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Hello everyone,
I am in hopes that someone can share some knowledge with me..
I have owned a model 19-6 Nickel revolver for a couple of years now.
It was purchased used, from a friend's gun shop, because it was one of the nicest ones I had ever laid eyes on, and is just beautiful!!
While it should be easy to love, with the best action and trigger I have ever felt, and with coveted, 3 T's, plus white out line, and red ramp sights, it has it all!
The trouble is that it shoots about 4 inches too high, at 20 yards, and I am holding a 6:00 bullseye. I have bottomed out the sight and still too high. What gives?
Since this revolver was owned by a person known to me, and he is a respected gun tinkerer, I wonder if the rear sight was changed out for a taller than normal sight? What is the correct sight supposed to measure, and how does one go about measuring it on the gun.
I dont shoot 357's, but maybe it would shoot them to a lower point of impact? So... Wrong sight from new, or has he change it out? Not sure?
I have been shooting my normal loads, 3.5 of bullseye, and a 158 - 160 grain semi wad cutters, or round nosed bullets of the same weight. This load shoots great in all my other guns, so it should work in this one..
I really hate to modify it, but I just can love this gun it it shoots way over everything. I know there are shorter sight available, but I need to know what height to order.
Thank you for the help!
BES
I am in hopes that someone can share some knowledge with me..
I have owned a model 19-6 Nickel revolver for a couple of years now.
It was purchased used, from a friend's gun shop, because it was one of the nicest ones I had ever laid eyes on, and is just beautiful!!
While it should be easy to love, with the best action and trigger I have ever felt, and with coveted, 3 T's, plus white out line, and red ramp sights, it has it all!
The trouble is that it shoots about 4 inches too high, at 20 yards, and I am holding a 6:00 bullseye. I have bottomed out the sight and still too high. What gives?
Since this revolver was owned by a person known to me, and he is a respected gun tinkerer, I wonder if the rear sight was changed out for a taller than normal sight? What is the correct sight supposed to measure, and how does one go about measuring it on the gun.
I dont shoot 357's, but maybe it would shoot them to a lower point of impact? So... Wrong sight from new, or has he change it out? Not sure?
I have been shooting my normal loads, 3.5 of bullseye, and a 158 - 160 grain semi wad cutters, or round nosed bullets of the same weight. This load shoots great in all my other guns, so it should work in this one..
I really hate to modify it, but I just can love this gun it it shoots way over everything. I know there are shorter sight available, but I need to know what height to order.
Thank you for the help!
BES