OK, so I measure the factory sight. The height of the sight flush off the barrel, the part sitting on the base which goes into the groove, is roughly .280. I had to subtract the height of the base. With the sight installed, the base is perfectly flush with the barrel. The whole height with the base is .350".
The Hi-Viz I bought is almost exactly the same. Height of sight off the base is .276. Height of whole sight is roughly .350.
I am shooting from a rest in single action. I am shooting my 158 grain SWC reloads. I have some factory .38 lying around but the gun will be almost exclusively shot with my reloads, so I want it to be dialed in for those. I am not flinching. I have been shooting a long time, but I tested myself by loading some spent shells in there. No flinch on a click.
So the new sight is the same height as the factory. Could it really be that far off? I'm gonna shoot it again on Monday or Tuesday to get an actual measurement, and plug the numbers into the Dawson calculator, but can 3-4 inches high from a rest at 10 yards be fixed by a slightly taller sight?
The Hi-Viz I bought is almost exactly the same. Height of sight off the base is .276. Height of whole sight is roughly .350.
I am shooting from a rest in single action. I am shooting my 158 grain SWC reloads. I have some factory .38 lying around but the gun will be almost exclusively shot with my reloads, so I want it to be dialed in for those. I am not flinching. I have been shooting a long time, but I tested myself by loading some spent shells in there. No flinch on a click.
So the new sight is the same height as the factory. Could it really be that far off? I'm gonna shoot it again on Monday or Tuesday to get an actual measurement, and plug the numbers into the Dawson calculator, but can 3-4 inches high from a rest at 10 yards be fixed by a slightly taller sight?