Re-jigging a Forsight Pt.2

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Well, that was fun! I finally got to a place where I could do some undisturbed shooting and execute my plan for remaking a foresight blade that would put me on target. The original blade had me way high and left, as I'd stated in the first post so I commenced my project. I found a chuck of steel among my bits and pieces, laid out what I wanted with a marker pen and got busy with my hacksaw and assorted files. Pic one is the rough outline. I deliberately made it way oversized so I was assured that I'd have enough stock. It's easier to remove material than to add it. A machinist buddy milled the tongue for me and I fitted it to the pistol and bored the hole for the retaining pin. That was a chore! It turns out the piece of steel I had was either chrome or nickel steel and it was a pig to drill. I broke about 7 small drill bits, careful as I was, before I got through.
All of our ranges are closed due to the lock-downs, so I had to wait until I got to my buddy's place in the country. I set up a small clamp-on bench vise, padded the jaws so they wouldn't mar the pistol, and started shooting. Fire a shot, secure the pistol, start filing, fire a shot and repeat and just keep walking the point of impact to where I wanted it. From the pics, you'll see what it was and what it is now. Bear in mind, I'm tool handy but I'm not a metal worker by trade. I was a carpenter/cabinet maker for most of my adult life. Given that I was working on my balcony and outside at my buddy's place, I'm kind of proud of what I accomplished. It now puts the bullets where I want them. Thanks to the machinist I know, he had blackening for stainless steel since bluing won't take on the steel due to the chrome or nickel content. So, what do you guys think?
 

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Well you certainly executed your plan perfectly to adress the sympyom!

I still have to wonder what is the root cause or issue has for this gun or barrel installation to be so far off from shooting straight. I question the installation correctness of the barrel and suspect some gunsmithing is what is needed. Sometimes bent barrels and/or miss-aligned bores need straightening/bending for example with much less work involved. Was investigative "trouble-shooting" (not a pun) performed?
 
Well you certainly executed your plan perfectly to adress the sympyom!

I still have to wonder what is the root cause or issue has for this gun or barrel installation to be so far off from shooting straight. I question the installation correctness of the barrel and suspect some gunsmithing is what is needed. Sometimes bent barrels and/or miss-aligned bores need straightening/bending for example with much less work involved. Was investigative "trouble-shooting" (not a pun) performed?
I don't have enough knowledge to start taking these old guns apart, and gunsmiths aren't too thick on the ground in my neck of the woods. It's a given that this pistol went through a complete overhaul at some point and I don't find the marks that would indicate it being done by Smith & Wesson. Nothing seems out of true, but again, I'm not conversant enough with these old firearms to know what to do or what to look for. At the end of the day, it puts the rounds where I want them and it's not too shabby to look at. Aesthetics count. Now I have to fabricate a new set of more modern grips for it.
 
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