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BConklin · February 23, 2011, 08:14 PM

I don't have lots of experience - but the front sight problems I've seen on some guns - both Pietta and Uberti, were definitely not caused by poor installation of the sights. In both cases, the top flat of the barrel was dead on perpendicular to the axis of the sight - but the flats of the barrel were at an angle to the frame. In both cases, the flat was maybe 2° off perpendicular to the up and down axis of the frame. I could see the same off angle in the loading lever keeper post on the bottom flat. It was in line with the front sight, and perpendicular to the bottom barrel flat - but it was tilted off of alignment with the axis of the loading lever itself.

The result was that the front sight appeared to be bent to the left when viewed from the rear sight. The only fix for these that I can imagine would be turning the barrel enough to bring the axes of the sights into perpendicular.

edited to add - the Pietta was a new gun I saw at Cabelas - the Uberti was a second hand gun

February 23, 2011, 08:14 PM	#8
BConklin Senior Member Join Date: December 2, 2010 Posts: 136	I don't have lots of experience - but the front sight problems I've seen on some guns - both Pietta and Uberti, were definitely not caused by poor installation of the sights. In both cases, the top flat of the barrel was dead on perpendicular to the axis of the sight - but the flats of the barrel were at an angle to the frame. In both cases, the flat was maybe 2° off perpendicular to the up and down axis of the frame. I could see the same off angle in the loading lever keeper post on the bottom flat. It was in line with the front sight, and perpendicular to the bottom barrel flat - but it was tilted off of alignment with the axis of the loading lever itself. The result was that the front sight appeared to be bent to the left when viewed from the rear sight. The only fix for these that I can imagine would be turning the barrel enough to bring the axes of the sights into perpendicular. edited to add - the Pietta was a new gun I saw at Cabelas - the Uberti was a second hand gun Last edited by BConklin; February 23, 2011 at 08:29 PM.