adjusting the aim on a Walker

[bluffskier]

I have put about 150 balls through my Walker so far. It shoots a bit high, but that is to be expected from what I have read. The only thing is mine shoots high and to the right. For example, When aiming at the middle target on a paper target from around 15-20 yards, I hit the top right hand target (the little one). I am actually VERY impressed how small my groups are. The Walker is a very accurate gun, meaning that the shots go pretty much the same place every time when you have a steady hand. I'm using 50 grains of Shocky's Gold and buffalo bullets or Hornady .454 balls.

I need some advise before I do anything to that gun such as try and correct the right side devation.
I like it much more than the 1858, but the '58 is a sweet gun to. I even like to watch my friend shoot my Walker, great show.

 

[RSVP2RIP]

Does the same thing happen when your friend is shooting? If not it could be you are antissipating the recoil and the gun shoots high and to the left. I don't know your shooting experience and this is not meant as an insult. I would be tempted to deepen the notch on the hammer and file it slightly off center to the left. I'm not sure what else can be done other than filing the left side of the sight a little. About how much of a distance to the right are we talking? I mean how far off center are you?

 

[Hellgate]

Here's the formula for sight correction:

Correction (C) is to sight radius (S) as error (E) on the target is to the distance (D) to the target. All units in inches. i.e.
C/S=E/D solve for C C=SE/D
For example if the gun shoots 1 foot high at 25 yards you first measure the distance from the front sight to the rear sight (cocked gun if Colt). Let's say 10 inches (really around 10.5).
25 yards=12 (inches) X3 (per foot) X25 yards=900 inches. So, the total correction of either or both sight is:
C=10X12/900=.13 inch That means .13 inches of correction to what you already have on the gun. i.e. you need the front sight to be .13" higher.

The same goes for windage. If the correction needed is too far off to allow the rear notch to be filed over to one side then you may need to have a dove tailed front sight installed and "move" the front rather than the rear sight. One of my Walkers shot 3" to the left at 50ft so I was able to file the notch over a bit (used a Dremel) and now it hits only 1.5" to the side which is plenty accurate for CAS. The sight picture looks just fine. By deepening the notch the POI came down to about 1" high@50ft.

 

[Pancho]

RSVP2RIP has a point. What part of your finger touches the trigger? If you are using the joint between the first and second bone of your finger don't, use the pad of your finger tip. That bit of advice cured my windage problem.

 

[Fourbits]

Same Batch?

I recently bought a Uberti Walker and mine does exactly the same thing. Right and high. I'm a reasonably experianced pistol shooter and the Walker has a great trigger. I've had it out three times and it reliably shoots about 3" high and 3" to the right. I guess I'm about to do a little filing!

40 grain/volume Pyrodex P with Hornady 0.454 balls.

 

[hildo]

When my Walker was new it shot too high, like all of them do, and about 3 inches to the left.
Now, some 2000 (wild guess) shots later it hits almost dead center, although still too high.
Didn't change anything to the gun... it slowly centered itself over time.

My other revolvers still have the same unchanged deviation, otherwise my conclusion would be that I started shooting differently.

Amazing gun that Walker!

Hildo