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Question for CA Bulldog owners concerning the front sight


smokehouse

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So I picked up a used SS Bulldog, 2.5" barrel. When I took it out to shoot it last weekend, Right off the bat I was shooting at least 18" low at 7yds. I was shooting this ammo here:




After 3 rounds, I stopped and actually had a hard look at the gun. I immediately picked up that the front sight post is really high. Look at the pic here:




Long story short, I had to artificially pull up on my shots. After that, the Fiocchi I linked, some 180gr PNC Bronze, and some Hornady 165gr were all shooting point of aim.


The problem is, fudging it to pull the shots up is far from an exact science with that thing.


I understand the purpose of this revolver...and I get that it isn't a S&W or Ruger...but this leaves me with an issue. Should I grind down the front sight? I really do not want to have to "guess" from that point on so I won't pull my shots so stinking low.


Any other Bulldog owners have this happen? If so, what have you done?

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Thanks for the advice fellas. I emailed Charter and got this back:


"What I did with my revolvers is a took a nice diamond cut file to the range and every time I targeted it and it was low I would take about 1/8 of a inch off. Now my sight are great. It will not void the warranty. If you have any other concerns or questions please contact us."


I'm going to mess around with it a bit more, I'll get used to it. I'm definitely not going to file the sights down, that's for sure.


I did snap this pic this morning. Like a J frame, the rear of the revolver has a recessed channel, but here's how the frame lines up with the front sight.


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All in all, I hope this doesn't come across as griping, because I'm not. I bought this as a cheap bedside pistol and I'm more than happy with it. It shoots where I point it, and I'm fine with that. For all intents and purposes, 7yds is actually farther than I'd ever need to actually use the thing.

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