mattj
08-16-09, 16:46
Hi guys,
Hoping some of you guys might have an idea on this. Bought M&P 9c non-locally, and had Warren sights installed by the dealer (before being shipped to my FFL). This is a good, trusted dealer, not some random gunbroker place.
There were some "issues" with the front sight installation, and the slide got marked a little bit. No biggie -- not obvious at all, they were up front about it, and I got the sight installation for "free", plus a nice discount on the gun due to the "damage" to the slide (I had option of a refund, etc, but chose to take the discounted gun).
I took it to the range today, and am pleased as hell with the gun -- 200+ rounds, no malfunctions, and shoots like a dream.
HOWEVER, towards the end of the session, I noticed I was shooting to the right, which wasn't the case when I started. It was about 2.5" right of POI at just 5 yards. So I took my time to shoot some careful groups, and even switched to weak side -- same POI.
About this time, I noticed the source of the problem: the front sight was VISIBLY off center, as in, the left side of the sight blade is almost aligned to the top-left corner of the slide. It definitely was not like that when I started, and I'm 100% positive that I didn't hit the gun/sight on anything-- this definitely happened during shooting.
I'm sure the dealer would take care of me if I bought this to them -- but shipping a handgun is such a PITA, I'd rather have it taken care of locally.
I have the means to get the front sight re-centered, that shouldn't be a huge deal -- but how to I make sure it stays put? Is there a sane way to apply red loctite or something without making a huge mess, and without having to completely remove and re-install the front sight?
Appreciate any ideas from those of you experienced in such things.
Thanks,
Matt
Hoping some of you guys might have an idea on this. Bought M&P 9c non-locally, and had Warren sights installed by the dealer (before being shipped to my FFL). This is a good, trusted dealer, not some random gunbroker place.
There were some "issues" with the front sight installation, and the slide got marked a little bit. No biggie -- not obvious at all, they were up front about it, and I got the sight installation for "free", plus a nice discount on the gun due to the "damage" to the slide (I had option of a refund, etc, but chose to take the discounted gun).
I took it to the range today, and am pleased as hell with the gun -- 200+ rounds, no malfunctions, and shoots like a dream.
HOWEVER, towards the end of the session, I noticed I was shooting to the right, which wasn't the case when I started. It was about 2.5" right of POI at just 5 yards. So I took my time to shoot some careful groups, and even switched to weak side -- same POI.
About this time, I noticed the source of the problem: the front sight was VISIBLY off center, as in, the left side of the sight blade is almost aligned to the top-left corner of the slide. It definitely was not like that when I started, and I'm 100% positive that I didn't hit the gun/sight on anything-- this definitely happened during shooting.
I'm sure the dealer would take care of me if I bought this to them -- but shipping a handgun is such a PITA, I'd rather have it taken care of locally.
I have the means to get the front sight re-centered, that shouldn't be a huge deal -- but how to I make sure it stays put? Is there a sane way to apply red loctite or something without making a huge mess, and without having to completely remove and re-install the front sight?
Appreciate any ideas from those of you experienced in such things.
Thanks,
Matt