Sighting my Walker 44 question

[oldracer]

Well I found out why I was having trouble hitting the 50 yd target last weekend. I put my laser bore sighter in the cannon last night and when I checked against a 50 yd target the sights were off by about 8 inches with the impact being higher than the sight picture. The impact was a little off to the side but not by much. I would imagine the easiest fix is to get the notch in the hammer deepened to compensate or to get a taller front blade? Which would be a better solution? I don't want to just ignore it a try to aim off the target as that is not very productive.

 

[LRB]

First off, try shooting again, and get the true POI. The laser only tells you where the bore is pointing, not necessarily where the impact will be. Use a large piece of paper so that you can get the true deviation. Depending on the thickness of your front sight, you may be able to peen it on the anvil of a vise, and raise it enough. You may also be able to bend it over a tad for windage. I would caution changing the hammer notch. A least be very conservative about it if you do. The front sight is much cheaper, and easier to replace than having to buy a new hammer if you screw it up.

 

[oldracer]

Thanks for the info. I would like to try a large target such as a 4x4 piece of cardboard with some markings on it and I'll probably do that next time. I was leaning towards the front sight mods and would probably have a gunsmith do it as we have several really good ones in the San Diego area I am told.

 

[Dave Rosenthal]

Are you going to use 40, 45, 50 grains, more? The bore sighter is only good for alignment, NOT with determining the actual point of impact! As I've said in the past on several posts, the Walker is sighted-in for 75 yards as manufactured. I merely aim 6.5 inches lower than where I want to hit and BOOOOOOM, it's GONE! Not really effective at a novelty shoot, due to too much guessing. Long range gongs though are good to go out of the box!

You'll have to figure-out where the rounds actually hit and then ask yourself what ranges do I want to shoot the revolver at. Then and only then will you be ready to play with the sights.

Have a good Turkey Day!

Dave