SR9c front sight.

[Sinkhole]

So I bought my SR9c in Dec. 2010 and have only put about 500 rnds through it. Since day one I've shot to the right about 2 inches. I'm left handed so I'm not pulling it. I thought I may have just been having a hard time tiny rear sights and it may have been partly do to not shooting it a lot. I went to the range on Sunday and again noticed I was consistently shooting to about 2-2.5 " to the right. So when I got home and cleaned it I took a good look at the sights. Guess what I found? My front site is visibly off center. I measured it and it's about 2-3 tenths off to the left. The gun obviously came this way, its never been dropped or banged around. That would explain why I'm shooting left. Guess I'll have my gun smith center it up for me.

Not sure how well you can see it in this pic, but its definitely shoved over to the left.

 

[MJD]

My 9c and my neighbors 40c came that way from the factory too. After the Smith taped them home they are perfect! :D

Says a lot for quality control. :P

 

[DEADI9MM]

move your rear sight to the left the direction u want the round to move use a 5/64 allen wrench it is easy

 

[22/45 Fan]

move your rear sight to the left the direction u want the round to move use a 5/64 allen wrench it is easy

It's not that easy. Even if you remove the set screw completely, the rear sight (at least on my SR9C) was VERRRRRY tight and no amount of hitting with a brass drift and a sizable hammer would budge it. And, yes, I had the slide firmly clamped in a padded bench vise.

My "cure" was to drift the front sight with the same drift and hammer and that worked very well.

 

[desertrat]

A few years ago when I was shooting my SR9 at the range the front sight actually fell off. It started like yours causing me to shoot off center but I hadn't noticed what was coming at that point. I placed it back on & it seemed secure enough, but I think if the slide heats up again, like it did during that shooting session, it will slide out.

 

[Sinkhole]

You know I guess it doesn't matter much, I'll be changing the sights out soon for night sights anyways.

 

[Rei40c]

Sinkhole sorry to say mines exactly as your is, its even set off to the same side as yours. New SR40C here. Sorry for the blurry pic my cell cam is not very good. But if you look closely you'll see the same thing.

 

[desertrat]

.....Not sure how well you can see it in this pic, but its definitely shoved over to the left....

In relation to the dovetail it appears to be slightly off center, but in relation to the barrel it looks centered to me. The dovetail won't always be cut perfectly symmetrical so that may be why you see the misalignment.

 

[desertrat]

When you cut a dovetail on a slight radius like on the top of the slide (which, by the way is not manufactured perfectly symmetrical), you're going to have what appears to be an off centered sight even though it may not be. If you're shooting off to one side or the other, it may be the way you're gripping the gun.

If you don't already know about it, there's a target/chart that tells you what you're doing wrong if your bullet impact on the target is hitting in a certain area.

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[kjk200]

there's a target/chart that tells you what you're doing wrong if your bullet impact on the target is hitting in a certain area.

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Do you happen to have a link? I have been looking for this for a new shooter friend, but I can't seem to find it. My "google fu" must be weak.

 

[Rei40c]

When you cut a dovetail on a slight radius like on the top of the slide (which, by the way is not manufactured perfectly symmetrical), you're going to have what appears to be an off centered sight even though it may not be. If you're shooting off to one side or the other, it may be the way you're gripping the gun.

If you don't already know about it, there's a target/chart that tells you what you're doing wrong if your bullet impact on the target is hitting in a certain area.

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This has to be it I think. I've never had accuracy problems at all. In fact the total opposite. Picking up a compact .40 (first gun ever) I was amazed at how accurate it was. It wasn't until cleaning it after my first trip to the range that I noticed it being slightly off center. But only slightly off center from the cut, not necessarily of center. I could not tell with the unaided eye which it was.

Being a new shooter this is not something you want in your head I'll say however. As I make bad shots I want to know its at least my fundamentals and not the fact the sites offline. Which kind of tends to throw out adjustments I make due to me blaming the front site.

So I guess I'm glad to hear this may just be the cut in the slide being a little off.

 

[Sinkhole]

If I put a straight edge on the front of the gun the right side of the front sight post would appear to be in line with the center of the barrel, not the center of the front sight post. Also this would explain why it shoots consistantly to the right. My brother-in-law, who is a right handed shooter, also shoots consistantly about 2 inches to the right with my gun. Two different shooters both print 2 inches to the right and the sight is visibly off center in the in the dovetail, would lead me to conclude the sight is not centered. I am not discounting the slide being off center, but feel it's highly unlikely.

 

[desertrat]

....Do you happen to have a link? I have been looking for this for a new shooter friend, but I can't seem to find it. My "google fu" must be weak.

I have the pdf file for both right & left shooter, but can't figure out how to post it here.

Try this link:

http://www.bghi.us/index.php?x=targets

 

[noobierugerowner]

Thanks for that link. that will be very helpfull next time I go to the range.

 

[Hrothgar]

Thanks for the link to the corrections diagram. I've only shot my sr9c once at a friend's farm. Hope to get to the range this week.

 

[edgalang]

Careful when you install new sights. When I had my XS sights installed by professionals, they installed it off center because they centered it based on the dovetail and not the barrel...TWICE (by 2 different smiths, using 2 different sights).

I had to show them that the front sight post was off by taking a string and stretching it it from the center bore of the barrel making sure its straight with the loaded chamber indicator and ending with it being centered to the rear sight and hole (for striker indicator).