Cimarron Frontier Sheriff gettin' better

[Bill in Oregon]

My Pietta-made Cimarron Sheriff 3 1/2" in .45 Colt is starting to settle in a bit. I started with a batch of handloads with 8 grains of Unique under the Lee 255, and it was shooting nearly eight inches low. Today I worked with 6 grains of Bullseye under the same bullet and am about 5 1/2-6 inches low. Shot these targets at 15 yards from rest and they are nothing at all to shout about, but I am still getting used to this sixgun. And it is a little hilarious trying to find the mystery spot in my progressive spectacles where the sights come into focus ...
By the way, heed the warning to regularly check all screws on any SAA. Today, the base pin latch system decided to go walkabout, and it was a miracle that I found all three pieces including that little spring.

[piller]

Looks good. Glad you found the parts. That accuracy might not be great, but it is still good enough for close range interpersonal crisis situations.

[Scott Tschirhart]

That's a great looking sixgun. Very businesslike. And I'll bet it gets better the more you shoot it.

[JimT]

I was spending some time shooting targets with a sixgun that I had not used in a long time. It did not shoot as accurately as I remembered it shooting, so I worked on the loads trying different powders and charges. After a couple weeks it began to do better and eventually I went back to the original load and it was now shooting them just as I remembered!

Funny thing. All my other guns started shooting better after I spent more than a month shooting at least several times a week!

PS - that IS a neat looking little popper!

[Scott Tschirhart]

Funny thing. All my other guns started shooting better after I spent more than a month shooting at least several times a week!

I was so much better when I would come home from work and shoot that old Single Six at a metal target every evening.

I keep thinking that I could set up something to shoot an air pistol in the garage on a regular basis and it would help keep me in trim.

[Bill in Oregon]

Scott, an air pistol makes a lot of sense. I am looking at this one closely, having owned a couple of Webleys back in the day. But I think you have to wear very baggy khaki short and shirt and of course, a foreign service helmet to do this revolver justice.

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[Scott Tschirhart]

I have an old Webley Tempest that should do the trick. I just need to find and attach a pellet trap to the wall in the garage.

[Old Savage]

JimT, it is simple, the guns need to be retrained every so often. When one gets it the others fall in line. Same with golf clubs.

[JimT]

JimT, it is simple, the guns need to be retrained every so often. When one gets it the others fall in line. Same with golf clubs.

THERE IT IS! THE EXPLANATION. SIMPLE. CONCISE. EASILY UNDERSTOOD! But for some reason I never thought of it. Thank you.

[Scott Tschirhart]

My Pietta-made Cimarron Sheriff 3 1/2" in .45 Colt is starting to settle in a bit. I started with a batch of handloads with 8 grains of Unique under the Lee 255, and it was shooting nearly eight inches low. Today I worked with 6 grains of Bullseye under the same bullet and am about 5 1/2-6 inches low. Shot these targets at 15 yards from rest and they are nothing at all to shout about, but I am still getting used to this sixgun. And it is a little hilarious trying to find the mystery spot in my progressive spectacles where the sights come into focus ...
By the way, heed the warning to regularly check all screws on any SAA. Today, the base pin latch system decided to go walkabout, and it was a miracle that I found all three pieces including that little spring.

The nice thing about that gun shooting low is that you have enough front sight to file down a bit to adjust the point of impact to coincide with the top of the front sight.

[Bill in Oregon]

Scott -- yes, there is plenty of steel up front there. I have never actually filed a front site before, so am a little nervous about it -- and I sure don't want to scratch the barrel. Guess some masking tape would be in order.

[piller]

Use a 4 or 6 inch mill file for good control. Bigger files are harder to control with one hand. Take it slow. It is easier to take 1 pass at a time and try it after each pass than to weld it up and start over. Who cares if it takes a few hours to reach the point where you need it to be? Is anyone pushing you to get it done in a hurry?

[Scott Tschirhart]

I chuck the frame in a small vice on my bench (with cardboard taped to the jaws to protect the finish). Then I take an 8 inch bastard mill file and use it because I have a handle on it and I can control it.

I don't tape the barrel because I only take a bit off at a time and I am just taking off the top of the front sight. The file never gets near anything else. I take only a little off at any given time. Just a little will move your groups.

On my current project, I have taken the file to it three different times, taking a little off each time. I think it should be perfect now but I won't know until I take it to the ranch this weekend.

[High Desert Hunter]

I have an old Mitchell Arms 44 Magnum that has the opposite problem, it shoots 6-8 inches high at 25 yards. It was my granddad’s, so I won’t let it go, but someday I hope to find a taller front sight blade since it seems to be replaceable. I do know when removing metal, slow is best!

[Nath]

I love that dandy revolver Bill