Need help with Hi-Power

[Clammy]

I finally got to take my "big guns" out to the range yesterday, and it was a lot of fun.

My Hi-Power was shooting low and to the left, and I was trying to compensate, but it turns out the rear sight was so loose it actually fell off at one point... so does anyone know how to deal with this? I was planning on using it for my Black Badge course that's coming up in less than 3 weeks, and I don't have the time or money to get another suitable gun.

On a side note, the Desert Eagle was a friggin' BLAST to shoot and quite accurate too!

Cheers!

 

[Janeau]

With a brass flat punch, stake the middle of the rear and front tang of the dovetail. So not overdo it or you will not be able to drive the rear sight back in.

 

[ollie]

With a brass flat punch, stake the middle of the rear and front tang of the dovetail. So not overdo it or you will not be able to drive the rear sight back in.

x2. Work on the cheapest, most replaceable parts first. You would rather mangle a sight than ruin your slide, right? Like Jan said, using a punch put a slight dimple on the dovetail of the sight blade so that there is resistance when you go to put it in. I did this to a P38, and it worked beautifully. If you overdo the dimple(I did), you can use a vice grip or press to press the sight back into the channel.

Good Luck!

 

[Vic777]

so does anyone know how to deal with this? I was planning on using it for my Black Badge course that's coming up in less than 3 weeks

Where is the Black Badge course?

 

[Clammy]

Thanks for the ideas!

Cheers!

 

[Clammy]

Where is the Black Badge course?

At the EOHC.

Cheers!

 

[Lee Enfield]

Line it up, then put some wicking NON-perminent lock-tite in the dovetail groove.

 

[Musky Hunter]

i use locktite on dovetail sights...stays on no problem.
i use the MEDIUM strength version.

 

[Freedom Ventures]

+1 for loctite - but I'd go red.

Take the gun to the range, and at the end of your session, remove the rear sight, clean it with brake cleaner and dry it. (Degreasing is important to loctite) Then some red loctite in the dovetail. Sight in. Take the gun home. The loctite will set up overnight. (Actually will start as you sight in, so don't dilly dally.

Your Browning doesn't have any plastic parts to melt, so if the sight needs to be changed later, you can always heat it up with a butane mini torch.

 

[Clammy]

+1 for loctite - but I'd go red.

Take the gun to the range, and at the end of your session, remove the rear sight, clean it with brake cleaner and dry it. (Degreasing is important to loctite) Then some red loctite in the dovetail. Sight in. Take the gun home. The loctite will set up overnight. (Actually will start as you sight in, so don't dilly dally.

Your Browning doesn't have any plastic parts to melt, so if the sight needs to be changed later, you can always heat it up with a butane mini torch.

Thanks.

Now here's a noob question. What's the best method for sighting in a handgun?

Cheers!

 

[Rapt]

If you're really a noob then get some good trigger time before sighting in the pistol. The reason is that poor technique is going to put your rounds in the wrong place a lot in the beginning.

Typically low and left, especially if you "jerk" the trigger rather than squeeze it.

You can also rest the shots, using a sandbag to stabilize your hands as they grip the pistol.

In no case should you use a group of less than 5 shots, and I'd vote for a more than a couple groups of 10 shots to determine where the pistol actually shoots.

OR have someone skilled sight it in for you. It won't be perfect for you, but it'll at least be close enough until you are good enough to sight it in yourself.

Oh and move the rear sight in the direction you want the point of impact to move. In other words, if your shots are hitting low then you want the point of impact to go up so you raise the rear sight. If they're hitting to the right of your point of aim then you want the point of impact to move left so you move the rear sight left.

 

[Clammy]

If you're really a noob then get some good trigger time before sighting in the pistol. The reason is that poor technique is going to put your rounds in the wrong place a lot in the beginning.

Typically low and left, especially if you "jerk" the trigger rather than squeeze it.

You can also rest the shots, using a sandbag to stabilize your hands as they grip the pistol.

In no case should you use a group of less than 5 shots, and I'd vote for a more than a couple groups of 10 shots to determine where the pistol actually shoots.

OR have someone skilled sight it in for you. It won't be perfect for you, but it'll at least be close enough until you are good enough to sight it in yourself.

Oh and move the rear sight in the direction you want the point of impact to move. In other words, if your shots are hitting low then you want the point of impact to go up so you raise the rear sight. If they're hitting to the right of your point of aim then you want the point of impact to move left so you move the rear sight left.

I'm not a total noob, heheh... but I am new to handgun ownership, and I have just gotten back into shooting after a 10+ year hiatus. I've sighted in lots of rifles, but never a handgun.

Thanks for the tips.

Cheers!