Recent content by lucidreamer

I took my Diamondback .22 4" to the range this noon and was happy to find out that it does POA with the rear sight almost in the center, well, it still needed a click or two to move it to the left which is fine. It does not have the same accuracy as my 17-3, I was able to do 2-3" groups with...

Just picked up this baby from a local private seller yesterday - Colt Diamondback .22LR 4". Have not tried it yet at the range, may go soon, cannot wait.

I know this is not a Colt forum but still wanted to show my new toy that I just picked up yesterday from a local gentleman. This is a nice 1978 Colt Diamondback 4" .22LR in pretty good shape. It took me to drive about an hour each way to meet with the seller. After some negotiation the price I...

The portable rest I am using. It fits inside the range bag and can be set up and adjusted quickly.

Not really a machine rest or vice. I don't actually have one yet and should get one maybe some day. I just used a regular tripod rest which I use for shooting both rifles and pistols on the range and on the backyard. I was taking a few seconds of break between each shot in single action mode...

I agree, it looks a bit off and under-clocked, however, when I place a flat ruler against the barrel and mark the space with a pen where it meets the frame, it matches on both sides. This seems pretty symmetrical to me.

Sure. I took a few pictures on the front sight, it actually looks perfect and symmetrical to me but may look a bit off due to lighting. It's hard to take pictures of it with the phone.

I do not think it could be my grip or the stocks. I have several other guns with factory set sights and they are perfectly accurate as is. I tried four different grips on this one and the results are the same using the rest or offhand. Something is a bit off mechanically wise but I am happy to...

That was not exactly what I tried to say, I meant that the barrel could be torqued all the way down to the frame but the angle at which the hole is made in the frame is not exactly parallel to the frame. That makes the barrel point left or right and the rear sight needs compensation for that. If...

Thanks everyone for your feedback and suggestions. I guess I will keep shooting the gun that way anyways and stop worrying too much about it. This is just cosmetic, in the end, a red dot may be another solution and I already installed one on my 17-9 using a picatinny rail. I like to keep the...

Hello everyone, This is my first post here as I recently started learning about S&W revolvers and came across this great forum. I recently picked up my third S&W revolver on gunbroker.com to add to my gun collection and use as a frequent shooter on the local ranges. It is a 17-3 in great shape...