Front Sight Blade Height on 4 " 19-4

[dmrdn]

Sorry if this is some where in this forum. I have searched with every combination I can thing of on the Web and here and cannot find the answer.

I got a very good deal on a 19-4. The only reason is that the sights are all jacked up. The front sight has had a file taken to it to shorten the height and the rear is cranked all the way up and it looks like a phillips screwdriver was used to adjust it.

My plan is to replace both the front and rear sight before shooting it. From what I have found the rear should be a .146 but I cannot find what the height of the front blade should be.

Can anyone tell me the front blade height or where I can find the info?

Thanks

 

[armorer951]

The blade height on my 19-3 is .225"....sight pin is .046".

Are you sure there is nothing wrong with the gun? The modifications indicate the gun was shooting low.

 

[Engine49guy]

Do you have a visible set pin attaching the front site blade to the front site ramp ?

IIRC the blade either has a set pin that was polished flush to hide it or has a blade is part of the ramp itself.

 

[dmrdn]

Thanks for the info

There is pin in the front sight

Have the gun at a S&W trained smith having it gone over to make sure it is okay. I haggled the price down a lot because of what I saw and am taking a chance I can end up with a good 19 a couple of hundred cheaper than what I have seen in the past

 

[zonker5]

My 19-4 measures .214-.217" on the front, .160" on the rear. Hope this helps.

Happy shooting!

 

[MichiganScott]

The blade height on my 19-3 is .225"....sight pin is .046".

Are you sure there is nothing wrong with the gun? The modifications indicate the gun was shooting low.

Could be the original owner (Bubba) had no idea on how to sight in pistol. It's also possible Bubba was trying to zero an extra light bullet. I once tried shooting high velocity 180gr loads in a 8 3/8" Model 29 and could not get a 25 yard zero. All bullets struck low.

 

[armorer951]

Could be the original owner (Bubba) had no idea on how to sight in pistol. It's also possible Bubba was trying to zero an extra light bullet. I once tried shooting high velocity 180gr loads in a 8 3/8" Model 29 and could not get a 25 yard zero. All bullets struck low.

You are probably right.....a "misdiagnosis" and wrong course of action by the previous owner perhaps, pertaining to the actual cause of the sight problem.

 

[dmrdn]

Thanks for the responses