sight adjustments on cap and ball revolvers?

[Jshorter]

Has anyone here made sight adjustments to their cap and ball revolvers that have the rear sight on the hammer? If so did you adjust the front sight or rear notch? I haven’t worked up a load for accuracy in my Walker yet, but I can tell it shoots a bit to the right. I don’t mind it shooting high, but high and right is a little harder to compensate for. Either way it is still one of my favorites to shoot!

 

[smokepolehall]

Has anyone here made sight adjustments to their cap and ball revolvers that have the rear sight on the hammer? If so did you adjust the front sight or rear notch? I haven’t worked up a load for accuracy in my Walker yet, but I can tell it shoots a bit to the right. I don’t mind it shooting high, but high and right is a little harder to compensate for. Either way it is still one of my favorites to shoot!

I have an 1860 Army notch rear in hammer. Mine was shooting 4.5" high at 25 n just a touch over 2" to the right. I lightly filed the notch deeper. Have not had a chance to shoot it. I did not dare to use the few caps i have left.

 

[No Second Place]

To sight my NMLRA national match winning Colt Pietta 1861 I found filing the rear notch to adjust for windage works fine.I replaced the pressure fit front sight wit a taller one I made...

 

[Jshorter]

To sight my NMLRA national match winning Colt Pietta 1861 I found filing the rear notch to adjust for windage works fine.I replaced the pressure fit front sight wit a taller one I made...

How did you remove the sight, and what did you use for the front sight

 

[No Second Place]

Current Pietta dovetail. A file...c

 

[No Second Place]

Current Pietta dovetail. A file...c

Correction..
Pietta dovetail is for Remington Army. My Colt 1960 and 61 have steel pressure fit front sight I filed from bar stock to taller height and Proper Colt factory profile.

 

[Jshorter]

Correction..
Pietta dovetail is for Remington Army. My Colt 1960 and 61 have steel pressure fit front sight I filed from bar stock to taller height and Proper Colt factory profile.

Ah ok, this makes sense now. Thanks for the clarification.

 

[CVA Fanboy]

.44 Pietta and a .36 Pietta I just got rid of the middle section of the rear sight making it a V dremel then file,