I just received a new Uberti made 1858 Remington. Initial inspection shows a pretty well made firearm for the most part...but...and you knew a "but" was coming...it would seem that the barrel alignment is less than perfect. Unfortunately, the front sight is mounted on that misaligned barrel and that front sight is pretty useful when trying to hit point-of-aim. I've seen a few of you complain about misaligned barrels in the past but the specifics of how bad the alignment was and what the solution was escapes me. So, the question becomes what IS acceptable? Nothing is ever perfect but reasonable tolerances are expected. I would expect, off the top of my head, that a barrel should be within 1/2 of a degree within perfect alignment. As you can see from the pictures below the alignment is less than ideal. I estimate this barrel to be between 3 and 5 degrees beyond top dead center (assuming the barrel is screwed in clockwise as seen from the muzzle).
Sorry for the bad pictures. I did the very best I could with the equipment I have to take pictures detailing the problem. It is very difficult to exhibit the problem in this manner.
Is this fixable? Would you accept this or just send it back? Have you seen this problem before? Thoughts?
Sorry for the bad pictures. I did the very best I could with the equipment I have to take pictures detailing the problem. It is very difficult to exhibit the problem in this manner.
Is this fixable? Would you accept this or just send it back? Have you seen this problem before? Thoughts?
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