To counteract this the aim must be taken higher, but the rifle is so constructed that by raising the slide of the backsight a little, aim may be taken at the original spot.
These differences in the appearance of the foresight are corrected by raising the backsight in a bright light, and lowering it when dull.
For this purpose Verniers are made so delicate as to move the backsight through such a small space as the 1/150th of an inch at a time.
Fritz knows how to play a waiting game too, I see," muttered Wilmshurst, as he deliberately wiped off a globule of water that had dropped upon the backsight of his rifle.
Bela Moshi, calmly setting the backsightof his rifle.
Three hundred yards," said Mr. McKay, setting up the backsight of his rifle.
Now," exclaimed Andy, setting the backsight of his rifle.
A very good form of backsight is a modification of the style frequently used in German rifles, viz.
Generally speaking, the wider and the shallower the V in the backsight the better for snap-shooting, but beyond a certain point this shape makes it difficult to ensure taking the centre of the sight.
When hunting in the low forest and with the loose dog, it is seldom necessary to fire at over a hundred yards, and in every rifle used for elk the fixed backsight and the bead, taken full and quickly, should together give this range.
It is sometimes even desirable to have the barrels made of extra length to allow of the backsight being put further from the breech end, but long barrels are unhandy on horseback and in thick timber.
With the slow speed advised by the Roman philosopher, the backsight and foresight of the Lee-Metford came into line with the breast of the coarse brute clutching the girl's face.
Come quick," he shouted, adjusting the backsightof a rifle.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "backsight" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
