.44 special shooting high

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Thumbcocker

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I Bisley fied a nib new flattop .44 special. It groups like a house afire but about 4" high at 25 yards. Rear sight is not flush with the topstrap with the elevation screw down tight. Anyone else have this issue?
 

Jim Puke

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I have 2 of them and they shoot to the sights(250gr 1000fps), perfectly...as long as I do my part.

What loads are you shooting?
 

stevemb

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Since you have other flattops and reload I'd guess you are aware that many Ruger SA's spend their lifetime with the rear sight bottomed out, i.e., needing a taller front sight. Many of us wish Ruger would use a pinned front sight set-up on the blued guns like they already use on the stainless guns. Sigh.
 

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I had to file the rear blade down flush with the sight holder. Mine still shoots just a bit high, but acceptable with rear sight all the way down. No way was I going to shoot 200g loads in mine to bring the POI down. It's 240g+ or none. The Skeeter load is what I shoot almost 100% of the time.

ps: I don't like the 6 O'clock sight picture either. I like to lay the sight on the target and that is where it will hit.
 
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Mine new Flat Top .44 Special did that too. I disassembled the rear sight and using a table top belt sander carefully too about .030" off the bottom of the sight which amount to three more "down" clicks. Worked like a charm.
 

Hondo44

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I don't believe the front sight is the problem.

I had the same experience with a Flat top 44 and the same solution as 308 Scout. Some of the sight bodies have come thru a little too fat and won't sit down flush (tight) with the top strap cut out above the hammer. Even if they do, I would still slim them down rather than messing with the front sight.

I had to do the same thing with the new all steel standard Blackhawk sight with the bird on it.
 

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JMHO, I got a taller rear sight blade for the rear and that helped a bunch. It gave me more UP/DN adj and now I can just shoot the dang thang. All the tango's I've shot didn't even know whether I was using the 6 o'clock hold. I guess shooting to POA is the same thing. I use one load and it shoots great. Don't fix it IF it ain't broke. BhK
 

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This picture shows you the difference between the six hold and center hold. I prefer the center hold for my shooting, others like the six hold.
 

DPris

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I find it just the opposite. :)
My eye CAN'T find the exact center of a black bull, most especially with all-black sights.
Can't see as consistent an aiming point as the bottom of the black bull on top of the front blade.

Most of my shooting's done for accuracy & I can't shoot as tight going for center hold as I can going for 6 o'clock hold.
Denis
 

s4s4u

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Most of my shooting's done for accuracy & I can't shoot as tight going for center hold as I can going for 6 o'clock hold.
Denis

6 o'clock is fine for a predermined target size at a predetermined distance, but not applicable in my real world handgunning. Hunting and defense are my primary concerns and center hold is the most effective, whether using irons or optics.
 

DPris

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For determining accuracy with a given load in a given gun, the 6 o'clock hold is the best, for me.

It does not translate well into hunting, but that's not what it's used for.

Select a load, obtain best accuracy, zero the gun with that load, then use a center of mass (body, shoulder, head, etc.) hold when hunting.

It's a matter of using which works best, in the right context. Doesn't have to be exclusively one or the other.
Denis
 

s4s4u

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DPris said:
For determining accuracy with a given load in a given gun, the 6 o'clock hold is the best, for me.

It does not translate well into hunting, but that's not what it's used for.

Select a load, obtain best accuracy, zero the gun with that load, then use a center of mass (body, shoulder, head, etc.) hold when hunting.

It's a matter of using which works best, in the right context. Doesn't have to be exclusively one or the other.
Denis

Agreed 100%
 
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