Ruger Old Army Front Sight

[bfhb]

Anyone know where I can get a Ruger Old Army front sight blade?
I've searched the internet.. but only one I can find is MidwayUSA and that is discontinued.

Mark

[tacfoley]

Anyone know where I can get a Ruger Old Army front sight blade?
I've searched the internet.. but only one I can find is MidwayUSA and that is discontinued.

Mark

I'm over there in a few weeks time - so I'll see will I find one, or two, or more. Is YOUR ROA fitted with a pinned or otherwise fixed sight? My older model [1886 vintage] has a roll pin. Also is your ROA stainless or blued?

tac

[CapnBall]

Tac - could you 'stock up' on some front sight blades - and most especially the taller ones for correct POI with heaver conicals ? I use 220 and 285 grain heeled-base WFN 'conicals' (really good hunting boolits where allowed) and they shoot way high at 25 yards.

I'd buy 2 taller sights and a regular one from you, and a pint for yer troubles...

[bfhb]

I'm over there in a few weeks time - so I'll see will I find one, or two, or more. Is YOUR ROA fitted with a pinned or otherwise fixed sight? My older model [1886 vintage] has a roll pin. Also is your ROA stainless or blued?

tac

It is a stainless with roll pin. The sight blade is blued.
From picture in the link below, you can see that someone has modified it with a file to just a post at one end. I managed to hit it with a hammer and block of wood whilst slugging the barrel!

I may be trying conicals soon too. Do you really need a taller blade or will the rear sight adjust enough?

Mark

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a21...psbknixbml.jpg

[bfhb]

Tac,

Would these be from the same company that does the "correctly" priced ROA nipples?

Mark

[tacfoley]

There is only one taller front sight element, and it's made by Ruger, sadly. I'll see what I can find but don't be holding your breath.

I'm intrigued as to why anybody would need to slug the barrel of a ROA. I've only been shooting mine since 1986, and I know a lot of other folks who shot them for fun and food but I've never heard of anybody using anything except a .457" diameter bullet or ball, 'cos that's what they shoot.

As for adjusting the backsight, I figure that if the front one isn't tall enough, then the backsight has long run out of adjustment, hence the request for a taller one.

And yes, heavier bullets will shoot higher - it's all to do with the physics of the recoil sequence, and where the muzzle is pointing when the bullet leave it.

tac

[CapnBall]

Ruger themselves say 457 for Round Ball, 454 for any other types of projectile. Can't recall where I read it, but I did...