New Ruger Old Army – Need help dialing in

[FishDFly]

It's best to buy a cylinder loader from Powder Inc. since parts are not available for the ROA.

 

[D Yager]

As these were military guns to start with, understanding how they viewed things is a help. As I recall the 1903 Rifle sight was 450 yards or some such.

They based it on combat, aim at belt level for close in and you hit a man sized target on out.

What we want is more precise and 25 yards became the metric of shooting a hand gun. Nothing magic about it, but if everyone tested to that, then you could have a direct comparison.

Most people that hunt with these don't shoot past 50 yards. The Accuracy is not there.

Why Ruger did not set the sights for a reasonable range as they were adjustable? But we have to deal with it regardless. Same as shooting Iron sights on a 1903.

The accuracy is definitely there having punctured a few jackrabbits at over 50 yards with my beater ROA. There was no flopping around, animal was dead right then and there. 200 grn semi wadcutter over 35 grns of Pyrodex P. Bullet traveled the entire length of the rabbit and stopped just under the skin.

 

[Bumpy Rhodes]

Mine shot high too. I made a taller front sight, you just need some 1/8 inch steel stock, a hack saw, and a file (and a drill to made the cross pin hole). The sighting error divided by the target distance equals the additional sight height required divided by the distance between the rear and front sights. A checkering file is handy for the back slope of the sight. If I was to do it again I'd make a patridge sight, cuz I only use it for target shooting.

Ok, you shamed me into making a sight. I had some 1/8" black nylon, hard to work with but I don't have to worry about rust. I made it about .100" too high and I'll cut it down next time I shoot it (easier to remove material than add it). I may have made the front angle too steep but that'll come down a bit when I shave it.

I also ordered the sight from Numrich as well.

Thanks for the help guys!