I shot my 44 mag Seville and got 12" high hits with the back sight at the bottom. I was shooting heavy for caliber with light loads (300gr at 900fps). Sometimes called Flying Ashtrays. The groups were tiny at 25 yards, 1"; so this gun is a shooter. Without changing to a taller front sight, David Bradshaw told me to go light bullets for caliber and hot loads.
I shot factory 255 gr at 1000fps and dropped 3".
I tried handloading 200gr bullets going only 1150fps and dropped 8". Unbelievable !
I have some more 200gr bullets loaded for 1300fps and believe they may be the ticket.
Should anyone even do this? I have 44 mag rounds now for that one revolver. I marked them, but what a PITA.
I'm thinking a taller front sight and I can move the back sight off the floor and get some adjustment back. I think repairing the revolver rather than the ammo is a much better solution. Then I can shoot any kind of 44 mag ammo I want and adjust.
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Last edited by oddshooter; 04-12-2018 at 11:46 AM.
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