How to use Type 97 Iron Sights

[JLiang]

Oh, dear.

Just as a note before I begin; this question has made me feel the stupidest out of any question I've asked in past.

But I'm asking it.

On my new Real Sword, I find that my shots are hitting all over the place, and I feel as though I'm not using the sight properly.

I know the 3 apertures are labelled according to size, but how I line it up with the front post is beyond me.

They're too large to just place on the post, and too small to centre on the sight hood.

What I've ended up doing is putting the small 'rectangle' above the aperture on the top of the sight hood and framing it on both sides with the sides of the aperture and the handle itself with Aperture 3, but I'm sure there's a much nicer way to do it.

Any Type 97 Owners out there who can teach me a couple tricks about this rifle?

[ccyg8774]

The 3 apertures iron sight of Type-97 is based on the Type-95, which is designed in a very weird way.
On a normal iron sight (like the AR-15 iron sight, the GI standard one) you use the larger aperture for closer target, and smaller aperture fot further target.
But on Type-95/97, The smallest aperture (1mm) is meant for 100m target (on real firearm), the middle one (2mm) for 300m target, and the 2.2mm aperture for 500m target. The small aperture on 100m allows more accurate shooting on 100m range tests, but it is hard to use (too small) in real combat.
On airsoft we don't have to worry about that long range, but the idea is the same. Small aperture, more accurate shooting but harder to aim.

[JLiang]

I kind of understand the whole aperture size thing, but I was more referring to how the sights are placed in terms of each other.

As in, how do I make sure the front post is centred in the rear aperture?

[pestobanana]

I don't understand the question. I don't remember what the sights were like exactly when I fired a Type 95 back in 2010 or so, but I don't remember anything weird. Since it's your own gun shouldn't you be able to adjust the sights to work to your own preferences?

[ccyg8774]

Originally Posted by JLiang

I kind of understand the whole aperture size thing, but I was more referring to how the sights are placed in terms of each other.

As in, how do I make sure the front post is centred in the rear aperture?

I think that part is the same as any aperture sights, like the iron sights on M16/M4……

[JLiang]

Sorry, I know it's a weird question.

I'm wondering how to actually line up the front and rear sights. For example, on an AK, you centre the front post between the two blades, and on an AR, you centre the hole on the front 'flare' of the sight post.

How would you go about doing that with a Type 97?

[ccyg8774]

Originally Posted by JLiang

Sorry, I know it's a weird question.

I'm wondering how to actually line up the front and rear sights. For example, on an AK, you centre the front post between the two blades, and on an AR, you centre the hole on the front 'flare' of the sight post.

How would you go about doing that with a Type 97?

Like an AR, but you centre the hole on the ellipse around the front post.

[JLiang]

Originally Posted by ccyg8774

Like an AR, but you centre the hole on the ellipse around the front post.

Okay sweet. So you just frame the little rectangles around the front hood?

[ccyg8774]

Originally Posted by JLiang

Okay sweet. So you just frame the little rectangles around the front hood?

Yes. If you put your cheek on the right position, you should be able to see the hole on the back iron sight (hole on the little rectangle) being roughly as large as the front hood.

[JLiang]

Okay. Thank you so much!