Knight Bighorn Shooting low

[NWKrenz]

I don't know what happened from last year to this year. I can't seem to get my Knight to shoot right. I was shooting power belts last year and they were shooting alright.

Recently I picked up some Barnes 300 grain mz's and the first time I shot I was using 100 grains, this past time I tried 110 to see if that would make any difference. The first shot was way low so I raised it up a bit and still the same result. Did the same thing after the next shot.

I don't know what the problem is, for all I know I'm adjusting the sight the wrong way. Any help would be much appreciated.

[Firedogg]

 Move the rear sight the direction you want to move where you are hitting... In this case the rear sight needs to go up.

[ghosthunter]

What distance you shooting?

From bench or free hand?

[PyroBlack]

It's not unusual when switching from conicals to sabots, that the sights could need considerable adjustment.

Just moving them a little may not be enough.

[NWKrenz]

I was shooting at around 40 yards. In the picture where the pen is pointing is where I started from, and you can see where it is now.

Wouldn't moving the sight up on the rail raise the view on the front sight therefore aiming further down? Maybe my logic is wrong, I would think if I lowered the sight on the rail it would make the front sight higher and then be shooting higher. 

Firedog my first shot was the one on the bottom right, and the sight was where the pen mark is. Hardly anything changed after I drastically changed the sight.

I was resting on my truck, is was kinda dusk when I was shooting but I could still see the target very well.

[NWKrenz]

The pen mark is where I started at. That would be the bottom right shot.

[bobcat]

You need to raise the rear sight to move the point of impact up.

[Chukarhead]

1. Move your sight up to raise the point of impact up (you're moving it the wrong way...).

2. 40 yards might be a little close for zero... fine for getting on paper, but a little short for zero.

2. Resting your gun on your truck to fire is illegal, don't do it.

[NWKrenz]

Hmm alright, maybe I just pulled on the first shot or last weekend. I was shooting 100 grains last weekend then switched to 110 tonight because I thought maybe that was something to do with it.

Thank you, I hope I can get it dialed it.

[NWKrenz]

1. Move your sight up to raise the point of impact up (you're moving it the wrong way...).

2. 40 yards might be a little close for zero... fine for getting on paper, but a little short for zero.

2. Resting your gun on your truck to fire is illegal, don't do it.

I understand that now, I was 3/4 way up on my sight to start but my logic on how the sight worked was obviously backwards.

And by zero what do you mean? If I'm shooting like that at 40 yards am I supposed to expect it's going to be in the bulls eye at 100 yards?

I'm on private property inside an indoor barn shooting range. Yeah it doesn't make it right but it's not like I'm shooting outside my window at an a animal.

[bobcat]

The law was changed recently. You can legally rest your rifle on your vehicle, if on private land.

[NWKrenz]

Bobcat, even if hunting?

[ghosthunter]

You might well sight in under those conditions.
But I would sit at a bench with a solid rest for my rifle. Holding the gun the exact same way for every shot.
I would start at 50 yards than move out to 100 yards.

Leaning on a truck with open sights is just to willy nilly when trying to zero. Once you get zeroed you can do it any old way than you will know if it is you or the gun or load.

I try to eliminate all the errors I can when sighting in. 

[bobcat]

Bobcat, even if hunting?

Yes.

[NWKrenz]

Thanks ghosthunter I will try to find a more steady rest. I feel pretty darn confident shooting from how I set it up on my truck but I could be wrong.

I know I'm doing something wrong. Thank you