Adjust buckhorn sights?

[Aught Six]

Guys, I just got another Rossi 92 in 45LC from EMF.  It's a beautiful rifle and shoots like a dream.

Here's my problem though:  It shoots really high at the range that I'll be shooting it (primarily 25 yards).  When I move the little graduated height wedge thingy backward to bring the rear buckhorn sight downward, there eventually is clearance between the sight body and the wedge.  So it's not a tight fit and the sight is kind of freely floating.

Short of bending the cantilevered portion of the sight mid-span, any suggestions?

How is the sight fastened into the rifle?

Thanks in advance,
Aught

[jimster]

Also have the EMF rossi 92 in .45, when I was using the buckhorn mine was set on the very last notch on the wedge to get the sight down enough for my loads, as I remember there was still tension on the wedge/elevator, and I once took the wedge all the way out and the sight sat on the barrel.  So I think maybe there must have been more bend in mine than yours. Not sure, but you might have to drift out the sight to bend it and then put it back in.  Seems I remember moving my wedge forward to get the lowest setting and backward to raise it, make sure you have your wedge in there the right way.  If you have it on the lowest step the majority of the wedge will be in front of the rear sight sitting in the slot that is cut in the sight body.  I think. 

I now have an adjustable Marbles tang sight on that EMF, I like that a lot better.

[mattbowen]

jimster;
Aught Six is correct, I had to drift my rear sight out and bend it slightly and then drift it back in. 

[yukondog]

Mine are wedged in also, on my 44 mag. shooting 240 gr bullets with the wedge removed it still shot high [ about 3"] once I started using 300 gr. xtp's it droped down close to bullseye with the wedge at it's lowest setting.

[Aught Six]

Thanks for the good info guys. 

How do I drift the sight out?  How's it attached in there?

[jimster]

Thanks for the good info guys. 

How do I drift the sight out?  How's it attached in there?

Your rear sight is in a dovetail cut in the barrel. You will need to have a brass punch, or something to tap the sight out of the dovetail.  When I drifted mine out I used a piece of hardwood.  Secure the rifle so it can't move when you drift the sight out, take out the wedge before you drift it out. 

[Aught Six]

Done!

It fits perfectly now.  Can't wait to try it out at the range.

Thanks a million guys!

[mattbowen]

Glad to hear it.

[Winter Hawk]

That's also how to adjust for windage - drift the sight over.  Use a brass drift, or something softer than the steel so you don't mar the sight's finish.

-Kees-