Uberti Cattleman front sight off

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FatJackDurham
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Uberti Cattleman front sight off

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Uberti Cattleman Front Sight off
I have seen a few posts about the front sight of Uberti revolvers being off to one side or the other. In fact, in "Guns of the New West" the Cimerron Bisley being reviewed has the same issue.

1) Is this common?

2) How can I get it fixed?

Its funny, but I have a Savage model 101 .22 pistol with the same problem.

Anyway, it seems a common defect with the Uberti's, but I don't see any posts on how to get it fixed. Do I have to get the sight cut off and welded or soldered back on?

What kind of gunsmith do I seek out for this kind of work?
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Re: Uberti Cattleman front sight off

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The proper way to deal with this is to turn the barrel in the frame, this one I would leave to a single action pistolsmith.
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Re: Uberti Cattleman front sight off

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The reason some sights on single actions are tilted is because the barrel was turned as to put the shots POI with the sights POA. Now if the sights are straight up, but off to the side that's a different matter. The Cimarron SA I had was more accurate than my Colt SAA's, but the barrel came loose and I sold it. The front sight was straight up and down though. How's it shoot? And where's the POA compared to the POI?
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Re: Uberti Cattleman front sight off

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kimwcook wrote:The reason some sights on single actions are tilted is because the barrel was turned as to put the shots POI with the sights POA. Now if the sights are straight up, but off to the side that's a different matter. The Cimarron SA I had was more accurate than my Colt SAA's, but the barrel came loose and I sold it. The front sight was straight up and down though. How's it shoot? And where's the POA compared to the POI?
The sight tilts left and the gun shoots right. I don't think it's because they were adjusting POI and POA. Can't be sure.

I am absolutely sure its not my trigger pull, though.
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Re: Uberti Cattleman front sight off

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Mescalero wrote:The proper way to deal with this is to turn the barrel in the frame, this one I would leave to a single action pistolsmith.
Inquire of Nate Kiowa Jones, who is a menber of the forum.
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