Having problems seing your front sight on black targets ????

[Evelio Mc Donald]

During the Texas State match, all animals are painted black, and I had a hell of a time getting a good sight picture, my front post would just dissapier while on target or anywhere below during the first day's match. After the match was over, I happen to overheard a conversation about inverting the front post !!!!! so since I had plenty of time, I decided to rotated my front post, and all of a sudden I could put that dot on top of the animal and come down to flush with the top of the back, I could see everything perfect.
I procided to re-sight the gun in ( exactly two full revolutions down on the Williams sight from the original chicken setting ) The next day I shot a 54/60 with my first 15 turkeys in a roll, and completed my gram slam.
Try it, you will like it, and is perfectly legal per NRA rules, remember, it says a post or bead must be used, it does not specify which way the post must be pointing !!!!!!
Evelio.

[timfinle]

Evelio,

When you rotated the front site, did it change the height of the post? The reason I am asking is; on my winchester 22 mag, I cannot get the rear williams site low enough to put the front site on the animal. My poa is in the dirt below the animal. Some how, I need a taller front site.

[Evelio Mc Donald]

Tim
Actually I had to come down two full revolutions from my normal chicken setting, you definetly will require a higher front sight.