Front Sight Problem ( Help )

[hylander]

Just got my new old model SS Vaquero today, Feel's Good.
Havn't shot it yet.  I have a Problem, Maybe.
I noticed the front sight looked bent.
Well I desided to straighten it, Ya' I know leave things alone, "Ya' Right".
Well I stuck the sight blade in the vise and turned the gun, just a tad.
It is straight now, but when I turned it I think I felt a POP, it feels tight but I can see how it set's in a groove, can I silver solder the sight.
No I do not want to send it to Ruger so they can have it the next Six weeks or so.
Help !!

[Lloyd Smale]

you should have shot it before you tried to bend it you may find you have to move it again. If you do the proper way is to turn the barrel not bending the sight. Silver soldering sights isnt easy you have to make sure you dont use to much heat. If its still tight id shoot it and if in the future it falls off send it in to ruger. But from past experience if you heard a little of the solder break the sight will come off next time you try to tweak it and probably will eventually anyway.  I know you dont want to hear this but if it were mine i send it back to ruger and have them fix it but before i did id finish knocking it off

[hylander]

Howd'y Lloyd:
I know turning barrel is useally the fix but the sight blade was actually bent.
I'll try to shoot it this weekend and see what happens.