I have a Ruger Blackhawk 327 with this same issue. Obviously (due to caliber) it was built in the last few years. I bought it used at a local major outdoor products store. It is my first handgun.
I didn't notice the front sight was way to the right until days later. I checked as many things from the revolver check-out as I could remember, but never looked at the front sight blade position in the store.
I am not the original owner. So, I'm not sure if I could return it to Ruger. I've decided not to try. I'm going to consider it a feature. I'm going to remove the barrel, polish the front of the frame a little and re-install the barrel. I'll repeat this until the front sight is top dead center. In the end, I'll have a revolver with a smaller cylinder / barrel gap than I would have if I paid to ship it back to Ruger. I'm pretty handy with things, and don't plan to do this with a hammer handle through the frame. I'll do it right with a barrel vise and proper tools (which I will make myself out of wood blocks).
Yeah, I could ship it to Ruger. Yeah, I could pay a gunsmith to fix it (even though it isn't really broken). Yeah, I could just leave the rear sight blade screwed all the way to the right because it shoots fine that way. But frankly, this gun is intended as a hobby for me. Adjusting the front sight blade is just the first tweak I'll be doing.
I just wanted to mention this because it is the same "defect" that the OP had with his Colt.
I didn't notice the front sight was way to the right until days later. I checked as many things from the revolver check-out as I could remember, but never looked at the front sight blade position in the store.
I am not the original owner. So, I'm not sure if I could return it to Ruger. I've decided not to try. I'm going to consider it a feature. I'm going to remove the barrel, polish the front of the frame a little and re-install the barrel. I'll repeat this until the front sight is top dead center. In the end, I'll have a revolver with a smaller cylinder / barrel gap than I would have if I paid to ship it back to Ruger. I'm pretty handy with things, and don't plan to do this with a hammer handle through the frame. I'll do it right with a barrel vise and proper tools (which I will make myself out of wood blocks).
Yeah, I could ship it to Ruger. Yeah, I could pay a gunsmith to fix it (even though it isn't really broken). Yeah, I could just leave the rear sight blade screwed all the way to the right because it shoots fine that way. But frankly, this gun is intended as a hobby for me. Adjusting the front sight blade is just the first tweak I'll be doing.
I just wanted to mention this because it is the same "defect" that the OP had with his Colt.