Front sight bent

[revolverman357]

I have a pre-warning Ruger BH and the front sight is bent to the right when viewed from behind. I am out of adjustmant on the rear for windage and just need a little tweak to the front sight to get back in the game. The front sight appears to have been bent by a previous owner. Do ya think it will it withstand a little bend if I clamped it down and applied a little pressure? Also, there is a little holster wear on the top surface of the sight from ramp to top, would a little cold blue help with the glare.I'd rather home remedy this as opposed to paying to send it back to Ruger. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you

 

[highlander 5]

You probably could bend it back,but if it breaks your up the creek. A gunsmith might be able to mill off the old sight cut a slot in the base and pin a new sight in place. I believe MagNaPort specializes in this type of work and its not very expensive.

 

[gb6491]

Which direction is your rear sight maxed out to? The bent sight might not be accidental; bending is sometimes done to correct windage problems. It's usually done on fixed sight guns, but I wonder if there is problem since your rear sight is fully adjusted one way (to the left would be a problem in your case).

Cold blue should help some with glare. If the surface is too smooth it may still produce glare. I've found you can hold a piece of coarse sandpaper just above the metal and tap the paper into the surface with a hammer handle (or something similar) to do a sort of manual sand blasting;then apply your blue.

Regards,
Greg

 

[revolverman357]

It's maxed out to the right.