How are most sights so accurate on guns, even though they’re a few inches above the barrel?

Question

How are most sights so accurate on guns, even though they’re a few inches above the barrel?

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Answer 1

Depends your definition of accuracy. Zeroing the sight for the desired range, and then skills of the shooter are what makes a weapon accurate.

I’ve seen people with a perfectly zeroed M16 fail to qualify.