So I've seen some folks put a taller front sight on a ROA to lower the elevation but on a Colt replica what technique if any do you use to lower the elevation? Do you just aim lower....how many of you file the notch deeper in the rear hammer sight?
I made the hammer notch wider and deeper for my eyes. File shoot, file shoot.and file shoot.
Spot on ......
If you are using this to support the idea of aiming low, it's not quite as clear as that. The standard Federal uniform would have the cartridge box belt plate at the center of the chest, and the waist belt plate at the waist. That eagle cartridge belt plate would make an ideal target. Depending on the unit, these would either be highly polished, or left dull. Certainly Regulars would spend a lot of time polishing their brass."Aim for the belt buckle."
“[aim for] the belt of the cartridge boxes of the enemy.”
Francis Marion Parker, commander of the 30th NC commands his men in the Sunken Road
If you are using this to support the idea of aiming low, it's not quite as clear as that. The standard Federal uniform would have the cartridge box belt plate at the center of the chest, and the waist belt plate at the waist. That eagle cartridge belt plate would make an ideal target. Depending on the unit, these would either be highly polished, or left dull. Certainly Regulars would spend a lot of time polishing their brass.
Filing the rear "sight" notch deeper will only change how your sight picture appears, NOT the point of impact.
Filing the rear "sight" notch deeper will only change how your sight picture appears, NOT the point of impact.
I did the exact same thing for my ROA's, I wrote about it as an answer to someone's question in the ROA blog, works great and easily replaceable sight blades if you want to return to factory set.How deep do you think you filed the notch down?
I have 7 of the Colt replicas but have never made any attempt to adjust them and I was just curious. On my Ruger Old Army with the target sight I bought an extra rear site blade and filed that notch a good bit.
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Filing down the front sight on an Remington NMA can work