Repairing rear sight on 1975 Ruger Police Service-Six

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I just picked up a 1975 Ruger Police Service-Six. It is in fantastic shape, except that some time in its life some one had to go and file the rear sight to correct their poor trigger pull.

The gun shoots beautifully, with numerous hits at 50 and 100 yards this evening, if I use the sights centered as they should have been.

I would like to recondition the frame of the gun back to how it should have been. Is there a prefered method to doing this? Right now my only thought is to mill the rear slot out, to true up the filing job, and to even it out on the other side, and replace the front sight with a wider one.

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Once metal is removed it's tough to put it back.
In this case your method would work well.

The other method would be to have a master gunsmith/welder weld up the area and re-machine it.
This would have issues with heat treating and getting the weld to match the steel type used to make the frame so as not to leave an obvious weld spot showing.

In my case, I'd go with the cleaned up wider notch and a wide front sight.
I've always wondered why defense pistols don't have wider front sights.
 
I agree. I have the ability and tools to weld it, but I think in the long run it's going to do more harm than good.
 
Keep it original by replacing the front blade with a wider one after grinding on the rear sight that's already been altered?

Sounds like you need a time machine. :p

Hey, these are good, solid guns. They aren't a Rembrandt. Make it work, but "original" left this one years and years ago.
 
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Fixed sight guns don't always shoot true, either inherently or for a particular shooter. They require one to know how the gun sights. You could do the same and leave it as-is. I don't believe my Service Six was intended to be a target gun for any significant range. Almost all my guns have adjustable sights, so I favor the Security Six.

I really only need windage though, and I know there are windage-only sights. I wonder if you should consider that.
 
I would mill or file a dovetail slot at the back end of the top strap and install a block. Then cut a notch into the block to act as the rear sight. Zero for elevation first and then drift the black to a proper zero for windage. Last you file the block to a pleasing contour so it looks right on the frame.

I have done that kind of job on several revolvers that were way off in their point of aim to their point of impact. It's not hard to do and it looks good and professional when the job is finished.

Work up an accurate load first. On fixed sight guns I like to use only one load and zero to it. The load and the gun are "married" forever.
 
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