M48A Accuracy Issues

[mr.tickle]

I think to best answer this question we would have to have a bit more specific information about the target and shooting conditions.

How big is the target "black" and where is your point of aim? Are you shooting with a 6 o'clock hold or otherwise? Or more accurately, how far below the point of aim (POA) is the point of impact (POI)?

I believe something could be a little out of sorts with this rifle's sights but it is important to establish the baseline before we work out solutions.

The target used was an NRA 100 yd high power target.

NRA Official High Power Rifle Targets SR-1 100 Yard Slow Rapid Fire

Target as a whole is 21" x 21" the black is 6 3/8"

I was aiming at the center of the black. The shots were clustered in the bottom 3 inches of the target.

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[vintage hunter]

I was aiming at the center of the black. The shots were clustered in the bottom 3 inches of the target.

The bottom 3 inches of the black or the target as a whole?

[mr.tickle]

The bottom 3 inches of the black or the target as a whole?

Target as a whole. I do not have access to the rifle at this moment as soon as I am able to I will post a pic. It was a collectors grade Mitchell's Mausers. So no one had it before me (at least between me and mitchell's)