The notched rear tangent iron sight is adjustable, and is calibrated in hundreds of meters. The front sight is a post adjustable for elevation in the field. Windage adjustment is done by the armory before issue. The battle setting places the round within a few centimeters above or below the point of aim out to about 250 meters (275 yd). This point-blank setting setting allows the shooter to fire the gun at any close target without adjusting the sights. The field adjustment procedure for AK-52 requires 4 rounds to be placed in a 15 cm group at a distance of 100 meters.Longer settings are intended for area suppression.