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  • Neil09

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    Just picked up a little heritage .22 for my 9 year olds first pistol.
    I shot it a few times out of the box from about 7 yards and noticed it’s shooting a couple inches to the left. Apparently it’s a common problem and most just bend the front sight a little.

    Should it be as simple as gripping it with some vice grips, or should I tap it easy? Definitely don’t want to snap it off.
     

    Neil09

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    Yes, Inches.

    No I haven’t benched it, just shot a pretty decent group all to the left. Apparently it isn’t uncommon for it to be off. I guess it’s to be expected for a $119 gun.
     

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    Bench it first. If they all are in a group to the left it can be the result of the same error every time..such as improper trigger pull.
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    Jstudz220

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    Just picked up a little heritage .22 for my 9 year olds first pistol.
    I shot it a few times out of the box from about 7 yards and noticed it’s shooting a couple inches to the left. Apparently it’s a common problem and most just bend the front sight a little.

    Should it be as simple as gripping it with some vice grips, or should I tap it easy? Definitely don’t want to snap it off.
    I’d be willing to bet money it’s the sights and not your shooting. I bought one of these a couple years back that was shooting a good 1.75 inches to the left at 10 yards. I knew my shot wasn’t that bad so I benched it and had the same issue 6 rounds grouping almost exactly 1.75inches to the left. I didn’t care much about the gun and just bought it to plank around. I took a pair of pliers and bent them over a tad. After bending the sights a couple times it’s almost dead on now.

    they are great little guns and very affordable. I don’t find them as practical to teach a new shooter with unless that new shooter will be shooting revolvers and not striker fired guns.
     

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    Bench it first. If they all are in a group to the left it can be the result of the same error every time..such as improper trigger pull.
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    I agree with benching it, but that chart only has to do with single handed shooting. Grouping left could be a few issues, but if it's low and left, it's typically front anticipation from a right handed shooter.
     

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