Ranch Hand shooting high

[acem]

I have a Rossi Ranch Hand that shoots very high. At 10 yards the groups are a tight circle about 6" above the point of aim. I have adjusted the rear sight all the way down (I guess I could remove the slide to try and get it a little lower). At 25 yards it is off the target!

Any Ideas on how to get the gun sighted in?

I really like the gun. It shoots good groups and runs well. I don't want to send it back... It took me too long to get one.

Thx-Ace

[BruceNRALife]

Re: Ranch Hand shooting high

Look, ACEM, the answer is simple. In the first place, to shoot a Rossi Ranch Hand accurately, you have to have an authentic "Real Deal" Woody Harrelson Zombieland hat.

http://realdealbrazil.com/zombieland-harrelson-hat.asp

Here, you can plainly see how Woody, alias, Tallahassee, wearing his trademark Real Deal recycled tarp hat, blows away a charging zombie with his Rossi Ranch hand with one shot.

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?...e_gdata_player

[Herr Walther]

Re: Ranch Hand shooting high

I'd contact a local smith and see if they could shim the front sight.

[paintballmagnet]

Re: Ranch Hand shooting high

Only way I can think of is for you to measure the dovetail widths and then see if you can buy a taller front sight or a rear that will sit lower Sights are measured overall from the bottom of the dovetail cut to the top of the sight. I ran into this sort of mess when I added a set of Tru-Glo's on a Marlin 336. The original sights were fine, was shooting 18" high at 100 yards with the TG's. Do you think Tru-Glo, the seller of this crap offered any help? Naw, I was told to go spend another 20 bucks buying a taller front sight to clean up their mess. It took a front sight a full 1/2" tall to allow zero, FS stood out like a red nose. I yanked the whole pile of crap off my rifle, stuck the original sights back on. That small lesson cost me over 70 bucks. Call Williams sights, they can possibly help.

[CAMPYBOB]

Re: Ranch Hand shooting high

First...call Rossi. They may offer a free, lower rear sight/taller front sight to you or at least provide and option to fix your rifle.

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=615756

I suppose you could file the notch in the flat top buckhorn a little lower and re-black it.

You might also try Marbles for a lower rear flat top: http://www.marblearms.com/rearSights.html

They make rear sights in a bunch of different heights and slot width:
http://www.marblearms.com/rearSights_info.html

Google flatop buckhorn sights...a couple outfits still manufacture them.

[sixboysdad]

Re: Ranch Hand shooting high

Cheaper to go with the hat. It won't invalidate your warranty, either.

[flashguy]

Re: Ranch Hand shooting high

Tell the ranch hand to aim lower.... (Sorry, couldn't resist)

flashguy