clays Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 (edited) I'm a lefty with a standard (i.e. right hand) SBE 1. I've got a D shim and a DS spacer (with DS facing inward away from the butt, which it sounds like may be an issue?). The gun still shoots a bit low and I'm at a loss for what to do. From everything I can find, the D is the largest drop shim made, so I'm at my wits end. Does anyone have suggestions? Help please! Edited February 9, 2010 by clays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clays Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 OK, now I'm even more confused. By my thinking if the gun is shooting low, I need a thicker shim to drop my eye (i.e. rear sight) in order raise the front sight. I found the below post in one of the many searches I've done and it seems to indicate the opposite approach. Can anyone help explain that for me? Will using a C shim actually raise the POI vs. a D? If the gun shoots low, then you need a thinner shim. If your high, use a thicker shim. What most shooters want is a 60/40 pattern. Where 60% of your pattern is high and 40% is lower. Be sure with the locking plate (the part thats heavy and goes in the stock) to use the corresponding plate that matches the shim that you use: 55mm shim=55mm locking plate. edited to remove link to post titled M2 Shims, how to adjust it?, don't have enough posts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hognutz Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Will using a C shim actually raise the POI vs. a D? Yes. A thinner shim will raise the POI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clays Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 Thanks a ton for the help on this! I have the C and B shims already so I can give that a try. Does anyone know what locking plate I need to use for a left handed shooter? I have the C locking plate, but I'm guessing that's not what I need to use to get it set up for a lefty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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