Made it back to the range today. Very nice. I got there, and the only other guy was just leaving. Weird for a Saturday, usually it's really busy. Well, busy might be 6 people at one time. I have to drive about 60 miles to get to my range, however, it's fairly good sized, and I'm usually one of just a handful of people there, so it's entirely worth it to have a section to just myself.
Anyhow, Last week, Contender made the comment:
This is one Single Six I really want to like. It has the potential to be the most accurate of them all. Except the front sight. I had it professionally reblued, and then I put on one of Two Dogs front sights. I really like it, but it needs to be shorter.... I haven't ever done anything with it, I didn't want to do anything in haste and ruin the sight.
Question: How do I figure out how much shorter the front sight needs to be? It seemed to shoot about 5 1/2 or 6 inches low at around 20 yards.
Also: What I'd like to do, is take the gun to a gunsmith and have them shorten the barrel to 4 5/8" BUT! Would this hurt the accuracy any? Right now the barrel is 5 1/2 inches. The groups I'm getting are only spread out vertically, not horizontally at all. And this is just because of the front sight, I'm sure.
(American Holly Grips)
I guess I also need a shorter screw for the sight as well.
Comments?
Anyhow, Last week, Contender made the comment:
So, thinking of that, I brought my selection of Single Sixes. I cleaned them all last week and today couldn't have gone better. Perhaps Contender might know a thing or two...Kevin,, you don't need bigger targets,, just better shooting! Settle down & make each shot as if your life depended upon it.
This is one Single Six I really want to like. It has the potential to be the most accurate of them all. Except the front sight. I had it professionally reblued, and then I put on one of Two Dogs front sights. I really like it, but it needs to be shorter.... I haven't ever done anything with it, I didn't want to do anything in haste and ruin the sight.
Question: How do I figure out how much shorter the front sight needs to be? It seemed to shoot about 5 1/2 or 6 inches low at around 20 yards.
Also: What I'd like to do, is take the gun to a gunsmith and have them shorten the barrel to 4 5/8" BUT! Would this hurt the accuracy any? Right now the barrel is 5 1/2 inches. The groups I'm getting are only spread out vertically, not horizontally at all. And this is just because of the front sight, I'm sure.
(American Holly Grips)
I guess I also need a shorter screw for the sight as well.
Comments?