This 44cal Sheriffs Model shot low with the 44 round balls and black powder so I filed down the front sight to take care of that. With the cap shortage around here, I got a 45 Colt conversion cylinder from Taylors to shoot cartridges since I have a large supply of lead, primers and powders. I needed to raise the front sight since the cartridges now shot 6-8" high at 20 yd. I found this front sight part #JA182 at S&S Firearms that is .540 tall. It only needed a little filing to fit the dovetail in the barrel. I will probably have to file this down some to adjust but I think it will work fine. I can change out the sight when going back to round balls. Here is the new sight installed with the old one sitting next to it for comparison. This model gun had the dovetailed front sight instead of the round post sight that some Piettas have.
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