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I've always just centered the blade inside the hole in the rear sight, and it's been plenty accurate up to about 50 yards. The shot below is taken from that distance. You can see three steel targets in the distance. I then stepped back another 30 or 40 yards, and could only manage to hit the larger rear target once.

 

It got me thinking, are the longer shots better suited for the using the notch in the rear sight, above the hole? If not, what's the purpose of the notch?

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I seem to remember the hole being for 50 yds., and the notch for 200. I'll check this and report back. The rear sight was adjusted by bending the rear sight leaf from side to side, or forward or backwards, raising point of impact. One hit as ranges approach 100 yds. isn't very surprising, considering the mass of that large reciprocating bolt.

 

These guns were intended to be used at very short ranges, for clearing a trench or bunker. A crowd killer, in other words. You might try keeping ranges and bursts short. The gun will shoot where you're looking, with just a little practice. This is how the real TSMG experts employed the guns during WWII. They fought at a dead run, and didn't use the sights because it took too much time. To use the sights, you have to stop, stand there, and make a stationary target of yourself. They fired 3-5 rd. bursts from the hip, and didn't miss.

 

For most people, there's much to be unlearned with a Thompson. A target rifle it's not.

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