Regulating Fixed Sights

[oo_buck]

I have an Old Model Vaquero in .44mag.  It consistantly hiis a bit high, and a lot left.....

I know that there are smiths who can regulate the sights.  I was wondering what all y'all do or who you reccomnend?

If I have to ship this thing somewhere to get it right, I want to be able to trust that it'll come back hitting where it points, and looking as good as it does from the factory.

Would love to have one of those great looking customs done, but it's just not doable for me right now.

Any advice??

[Lloyd Smale]

hitting high is a problem either your going to have to put a taller front blade on it or speed up your load a little. If you need a new front sight id recomend you go to dave clements. for about a 100 bucks he will install a taller drift adjustable front sight that will allow you to adj. for windage. If not the barrel will need to be turned. the good news is if it needs to be turned your much better off being that it hits to the left as the barrell will need to be tightened. IF it was to the right you would have to loosen the barrel and thats not a good idea.

[oo_buck]

hitting high is a problem either your going to have to put a taller front blade on it or speed up your load a little. If you need a new front sight id recomend you go to dave clements. for about a 100 bucks he will install a taller drift adjustable front sight that will allow you to adj. for windage. If not the barrel will need to be turned. the good news is if it needs to be turned your much better off being that it hits to the left as the barrell will need to be tightened. IF it was to the right you would have to loosen the barrel and thats not a good idea.

Thanks Lloyd,

btw:  oops, the gun is actually shooting a tad low....and left....

I've recieved a quote from Gary Reeder for sighting it in.
Also a quote from Bob Munden, although he wants me to have a lot more done to it as well.

Truth is, I don't shoot it enough to go all out on it.  It will outlast me by years I would imagine. 

I will check on Clements.

Thanks again.

Any more input?

[Lloyd Smale]

if its low just file the front down till it hits at the right elevation easy does it as a little goes along way. Best bet is take a file with you to the range and just go slow. You shouldnt have to send your gun out to turn the barrel. Just find a gunsmith that has a barrel vise. I picked one up on ebay for under 50 bucks and do them myself now. Brownels sells them and it would be probably cheaper for you to buy your own then to pay a smith. Then you have the vise for other gun work or if you dont think youd ever need it just sell it and get some of your money back.

[COLT45]

I had a similar problem-the local gunsmith reqested I----measure the distance from the center of the group to the Point of Aim--Measure the distance from the muzzle to the target-- and measure the distance from the rear sight to the front sight and provide him with the numbers--he then milled the rear sight to the side of the rear sight that required the needed the correction---It shoot dead on now.