Droop......with Iron sight. ....

by YJohn Meeker , Tuesday, September 27, 2016, 16:04 (2982 days ago) @ Paul

Review: gun shot to point of aim, very well -- 3 shot cluster, sqwill buster.

Then, started missing them, and didn't know how much, until I checked it on paper.

Mechanically, the assembly, lockup, and bedding still appear to be factory new, and all is tight,

The eight to ten inch drop started out of no where, so far as I can recall. No 'drops, bumps, etc.

Now due to series of old injuries and new 'doc stuff', it has been increasingly difficult for me to cock the bbl - from 'the hip and grip' ordinary pull-down to 'clack' latch. So, I started resting the butt on the ground, and using a downward push with both hands at the end of the bbl, in order to cock it. Despite the disappearing muscle, I still weigh 185 on a six-foot frame. Work labor a great deal when young, and have always had strong hands and arms; the crush grip contributed a lot to learning how to shoot a heavier caliber handgun.

My thought is that, despite what appears to be a perfectly straight bbl, some where down where the leverage is at it's most advantage, something has been bent or misaligned -- in the breech section, or just ahead of it in the tube. have not come up with a way to measure it, and again, not even sure that has any thing to do with it at all. Really need to establsih an actual diagnosis, before inventing a contolable bending jig!! ;~`) As life goes, no biggie....but the Chessies are miffed at those misses --