BP and POA

[Calibre44]

Most people seem to agree that BP revolvers don’t shoot POA. My Uberti Navy .36 shoots 9 inches high and to the left at 25 yards. It doesn’t bother me as I enjoy having to compensate but my question is:

does anyone know why they can’t make them at the factory so they shoot POA?

 

[ArmedBear]

My Uberti 1858 and EuroArms Rogers and Spencer shoot POA.

The solid frame does have a bit of an advantage over the Colt hammer sight.

WRT the gun shooting high, AFAIK the originals were sighted in, per military specifications, at 100 yards.

 

[Texas Moon]

I've had the same issue. Had a '51Navy that shot 18" high at 15meters!
The same gun would also cluster all 6 rounds into a group the size of an silver dollar.

Aside from changing the sight(s) you just have to know where to aim.
Its a shame the manufacturers don't send them out with larger sights so we can sight/file them in.

 

[mec]

my 61 uberti hits poa but this is pretty rare. Lately, Uberti has been putting tallier front beads on the 51 navies so that they shoot only a few inches high at 25 yards. I've found that the tendency to shoot left has to do with me rather than the gun. Like a lot of people, I tend to push the trigger and deliver leftward shots. By using the very tip of my trigger finger, I'm able to get the windage closer to center.

 

[Imaginos]

1) The originalswere sighted high to give the soldier carrying the pistol a longer effective range. It worked too. Bill Hickock killed Dave Tutt at a range of 75 yards in the first recorded "walk down" type gun fight of the Old West.

2) Shooting off to one side is a function of slop in the hammer that allows it to "lean" to one side at full cock. The originals had this problem. The replicas do too.

There are 3 possible solutions.
1) File the notch in the hammer nose to lower POI and move it left or right for your particular pistol.
2) Install a rear notch sight in a small dove tail at the rear of the barrel.
3) Install a taller front sight in a dove tail near the muzzle.

Option #1 preserves the authentic look of the gun, and is relatively easy for the home hobbyist. The worst thing that can happen is you replace the hammer.
#2 and #3 are probably better, but require a gunsmith.