Post by rharper on Apr 18, 2013 20:00:04 GMT -5
Hi folks.
I finally got my "new" 24 today (S series .22/20, field grade). It was an online purchase, and I've been waiting a couple of weeks, so I was pretty excited (still am) and got it out in the back field as soon as I got it home.
Anyhow, I quickly discovered that the .22 barrel was shooting a couple of inches to the right, at maybe 25-30 yards, while the shotgun was close enough to wreck water bottles at the same range.
So it needs to be sighted in, and I have a laser boresighter, so I waited 'til dusk, and set it up. Turns out, the .22 barrel is pointed slightly to the right (judging by the sights), but not fixably so--I can't tap the rear sight it over enough to get it to line up (not without taking it halfway out, anyway. It doesn't exactly diverge much (I can point the laser out as far as it shines clear, and the offset looks about the same), but it does seem a bit odd.
The shotgun barrel is closer, actually--it's a little low (as I expected), and slightly to the left when the rear sight is centered, but definitely closer to "straight" than the .22 barrel.
Is this normal, and is there a fix? Or do I just have to learn to adjust (not necessarily a bad thing, just inconvenient).
Between this and the cracked stock it certainly isn't a mint piece, but I'm liking it so far nonetheless.
Thanks,
Ryan
I finally got my "new" 24 today (S series .22/20, field grade). It was an online purchase, and I've been waiting a couple of weeks, so I was pretty excited (still am) and got it out in the back field as soon as I got it home.
Anyhow, I quickly discovered that the .22 barrel was shooting a couple of inches to the right, at maybe 25-30 yards, while the shotgun was close enough to wreck water bottles at the same range.
So it needs to be sighted in, and I have a laser boresighter, so I waited 'til dusk, and set it up. Turns out, the .22 barrel is pointed slightly to the right (judging by the sights), but not fixably so--I can't tap the rear sight it over enough to get it to line up (not without taking it halfway out, anyway. It doesn't exactly diverge much (I can point the laser out as far as it shines clear, and the offset looks about the same), but it does seem a bit odd.
The shotgun barrel is closer, actually--it's a little low (as I expected), and slightly to the left when the rear sight is centered, but definitely closer to "straight" than the .22 barrel.
Is this normal, and is there a fix? Or do I just have to learn to adjust (not necessarily a bad thing, just inconvenient).
Between this and the cracked stock it certainly isn't a mint piece, but I'm liking it so far nonetheless.
Thanks,
Ryan
