Ruger Single Six sight choices?

npaden · 01-15-2008, 02:17 PM

Okay, I got my ruger single six and took it out the other day and was suprised at how fun it was to shoot. I was also suprised at how quick and easy it was to start shooting somepretty goodgroups at 10 yards and some decent ones at 25 yards from a standing position.

What I was suprised about was that I was hitting consistently high. I burned about 100 rounds through andmygroups wereconsistently 1" high at 10 yards and about 3" high at 25 yards. I started intentionally aiming low and was able to compensate for it at known yardages, but if I ever use it for field use I may not know the exact yardage I'll be shooting.

I've looked around and there are a few options out there but my single six has the fixed sights and I'm not sure what is available for the fixed sight version. I found a part on www.midwayusa.com that showed it will convert the rear sight to an adjustable sight for $15 is this something I can put on myself?

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=421942&t=11082005

I also saw a few colored sight kits but they don't look like they would be something that I could use on the single six. Another thought I had was buying some of that high visibility paint and putting a line a fraction of an inch lower on the front sight to use to help line it up.

Any thoughts on the subject?

Thanks, Nathan

SJAdventures · 01-15-2008, 05:15 PM

Did you try burying the front sight as deep as you could get it into the bottom of your rear sight and still see it?

Pavomesa · 01-15-2008, 06:06 PM

I had a similar problem with a Kimber pistol and finally realized they had put the wrong blade on the front of the gun. I called Kimber and they agreed with me and rushed me a new front sight out. Possibly this is what happened to you. Worth a call to Ruger.

jtb1967 · 01-15-2008, 06:33 PM

3" is quite a bit, but you might try some different loads. A high velocity load should hit a bit lower than standard velocity loading.

npaden · 01-15-2008, 08:21 PM

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ORIGINAL: SJAdventures

Did you try burying the front sight as deep as you could get it into the bottom of your rear sight and still see it?

No. I was lining the top of the front sight up with the top of the rear sight.

npaden · 01-15-2008, 08:25 PM

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ORIGINAL: jtb1967

3" is quite a bit, but you might try some different loads. A high velocity load should hit a bit lower than standard velocity loading.

I tried some .22 WMR and they were even higher than the .22 LR.

I might need to get back out and use a rest, but my groups were fairly decent (about 2" at 10 yards with several holes actually touching each other).

jtb1967 · 01-15-2008, 08:32 PM

The 22 WMR has had a heavier bullet so the recoil may have offset the velocity increase so it still shot high. Next time try a high or hyper velocity 22 LR.

I'd also try shooting from a rest and see what happens. It never occured to me that you were shooting offhanded.

bronko22000 · 01-16-2008, 07:16 AM

I'm sure you cranked down the rear sight completely. If you did and are still shooting high, give ruger a call. They may be able to send you alower rear blade for your rear sight. This same thing happened to me with my S&W 29. They sent me a new rear blade and screw with instructions on how to replace it.