CFX .22 front sight/muzzlebrake

[davee1]

Speaking of CFX muzzlebrakes, and not wanting to hijack anyone's thread I have a question. My new CFX .22 shoots a little lower than I figure it should be shooting. I've run out of room on the rear sight, the elevation knurl knob is too loose its up so high. I'm shooting at about 50~75 yards out, and all pellets are landing low. Crosman Premiers, Beeman Lasers, RWS Hobby, and of course kodiaks drop like a rock and I know hobbies are for short range. Don't have any superdomes yet, but I ordered some. I may be at the end of the useful range of the CFX.

Anyway, my question(s): is the front sight position affected by the allen screw that is on top of the muzzlebrake? Any way to affect front sight height?

[PeakChick]

Dave, the allen grub screw on top of the muzzle brake is just part of what retains the brake on the barrel. It will not affect front sight height.

As for low shots @ 50-75 yds, I guess it's eiter a scope or if you want to retain iron sights, you might look into a rail mount peep, like the Beeman or a Mendoza.

[davee1]

Thanks for your reply, have you engaged your CFX .22 at that distance with any luck? Or shall I use this as a short to medium range rifle. Of course my Diana 350 .22 has no problem with that range and beyond, but my Hammerli Storm .22 seems to be in the same power range as the CFX .22, and my Hammerli can be relied upon for 75 yrd shots if I'm shootin at ground squirrel. And I thought about the scope that came with it, but I was just getting used to the open sights first, kind of learning how she shoots, before I saddle her up with a scope.

[PeakChick]

Most of my shooting with air rifles is at 10-40 yds. Generally speaking I kind of consider air rifles 50 yd, shooters, max. Yep, I know lots of folks shoot them further, but for me if I start thinking about ranges longer than that I'm thinkin' about a powder burner. I shoot all my air rifles with scopes. My eyes aren't what they were 20 years ago and scopes are much more precise for me.