[Messiah Jones]

What is the correct range to sight in a Saiga 7.62X39 so that the rear sight adjustments will be accurate for proper battle sighting?

Thanks.

This post has been edited by Messiah Jones: 09 April 2004 - 12:20 AM

[J A]

The rear sight of the Saiga is marked with numbers that stand for 100's of meters. 1=100 meters,2=200 meters,etc....

[Tengu]

AK 47 battle sights are sighted at 25 meters and will be within a 16 inch circle out to 400 meters. Set your Saiga iron sights on the 100 meter mark and fire 3 shot groups at a 25 meter target, gradually adjusting the front sight until they hit center of the target. Your shots will be within a 16 inch circle out to 400 meters. Otherwise sight in for whatever zero that you prefer.

[BVamp]

if you sight in for around 100 yards, you SHOULD be able to pull the rear sight to the "P" position and get dead zero at 25 feet. I zeroed at 20 feet on "P" with my sar1, and use the elevation adjustment for different ranges that I know it holds to.

[NOOB1]

I'm getting my Saiga soon, so should I pull rear sight to "P" or "1" at 25 feet?

Bvamp, on May 19 2007, 07:52 PM, said:

if you sight in for around 100 yards, you SHOULD be able to pull the rear sight to the "P" position and get dead zero at 25 feet. I zeroed at 20 feet on "P" with my sar1, and use the elevation adjustment for different ranges that I know it holds to.

[BVamp]

try it both ways, see whats better for you. I made sure my sight is true at pointblank range.

I also sight the thing for the ammo I keep in my personal defense mag that is always loaded with quality milsurp. the stuff I keep for that mag to be reloaded with after a session is from portugal, and is fairly recent production stuff.

[ironhead7544]

With the sight set for 100 meters, zero it at 100 meters. The back position on the sight is higher than the 100 meter setting and probably is a battlesight setting. Battlesight is generally 250 meters POI. This will allow a hit on a man sized target out to about 350 meters. I leave mine set on 100 so I know exactly where it will hit. To be sure you really need to check the POI at the different ranges on the sight with the ammo you are using.