Author Topic: How is he going to solve this? Ruger 32 Single Six (Read 1115 times)

Questor · « **on:** June 10, 2003, 03:23:29 AM »

A guy at the range recently got a 32 Magnum Single Six with bird's head grip and fixed sights. He bought it new. It shoots about a foot to the left at 25 yards. What can he do to correct this? I would return the gun to Ruger myself.

I'll pass on any good advice. Thanks.

Smokin Joe · « **Reply #1 on:** June 10, 2003, 05:38:14 AM »

About the only other option is to thin the front sight on the off side, but I don't think you can make up that much difference.

MS Hitman · « **Reply #2 on:** June 10, 2003, 04:16:29 PM »

He can either bend the front sight enough to make the correction have the barrel turned to correct. I'd opt out for the latter myself.

DennisB · « **Reply #3 on:** June 10, 2003, 04:34:58 PM »

I'd try different loads, both handloads and store-bought (ugh). There's not a lot out on the shelf for the .32. If that made no difference, and I REALLY wanted the pistol, I'd look at turning the barrel. Otherwise, it's off to the gun store for a trade/consignment. Funny how life works--all my Blackhawks and Single Sixes, including a .32Mag, have adjustable sights and I've seldom tweaked them. The .32 I got last summer and the first 12 shots went inside 2 inches, dead on, at 25 yards. But every fixed sight handgun except for a .45 Vaquero was way off and thus, the romance ended.

quicksdraw45 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 11, 2003, 01:30:58 PM »

Send it back to ruger and have them fix it , Send a sample target and I would ask them to pay the shipping . I would suggest also to have more than one person shoot it to make sure it is the gun and not the shooter if the guy is not a experianced ruger shooter before it is sent back.

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #5 on:** June 12, 2003, 12:09:46 AM »

the first thing I would do is have a trigger job done on it you would be shocked to see how much your point of aim will change with a good crisp trigger. You should have this done before you regulate the sights anyway. Just to make sure its not you instead of the gun. A trick I learned with my birdshead .32 is to use a light grip on it. I dont know if its the grip shape or just me but my groups shrink in half when I light grip it. It helped another guy that was having accuracy problems with his too and with a light grip you really do need a trigger job to have it shoot accurately.

Cheyenne Ranger · « **Reply #6 on:** June 12, 2003, 06:50:15 AM »

Three quick observations:
1) Try shooting it with you left hand. Right-handers are known for low, left hits. Left-handers go low, right. This will give you an idea if it is your grip or the gun.
2) If you send it back Ruger will return it to factory specs, meaning all the high $$ springs from an action job will be replaced with factory ones. Not a problem if you send the gun with the orginial springs.
3) My Vaquero was hitting left and the gunsmith that did my action job took about 10 minutes to tighten the barrel (moves POI to the right). Was included in the cost of the job. He shot it to see how far off it was then put it in his vise and adjusted it by sight (just looked to see how far he had moved it.) When we fired it, it was dead on.

Tony D · « **Reply #7 on:** June 12, 2003, 07:01:35 AM »

I think Cheyenne is right on here. Can't remember the name, but there's a poster here who advocates that you grip the gun so the barrel lines up with the bones in your arm. This may take some practice to get consistent, but well worth the effort. I'd also recommend lots of dry fire practice - you wont hurt that Ruger by dry firing.

akbearhunter · « **Reply #8 on:** June 13, 2003, 07:09:31 AM »

Put one of Hamilton Bowens new dovetailed front sights in. I Have a vaquero that John Linebaugh customized for me. With this sight you will have both windage and elevation taken care of...

Steve P · « **Reply #9 on:** June 24, 2003, 04:19:32 PM »

I have more Rugers than I care to list. None of them have shot a foot off point of aim at 100 yards, let alone 25. Get that gun checked.

A cheap trick to try is remove the grips, un-hook one leg of the trigger spring, and put the grips back on. This lightens the trigger quite a bit and will help accuracy with some people. Heavy trigger pull causing shooter to pull off point of aim?

Another trick is to fill cylinder with two live rounds seperated within 4 fired brass. Spin the cylinder, and give it to the shooter. Watch for flinch as he pulls the trigger. This is good method to cure flinches.

If that 32 mag shoots less than 3" groups at 25 yards off the bench, I would return it to ruger. It may print high or low, that can only be resolved by hotter or lighter loads. If printing left or right, you should return to Ruger with a target and have them reset the barrel. They should do for no charge.

Good luck, and hopefully.....shoot straight.

Steve