Blackhawk 44 Special Sight ?

[mike7mm08]

Thinking about picking up a 44 special. What I am wondering is if anyone has had problems with the front sight being too short? Can you get enough adjustment with the rear for all range of loads. I have a super 44 mag anything other than fullbore loads it shoots low. Don't want the same problem with the special. Thanks for any advice.

 

[DeletedMember275]

I have a super 44 mag anything other than fullbore loads it shoots low.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if the gun is shooting **LOW**, then the front sight is too TALL, not too SHORT.

 

[mike7mm08]

I have a super 44 mag anything other than fullbore loads it shoots low.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if the gun is shooting **LOW**, then the front sight is too TALL, not too SHORT.

Typing faster than thinking again. I have to aim low because it shoots high.

 

[phonejack]

use either a lighter bullet or more velocity. or it may take both.

 

[BigD]

I had the same problem with my 357 Blackhawk. It shot 6'' high with the rear sight maxed out. A call to Ruger customer service and a taller front sight blade was sent to me free of charge. I could replace it myself as my Blackhawk is stainless.

 

[Rclark]

.44Spec Flattop ... What I am wondering is if anyone has had problems with the front sight being too short?

Yes, one of mine shot high with rear sight all the way down. I filed the read sight blade down level with it's holder and all is well now. I actually like having the rear sight tight against the bottom. My Bisley .44Spec flattop was okay. My Sheriff .44Spec New Vaquero also shot high and left. My load in all is the skeeter load.

 

[Larry from Bend]

This is an old post describing my experience with a short front sighted Flattop

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The .340" high front sight that came on my TALO 4 5/8" FlatTop 44 Special was too low for a 'Dead On" hold with any of the loads I'd tried @ 25 yards. They all shot high. I received a .445" front sight from Ruger which was waaaay too tall, causing the rear sight to be raised so high as to be unstable.

Recently I started filing down the taller front sight to make Point of Aim and Point of Impact coincide. The first shots were below the bottom of the target but when I got to about .393" things started to click.

I kept the rear sight 4 clicks (about 3") off of the bottomed out position during the filing.

The measurements are with a digital caliper --- so they should be pretty close.

I post this so that any of you with the 44 Special TALO model who might want to try this would have an idea of where to start. As always, your results may vary.

 

[Hammerdown77]

The two 5.5" guns I've shot (owned one, the other was a loaner) had sights that were too short with anything other than 200 grain bullets. However, with the rear sight bottomed out, I found the Skeeter load with 7.5 gr Unique under a 240/250 grain bullet, or 8.5 grains of Power Pistol, or anything that speed or faster, shot right on top of the front sight blade at 25 yards.

My 5.5" Bisley has the tallest front sight, though. It's plenty tall. In fact, I have the rear sight jacked way up just to get it hitting on top of the front sight with those loads listed above.