SP2022 & Burris Fastfire 3 Red Dot

[kisekinecro]

Hi all

I have installed the Burris Fastfire 3 Red Dot sight onto my SP2022, and yesterday I went to the range attempting to zero the sight; however, after messing with it for 30 mins, we realized that the gun keeps shooting low no matter how we adjusted it. To make sure it isn't our problem, we have 2 XD9 on the side and they all shoot well.

Does anyone have similar issue with zeroing the red dot? If so what would be a good solution? Thanks

[saudadeii]

How did you mount the Burris?

[kisekinecro]

How did you mount the Burris?

I sent it to a gunsmith and this is what he did

[osis32]

Sounds like you ran out of elevation. They must have done a bad job machining.

[tozan]

Did you loosen the two lock screws before you adjusted it?

If they are not loose no or minimum adjustment will happen.
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[kisekinecro]

Sounds like you ran out of elevation. They must have done a bad job machining.

Would installing a 3rd party mounting plate help resolve the issue?

[kisekinecro]

is it shooting low with the irons?

no, my group was much tighter and close to target with irons

[kisekinecro]

Did you loosen the two lock screws before you adjusted it?

If they are not loose no or minimum adjustment will happen.
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the lock screws as in the 2 that connect between the sight and the slides?

No if that's the one you are referring

[foothillman]

Center the adjustments and start again.
Make sure the FF3 is securely mounted.

Is that cut really tight front or back?
Possible it is catching front or rear bending the FF3?
Remove it and check for marks on body.

Start with elevation first.
See if the adjustment can be made worse and shoot extremely low.
If you can cause it to shoot low and adjust it lower than most likely the cut is bad.
Would think you could see non parallel cut that off.

You might just have a defective unit.
Was it used?

Operating Procedure Elevation and Windage Adjustment There are separate adjustment screws for elevation and windage. The elevation adjustment screw is located on the top of the sight, and the windage screw is located on the right side. The windage adjustment mechanism has limit stops at both ends. Screwing either adjustment into a stop will lock motion of the other adjustment. Zeroing the Point-of-Impact Adjust the point-of-impact by using a small slot screwdriver or coin. The direction of the shift of the point-of-impact is indicated on the elevationand windage adjustment screws. One tick mark on either adjustment screw corresponds to 1 minute of angle (MOA), or approximately 1 inch at 100 yards. For other distances, this value is proportional, for example:.5 inch at 50 yards or 0.1 inch at 10 yards.

[LVcleef]

Also try rebooting it by removing the battery and re-installing it.

Burris is very generous with their customer service, and the reps are extremely helpful should you decide to send it in.

Most likely they will replace the unit if there is a problem. Turn-around time is about 3 weeks.

[eaglemike]

If you have another pistol with the same pattern on it, try setting it up there.

[saudadeii]

And, just as a reminder, the adjustment screws move the point of IMPACT, not the point of AIM. If you're shooting low, you need to adjust the elevation UP to move the group up.

Good luck and post back.

[tozan]

the lock screws as in the 2 that connect between the sight and the slides?

No if that's the one you are referring

There are locking screws on the sight adjustment if they are not loose you can not adjust the sights.

[TheFlash]

If all the above suggestions do not work, would it be possible to shim between the slide and sight to raise it a bit?

[railroader]

If you run out of adjustment they make shims you can put under the Fasfire. They are made for when you run out of adjustment.

https://www.amazon.com/TACTICAL-Delrin-Fastfire-Docters-Sightmark/dp/B00L5RS2FM