be for each different front sight, i.e., is the number three front sight supposed to be dead on at 10 meters etc?

[MGMike]

Originally Posted by flyrod40

I wonder if anyone knows what the Walther factory intended for the point of impact distance to be for each different front sight, i.e., is the number three front sight supposed to be dead on at 10 meters etc?

Don't be lazy. Drag out your high school trig and start drawing triangles.
You can calculate it mathematically.

I can't, because I have forgotten how.

M

[flyrod40]

Originally Posted by MGMike

Don't be lazy. Drag out your high school trig and start drawing triangles.
You can calculate it mathematically.

I can't, because I have forgotten how.

M

OK coach, I've forgotten too. The books were turned in about 40+ years ago. I did start the triangles but got stumped fast. I'll keep thinking.

[Milspec]

Would the bullet shape, weight, and velocity have an impact (so to speak)? Must be getting old...used to know this stuff too...

Milspec

[MGMike]

Originally Posted by Milspec

Would the bullet shape, weight, and velocity have an impact (so to speak)? Must be getting old...used to know this stuff too...

Milspec

Of course it does. The problem is that we don't know what load the Walther factory used in calibrating the sights to begin with.

Not that it really matters. Most people don't shoot precisely enough to tell the difference.

Especially at 7 yards. Every group looks good when you can see it with the lower part of bifocals.

M