686 SSR rear sight all the way far left

[Midvalley]

Hello, I"m a newbie here. I have a few S&W's. The newest one is a couple month old 686 SSR. To get it to shoot POA=POI I have had to adjust the rear sight all the way left.


I have verified this with other shooters of known ability. If I center up the sight it shoots about 4 inches to the right from 10 yards.


I'm thinking this is a warranty issue and S&W should resolve it for me.


Does anyone here have experience with this sort of thing?


Thanks in advance,
K

 

[reddogs]

Is the front sight at top dead center? Barrel may be little underclocked. The rear sight blade looks a litte higher on right side also. Should be easy to fix.

 

[Fishinfool]

I might try a couple different loads to see if the POI changes. If not, I would probably send it back for S&W to make it right. For what new revolvers go for, I would expect them to come from the factory with the sights squared up properly. Even if it works for you with the rear sight all the way to the left at 10 yards, what about if you want to shoot farther, or use a different load. Will it still be "on"?

Larry

 

[flgolfer29]

I have a Taurus model 627 in 357 mag. with the same issue. At seven yards the rear sight had to be moved to the right and up to maximum adjustment. The taurus was sent back for them to evaluate. Within 10 days it was returned. Notes indicated they 'adjusted the throat'. Said 14 rounds were fired, and included a target with 5 rounds in the bullseye. The revolver sights are still positioned as I sent it in.

Good luck with yours.

Joe

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[wellthought1]

Whatever you decide to do please keep us updated. I'd like to know the outcome. Thanks!

 

[twodog max]

I will bet the barrel is canted. It is a warranty issue and they will fix it as I know first hand. It will take 6-8 weeks for it to work through the S&W system which is a pain but it is what it is.
Call them and I think you will get a return authorization and shipping label without hassel.
Rear sights way off center drive me nuts too.

 

[Xfuzz]

Well played.....

 

[Midvalley]

Thanks for the replies. The good words are appreciated.



I will take it by the Dealer I purchased it from first. They are a S&W Master Dealer, perhaps they will handle shipping for me.



I will update this post through the process

 

[walkin' trails]

I with you about it being a warranty issue. A buddy had purchased a new Performance Center 629 four inch ported a couple of years ago to have as backup for an elk hunting trip in bear country. When it got it, the front sight was terribly loose. It went back and took forever to get fixed. When it did come back, it shot well - just took a long time despite a relatively easy fix that probably should have not been an issue in the first place.

 

[Midvalley]

The Gun Shop where I purchased the 686 SSR is handling the warranty return to S&W. I will post the results here when I get it back.

 

[Alstep]

I have the same issue with mine. Sent it back. They had it for about a month. Just got it back last week. Said it was within their specs and didn't do anything to correct it. Annoying as hell, but it is a decent shooter. Don't expect them to stand behind their product!

 

[slickracer]

You might be pulling on the teet and causing the rounds to go right

 

[Pisgah]

Maybe I am wrong -- but I will bet S&W would say that is "normal" -- because there is a reason for adjustable sights. And sometimes, they need to be -- well, adjusted, left or right, up or down...

 

[Midvalley]

I have the same issue with mine. Sent it back. They had it for about a month. Just got it back last week. Said it was within their specs and didn't do anything to correct it. Annoying as hell, but it is a decent shooter. Don't expect them to stand behind their product!

Hopefully mine gets straightened out

 

[Midvalley]

You might be pulling on the teet and causing the rounds to go right

I might, but I doubt all who shot it did it the same Multiple shooters shot it who seem to be able to shoot straight.



It was also shot from the bench using a rest and fired single action with multiple loads. Fired along side it were multiple other revolvers that seem to make holes where the sights are aimed And those sights are centered or real close to it.

 

[gnystrom]

I suspect it had a clocked barrel. My new PC642 did the same and S&W had it back in 5 weeks and it now shoots to POA.

 

[Lowa]

If sights can be adjusted to poi, it doesn't matter if they are pushed all the way in any particular direction because that's the point of adjustable sights. Being able to hit exactly where sights are aimed.

If your sights cannot be adjusted to align poi and poa, then it is out of spec for an adjustable sights gun.

Hey, it may bug the living **** out of you, but poa=poi still makes it a good gun. You can sell/trade it to somebody who doesn't care that much because it still works 100%

 

[Alstep]

Your dealer may have some influence with S&W. I hope you have better luck than I had.

 

[Midvalley]

If sights can be adjusted to poi, it doesn't matter if they are pushed all the way in any particular direction because that's the point of adjustable sights. Being able to hit exactly where sights are aimed.

If your sights cannot be adjusted to align poi and poa, then it is out of spec for an adjustable sights gun.

Hey, it may bug the living **** out of you, but poa=poi still makes it a good gun. You can sell/trade it to somebody who doesn't care that much because it still works 100%

IMO it shows poor quality if the sight has to be pushed to an extreme for the firearm to shoot POA=POI. Most likely if the gun was test fired for group size and placement after manufacture this would be remedied before the firearm was shipped out.


Lowa, I think you and I should agree to disagree like gentlemen

 

[Lou_the_welder]

I had a new 629 with the sights like that. It had a canted barrel. So, I sent it in to the factory , twice!

The first time I got it back, it was canted on the same side worse than what I sent it in. The second time I got it back, it was clocked in the opposite direction BUT the rear sights were dead centered. The gun was returned by my estimate with maybe 100 rounds fired or more. Very dirty.

I sold that gun after.