Speed Six POI Adjustment?

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Bob C

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I have a Speed Six which is smooth, controllable, and dependable.

The only problem is that the gun shoots about three inches to the left at fifty feet. Not a really big deal, but I would welcome any suggestions as to how to correct this. I've changed loads and grips to get to the three inches off. 158 grain bullets and Pachmayr Compac grips the best I've found for this revolver. With other weight bullets,or with other stocks, it's worse.

TIA, Bob
 
You could file a little off the right side (looking at it from the back) of the front sight. Doesn't take much.
Alternatively, you could put the barrel in a padded vise, stick a hammer handle through the cylinder window, and turn the frame a tiny bit clockwise (looking from the back again.) This is probably the better choice, if more difficult, because you can reverse things if you go too far.
The principle in both methods is the same...to shift the center of the front sight to the left a small amount, which will have the effect of moving your group to the right.


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Suggest you do NOT try turning the barrel with the hammer handle trick!!! I have done it with S&W and it is a somewhat nervous but workable operation. Rugers are VERY tight and you will probably tweak the frame and ruin the gun. (Ruger armorer's course, 1990). I gave it a try on a clunker Six once and nothing moved. More pressure and I'm sure something (i.e., the frame) would have bent.

You might want to do some 'ball and dummy' work for a while to be absolutely sure that the gun really is off. I used to work with a lot of Sixes and all were on for windage. Some vertical variation was normal between various .38 loads and .357s, but for defensive use it wasn't of great concern. If in fact the problem is sighting and not you, consider thinning the front sight on the side that you want to go to--but not in the area recessed into the barrel. It is, of course, pinned into the barrel with a roll pin. If you are very consistent and do some math you should be able to determine just about exactly how much thickness to remove. There is not much down side to a thinner front sight as it just makes quick sight alignment a bit easier.

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Bob,
I assume there is no Adj. sights on this one?

We used to adjust fixed sight S&W's by taking

a babbit bar ( hunk of lead ) and striking

the bbl in the direction you wanted the
bullet impact to go. In experianced hands

this worked well. I'm not sure that Ruger

allows this but S&w does.
 
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