Ruger Vaquero Fixed Sight Question

The Cold Lake Kid

The Cold Lake Kid

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When shooting my RV's in a match etc, I sometimes get things out of alignment and lose my sight picture. :rolleyes: Result=Misses:mad:
In talking with some other CAS shooters, it has been suggested that the rear "sights" on the the frame should be opened up or widened.
When I contacted my favourite 'Smith, he suggested slimming down the front sight.
Anyone have any ideas or experience on this?
I'm a little hesitant about narrowing the front blade, thinking it may make it prone to getting bent or some such.
 
DON'T THIN THE FRONT SIGHT!!!!!!!! YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT. Read about the competition cowboy guns and they all claim to have wider square (not tapered) front sights and wide rear sights.

Open the rear sight. Don't take it to a smith, just take a file and do it by hand. Then use some bluing to clean it up, and it's done. I did 6 guns in less than an hour, and unless you really look closely you cannot tell that they have been touched. But sight aquisition is much faster now, especially outdoors.

JB
 
I agree 100 % with flip, don't touch the front sight. I have shots a few RV's and like the width of the front sight compared to the thin sights found on Colt SAA clones (quicker aquisition and a better sight picture overall). If one is carefull and takes there time this task is easily done at home with a good set of needle files
 
I found that the difference in the sights between my off-the-shelf New Vaqs and tuned up cowboy competion RVs was the depth of the rear sight. The width was the same. With the greater depth you have more of the front sight to line up in the deeper rear notch.

I dont want to file my case-colour finish myself and I haven't yet bothered to look for someone to work on it. I like to shoot them and not loose them to sit on the shelf of a gunsmith until he can get to it!
 
"...get things out of alignment and lose my sight picture..." Doing anything to the sights, front or rear, won't help this. A change of grips might though. So would a bit of sight black on the front blade. Increases the contrast and lessens any reflected glare. Plain flat black paint will do nicely.
 
I would agree with Sunray on this one. Try a new grip of maybe new glasses !!!! keep messing with the sights as a last option ,once you remove metal from the front or back sight ,it's gone ,no second chance
 
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