S&W Nitegard Revolvers

[MePlat]

Does anyone know if the sights on these are pretty close windage and elevation with standard bullet weights?
Can the rear sight be shimmed to get more elevation if needed?
I know the notch can be filed on the sides to move windage unless it is way off.

This has been posted in the S&W section too.  Since it is a handgun with a general question I posted it here too.

[FN in MT]

  One would certainly imagine thet they would be regulated for SOME standard load....WHAT load that could be is the mystery. 

  Exactly WHY I do not like non adjustable sights.

  FN in MT

[williamlayton]

YUP !!!
Blessings

[MePlat]

When I asked this question I was hoping for an answer such as:  Yes I have one and it was off some windage but just a few thousands filed off the side of the notch brought it into line or it shoots x amount  low or high with such and such load but if low it can be shimmed.
I have fixed sighted guns and have owned them in the past and I fully know that they are regulated for "some" load.  
I was just maybe hoping someone with one would have some actual knowlege of the gun would respond.

Sorry

[Mikey]

MePlat:  you should not have to fiddle with anything sight-wise on a fixed sighted revolver.  I would not doubt a bit that the S&W 357s, all of them, are most likely regulated to 50 yds with fixed sights and 158 gn 'standard' 357 magnum loads but I would think this question is best answered by Smith and Wesson, not someone else. 

Who knows; possibly the one or two guys who have these things can't hit beyond 10m because of age or eye condition - with all due respect to those shooters, you may not wish to take their advice.  It could also be that whenever they shoot their revolvers they close their eyes or pull to the left or right - again, not the source for the most accurate information; but Smith and Wesson is, and they will tell you. 

Also, if you are talking about 'shimming' a rear sight for additional elevation and or filing sight notches for a clearer picture then you really need to talk to the manufacturer. 

IIRC, when I looked at pictures of those revolvers it seemed they wore Novak style sights which are not adjustable and since they are dovetailed to the frame I doubt there is any room to shim them up.  Ya'll oughta call S&W and get it straight from them.  jmtcw.

[Lloyd Smale]

well i dont really agree with mikey but not because hes wrong its more of the fact that you can take any 10 shooters and give them a fixed sighted sixgun and you will probably get 10 differnt points of aim with any one load. Im sure smith gets them close but even that isnt a guarantee. I really like the nightguard series and would like one of the 10mms but if and when i got one id probably replace the rear sight with an ajustable one.

[Adawi]

My 315NG shoots to the point of aim with 158 gr SWC's, and groups well at 25 yds. There are 2 screws holding the rear sight onto the top strap, so I guess that it can be shimmed if you wanted to.

[Brett]

A fixed sited snub nosed revolver is not intended for target shooting.  I'm sure that the sites are close enough with any defensive load at the distance that a social situation would take place at.  In a such a situation you would probably automatically revert to instinctive point shooting anyway and not even see, let alone use the sites. 

[buck460XVR]

When I asked this question I was hoping for an answer such as:  Yes I have one and it was off some windage but just a few thousands filed off the side of the notch brought it into line or it shoots x amount  low or high with such and such load but if low it can be shimmed.
I have fixed sighted guns and have owned them in the past and I fully know that they are regulated for "some" load. 
I was just maybe hoping someone with one would have some actual knowlege of the gun would respond.

Sorry

You ask a vague question(i.e., what model NG, what loads you have shot@what range, what accuracy you experienced) with no info on your knowledge/experience with snubbie fixed sighted revolvers and you get offended when folks try to help? 

A fixed sited snub nosed revolver is not intended for target shooting.  I'm sure that the sites are close enough with any defensive load at the distance that a social situation would take place at.  In a such a situation you would probably automatically revert to instinctive point shooting anyway and not even see, let alone use the sites. 

+1.

I do not own a NG, but I load for and shoot my oldest son's 329NG. It definitely is not a range gun, nor is it a pleasant gun to shoot even with mild handloads. It does tho, print fairly close to POA @ 5-7 yards with most any 240gr bullet. Basically, IMHO, what it was designed for.