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  2. Sighting in - Wikipedia

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    In ranged weapons such as firearms and artillery pieces, the act of sighting in or sight-in is a preparatory or corrective calibration of the sights with the goal of having the projectile (e.g. bullet or shell) placed on a predictable impact position in relation to the sight picture.

  3. List of police firearms in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Glock 19 (issued to South Yorkshire Police as a variant to the Glock 17 pistol [citation needed], as well as to firearms officers of the Metropolitan Police). [7] Glock 19M (Glock 19 variant issued to firearms officers of the Metropolitan Police) [7] Glock 26 (issued to plainclothes [13] and firearms officers of the Metropolitan Police) [7]

  4. Iron sights - Wikipedia

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    With tangent sights, the rear sight is often used to adjust the elevation, and the front the windage. The M16A2 later M16 series rifles have a dial adjustable range calibrated rear sight, and use an elevation adjustable front sight to "zero" the rifle at a given range. The rear sight is used for windage adjustment and to change the zero range.

  5. Glock - Wikipedia

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    The subcompact Glock 26 with factory adjustable sights in 9×19mm Parabellum. Glock 26: The Glock 26 is a 9×19mm "subcompact" variant designed for concealed carry and was introduced in 1995, mainly for the civilian market. It has also been acquired by the US military and designated MK 26.

  6. Rifleman's rule - Wikipedia

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    The rule says that only the horizontal range should be considered when adjusting a sight or performing hold-over in order to account for bullet drop. Typically, the range of an elevated target is considered in terms of the slant range , incorporating both the horizontal distance and the elevation distance (possibly negative, i.e. downhill), as ...

  7. Laser sight - Wikipedia

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    The user then adjusts the sights until they align with the dot. Boresighting suffers from the same weakness as laser sights in that while the beam is straight, the path of the bullet curves; as such it is not a substitute for traditional zeroing, rather they serve to speed up the process. [24] Glock 23 with Insight M6 dual flashlight and laser ...

  8. C79 optical sight - Wikipedia

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    A C79 Optical Sight. The C79 optical sight (SpecterOS3.4x) is a telescopic sight manufactured by Elcan. A variant, the M145 Machine Gun Optic is in use by the US military. It is 3.4×28, meaning 3.4x magnification, and a 28mm diameter objective lens. A tritium illuminated reticle provides for normal and low-light conditions sighting. [1]

  9. Telescopic sight - Wikipedia

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    Telescopic sights on heavy-recoiling firearms and spring piston airguns (which have a heavy "reverse recoil" caused by the piston reaching the end of its travel) suffer from a condition called scope creep, where the inertia of the telescopic sight holds it still as the firearm recoils under it. Because of this, scope rings must be precisely ...