Problem sights on NIB Single Ten

[selfreliance]

Home from the happy store yesterday, I walked back to the range and unboxed my pretty new Single Ten. It's my second Ruger, and like the first it has all the feel of a quality gun. First time around the wheel at 25 yards, and not a single one struck the 4' x 6' target board, much less the little paper target I had run down there! I'm not Frank Addington Jr, but I CAN hit the broad side of a barn... just not with this gun. So I walk up close -- real close -- and find the gun shoots about an inch left at maybe 3 feet. I can get on the paper at 5 yards with the rear sight adjusted far right. Sort of...

Well, upon examination my front sight leans right by maybe 3 degrees... FAR more than acceptable. It doesn't appear bent or crooked, it looks like the tapped hole is not aligned on the barrel but rotated around to the right. The rear sight, as those familiar with the gun know, rests in a milled groove atop the frame, pinned in place. Unfortunately, the groove is quite a bit wider than the sight, perhaps 0.020" wider. It tends to rest to the left, but does float around. You can waggle it around like .32 round in a .38 chamber. I bought this particular handgun planning to shoot accurately with it, but I'm not sure how I can do that when both sights come out of the box with problems I can't fix!

I hope someone can tell me:

1 - Is the front sight user-adjustable to correct this lean? I suspect it's just a slab that screws into a hole in the barrel, and that the hole isn't in the right place, but I don't really want to touch it before talking to Ruger.

2 - Is all this slop -- enough room for a business card loosely, two of them tightly -- in the rear sight typical? I would expect this groove to be milled to match the sight, with no visible slop. Am I just wrong on that?

By the way, happy to be here!
Paul

 

[contender]

With both the rear sight and the front sight like that, a call to Ruger customer service is in order. Be polite & let them know it is a new gun. They will take care of you.

 

[selfreliance]

Thanks for the quick response! That was certainly my plan, and I assume from your message that neither condition should be the case.

Regards,
Paul

 

[jjas]

Sorry to hear you are having problems and as has been mentioned, I'm confident Ruger will take care of you.

Having said that....I never, ever leave a gun store without checking out the product I'm purchasing thoroughly. Quality on guns just isn't what it used to be and it's aggravating to have to deal with issues like yours on a new gun. And while I won't catch every issue, I've caught several over the last few years.

Best of luck to you,

 

[selfreliance]

The Ruger rep was very accommodating, and the gun headed their way today on their dime. Hopefully it will return in good shape!

I'll freely admit that I didn't check the verticality of the front sight, which was certainly a visible issue. Can't say I have in any previous purchase... but I certainly will in all future purchases!

 

[Kevin]

Glad to hear they are going to fix it. Give us an update when you get it back. I for one would be interested to know the outcome.

 

[m657]

welcome to the Single 10 Users Group....

My own sights don't sound like that at all. Good luck, they'll get it right with you I'm sure.

 

[xtratoy]

As much as this issue has been brought up here at Rugerforum.com I would think that Ruger would have this as one of the top ten things to check before signing off for shipping by the quality control department.

 

[selfreliance]

Can someone slide a feeler gauge into the gap around their rear sight on a Single Six or Single Ten? Ruger sent me this gun back with an almost vertical front sight and the rear sight untouched. I find it hard to believe their tolerance has this sight slopping around like a 1/4" bolt in a 5/16" hole. It tends to hold to the left side of the oversized slot, but there's nothing actually keeping it there. Any thoughts?

 

[xtratoy]

I am not quite sure where you are measuring the slop in your rear sight. Is it the visible light that you see when shooting on either side of the front sight or is it between the the part of the rear sight that goes up and down and the rest of the rear sight? It is common for ruger Single action to have some clearance in the two main rear sight parts so that they don't bind while adjusting them. It is also easy to remove the part that raises up and down and use a punch on the bottom edge to displace a small amount of metal to fill the gap. You then can file that part until you have an almost perfect, no wiggle fit.

 

[selfreliance]

Happy to explain. In words, there's a milled slot on top of the frame into which the rear sight is pinned. There is a difference between the width of the sight and the width of this slot. If I hold the back of the rear sight while looking down on the revolver, I can move the back of the rear sight sideways back and forth almost 1/8" because it is loose it the slot.

In picture, please see the shot at the following link. Sorry that it's blurry... just a phone camera. You'll see the corner of a business card sitting in the space about which I'm asking.

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m116/pgaert/sight.jpg

Thanks!

 

[selfreliance]

Can anyone let me know if their recent model year Single * has slop in this location, or if the fit is of close tolerance?