SAA Front Sight

[quicksilvergoat]

I have a 3rd Gen SAA that has sat in the safe the past couple of years. Recent health problems have made me decide to shoot it. Life is too short not to enjoy as much of it as you can. Long story short the front sight is off to the left ever so slightly. I tried taking pics but I couldn't capture what I see when I aim the pistol. I still haven't shot it but it annoys the hell out of me for it to be off even a little bit. Is turning the barrel something I can do myself? Should I shoot it first? I really don't want to be without it by sending it into Colt. Or can someone reccomend a smith in the Atlanta area that can take care of it? Thanks

[swamprat]

I would shoot it first. It would be a disappointment to have it straightened and then find out it is not shooting straight!!

[smkummer]

Yep, shoot it first. Good luck. My Colt cowboy now has a slightly bent front sight by myself to make it shoot straight.

[cat1870]

Shoot it first....

[quicksilvergoat]

I will heed the advice and put a few rounds through it. In all reality it's the barrel that needs to be turned I think. That being said its my understanding that turning the barrel will affect windage. Is it possible the factory left it as is to give best accuracy?

[Frank V]

Quicksilvergoat
Be sure you shoot it off a rest when you do to eliminate as much as possible the wobbles we all get shooting offhand.
I wouldn't think Colt would find it shot better off center? They might have done it to bring it to zero? I'm not an expert, but that may be a possibility.
Let us know how it shoots. I'd shoot it several times on different days if possible to get an average of where it's hitting for you.
Good luck.
Frank

[quicksilvergoat]

I appreciate the advice.

[DPris]

My first one in '93 or '94 had the same problem.
A gunsmith bent the blade slightly, which corrected the windage, but it bugged me enough to finally get the barrel replaced along with other work some time later.

Shoot it, see if you need to do anything.
Denis

[Colt75]

If the barrel needs to be turned a tiny bit one way or the other I'd take it to a qualified gunsmith that knows what he/she is doing. I am not one to try that by myself. As always, JMHO.

[Roninrlm]

I would take a hammer and chuck it up in a vice and beat the heck out of it.

Seriously, first I would shoot it from a bench rest.