Correcting high shooting 1849 Colt Pocket ..it works

[Brokenbear]

A while back I flashed up on this forum a brief brain fart about placing a magnet on the barrel flats behind the front sight to lower the muzzle and get it hitting close enough to the POA that minor correction holds would be feasible ...

Minor correction holds were not feasible (for me) when it was shooting 2 1/2' high n right 10"

I finally went to the farm yesterday and tried out the magnet theory ......

It works ...I fired 25 shots ..first of which I printed ...target is 25 yards 2 hand hold off hand no rest

The magnet did not move AT ALL ..17gr/TTT/3F/Ball ..can't tell you if it will work on a round barrel or higher caliber but it's a keeper for my needs.

Bear

 

[ppg1949]

I remember your first post and thought it was a unique idea but I was unable to visualize the magnet on the barrel. I forgot magnets come in every shape under the sun. So tell us where you got the magnet and congratulations on a unique fix.
Thanks for the pics and for sharing your results.

 

[Brokenbear]

I used the middle bag sized magnet for the 1849
The dot is important as the magnet is too wide to use as a reference without the dot ..so some kind of dot ..
NOTE: these are rare earth magnets ...they ABSOLUTELY cannot be drilled, sawn or filed upon ..or their coating defaced ..the things are sintered metal ..fine powder with an adhesive .. the heat from drilling or sawing may cause spontaneous combustion of the magnet ..the coating is like a cattle fence but in this case powdered metal that will degrade in a very short while with exposure to air

Now the dot is special in that I can see it at night ..it's no big deal ..it's phosphorus paint ..it will hold a shoot able brightness for about an hour or less depending on moon etc

The dark picture with the dot is the magnet on the 1849 in a windowless bathroom

Bear

 

[Bob Troxell]

I used the middle bag sized magnet for the 1849
The dot is important as the magnet is too wide to use as a reference without the dot ..so some kind of dot ..
NOTE: these are rare earth magnets ...they ABSOLUTELY cannot be drilled, sawn or filed upon ..or their coating defaced ..the things are sintered metal ..fine powder with an adhesive .. the heat from drilling or sawing may cause spontaneous combustion of the magnet ..the coating is like a cattle fence but in this case powdered metal that will degrade in a very short while with exposure to air

Now the dot is special in that I can see it at night ..it's no big deal ..it's phosphorus paint ..itView attachment 84995View attachment 84998 will hold a shoot able brightness for about an hour or less depending on moon etc

The dark picture with the dot is the magnet on the 1849 in a windowless bathroom

Bear

That’s a darn good idea!
I may have to do this with my 1851 Navy!

 

[user 48679]

Very inventive idea, if not genius...

 

[Brokenbear]

Sorry guys I thought you would be able to read the web address on the magnet vendor from the picture but as I looked at it from your prospective I could not read it ..www.kjmagnetics.com

Bear