Should I file front sight?

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My first handgun that i I purchased a Chiappa 1873 .22 revolver. I have shot the gun a few times and it has never been consistent. I assumed I needed far more practice so the other day i went out and set up a large piece of cardboard and took some shots. I found it consistently shot low and if I used the actual barrel of the gun lined up to the mid to lower point of the front sight on target it was getting pretty close. It looked as if I leveld the sights on target, the front sight was too high.

I bought a laser bore sighter the other day as I wanted to set up my 10/22 new scope and tried it in my Chiappa and found that what i was experiencing at the range was true on the bore sight.

The sights are fixed not changeable from what i see, and i want to keep the authentic look so my question is should I file down the front sight to get it level with the bore scope so it shoots on target or just compensate with user knowledge.
 
Treat em like battle sights (front sight covering the target.) I'm not a fan of permanent mods. I have the same firearm and the way I hold it drastically alters my point of impact aswell, YMMV.
 
J.Hancock said:
Treat em like battle sights (front sight covering the target.) I'm not a fan of permanent mods. I have the same firearm and the way I hold it drastically alters my point of impact as well, YMMV.
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Kind of the way i feel too but my ocd wanting to be on target is fighting that thought lol. Might use the bore sight and put a drop of nail polish on the front sight where it lines up and then try that.
 
On that particular firearm, If it were mine, it would already be filed down, slowly and carefully to make sure not to remove too much to suite my grip & eyes.
Bit of re-bluing paste and a small dap of white/yellow paint pen on the tip to make my OCD shut off :)
 
Do not monkey it with a file. Point of impact depend on your sight picture and your eye.
Just add a bit of white paint and use the bottom of the paint mark as you new reference point.
Changing ammo will change point of impact. There is different velocities avail and depending what you used at any given time will change your hits on the target.

Filing it is just a sure way to screw it up for you and next buyer if you ever sell it.
 
Norton said:
On that particular firearm, If it were mine, it would already be filed down, slowly and carefully to make sure not to remove too much to suite my grip & eyes.
Bit of re-bluing paste and a small dap of white/yellow paint pen on the tip to make my OCD shut off :)
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Chiappa front site may well be white metal; won't blue. As J Hancock said; battle sights, cover the targe.
 
OP reviewing your post - you "shot the gun a few times"; "took some shots". Maybe give that gun and yourself a chance? From my younger brother - who is much more adept with hand guns than I am - your grip - tighter or looser; weight cuffs on your wrists (to make your arms heavier) - how you grasp with the off hand - all can change where the holes show up - so perhaps spend time on what YOU can change in your things, rather than just now look to modify that gun. I am thinking like several hundred shots - try stuff - see if that causes a change in point-of-impact. It is my impression that the shooter's technique has way more to do with results from a handgun, than with other arms??
 
Just do quick draw and shoot instinctively from the hip...... :)

I agree with others that you might want to wait until you've tried different ammo and shot a couple bulk box or 3..... your idea about marking the sight while you get to know the gun is solid.
 
I would eventually file it down if the guns cheap enough, but I'd also shoot the guns value in ammo beforehand to see who's fault it really is.
 
So an update. I bought a shooting rest to take most of the "human fool factor" out of the shoot. Brought the gun to the range today and shot a few to see what the actual pattern was. It was definitely shooting low and i could not find an aiming position that would work, so I gritted my teeth and decided to file the front sight. Did it a bit at a time and then shot 6 from the rest. Eventually after 3 rounds I got it shooting pretty satisfactory groups on target. The sight blade appears to be an alloy or aluminum so it will not blue. I think i am going to dive into the girlfriends nail polish and brighten it up with that and see how that goes.
 
Gindryden said:
My first handgun that i I purchased a Chiappa 1873 .22 revolver. I have shot the gun a few times and it has never been consistent. I assumed I needed far more practice so the other day i went out and set up a large piece of cardboard and took some shots. I found it consistently shot low and if I used the actual barrel of the gun lined up to the mid to lower point of the front sight on target it was getting pretty close. It looked as if I leveld the sights on target, the front sight was too high.

I bought a laser bore sighter the other day as I wanted to set up my 10/22 new scope and tried it in my Chiappa and found that what i was experiencing at the range was true on the bore sight.

The sights are fixed not changeable from what i see, and i want to keep the authentic look so my question is should I file down the front sight to get it level with the bore scope so it shoots on target or just compensate with user knowledge.
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angle grinder go brrrrr
 
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