Sighting in a Steyr LP10

[BobSki]

As you all know, I have just acquired an LP10. I have been trying to adjust the original Iron sights to zero in on both 6yds and 10 metres. I have wound the elevation screw all the way to the stop but when aligning the top of the fore sight with the top edge of the back sight the pellet strike is still far too high at 10 metres.

There is a metal plate which adjusts the depth of the “U” on the rear sight. I have found, by trial and error, that I can position this plate so that aligning the top of the fore sight with the bottom edge of the “U” I can get it to place the zero at 10 metres but surely this cannot be right? Does anyone have any experience of this?
Thanks in advance
Bob

[adiepie]

Apologies if I am preaching to the converted, but don't forget with a pistol you should be aiming about the bottom of the "5" ring, so you get an unoccluded sight picture.

Are you shooting from a rest to ensure accuracy?

Adrian

[BobSki]

Apologies if I am preaching to the converted, but don't forget with a pistol you should be aiming about the bottom of the "5" ring, so you get an unoccluded sight picture.

Are you shooting from a rest to ensure accuracy?

Adrian

Hi Adrian, no apologies necessary mate, every bit of info is gratefully received.

Also, you are correct in your assumption that I may not have been aiming at the bottom of the 5 ring. I was actually aiming directly at the bull. I was shooting from a rest though.

Kind Regards
Bob

[magicniner]

Does it come with additional front sight blades?
It sounds like a taller blade is in order.
There's an idaea, theoretically you could have 10m and 6Yd blades
ATB,
Nick

[BobSki]

Does it come with additional front sight blades?
It sounds like a taller blade is in order.
There's an idaea, theoretically you could have 10m and 6Yd blades
ATB,
Nick

Hi Nick,
No it didn't come with additional front sights but that sounds like a jolly good idea. Something like on the Alecto would be good, where you can just rotate one for the other.

[hwtyger]

Try offhand. Thats what they're made for.
Rested is always different. And, indeed 6 oclock hold!

[essjay]

Don't forget that to adjust Steyr sights, you have to move the elevation (& windage) in the direction that the shot is going - not the direction you want it to go.
For example, if the shot is going too high, turn the adjuster to "H" (hoch) - seems perverse, but that's the way it is.
If you watch the sight, you will see that it will lower as you screw it to "H" and rise to "T" (tief)
You should have enough adjustment in the standard sights for both 6 & 10 metres.

[sol1821]

not screwing it the wrong way are you??

[Adam77K]

Don't forget that to adjust Steyr sights, you have to move the elevation (& windage) in the direction that the shot is going - not the direction you want it to go.
For example, if the shot is going too high, turn the adjuster to "H" (hoch) - seems perverse, but that's the way it is.
If you watch the sight, you will see that it will lower as you screw it to "H" and rise to "T" (tief)
You should have enough adjustment in the standard sights for both 6 & 10 metres.

Yep that did my head in with the FWB 65 until I realised!

It would be very odd indeed if you couldn't adjust an LP10 to shoot spot on. They're expensive so tend to get well looked after, and most of them are only ever shot indoors and are transported in hard padded cases so don't get knocked about.