1911 rear sight adjustment/replacement

[bigbearbear]

I have a Colt Lightweight Officer 45acp, my colleague who sold me the gun did warned me that the rear sight was installed incorrectly and it is too much to the right.

I took it out a couple of times and confirmed this to be true. I have to hold and aim quite a bit to left of a bullseye on a target in order to hit it.

I want to ask:
1. Can a gunsmith adjust it for me or do I need to buy a new rear sight?
2. If I need to buy a new rear sight, any recommendation?

Thanks.

[Sailormilan2]

Normally, one just moves the rear sight to the left to adjust the aim. This can be done by taking a piece of non maring brass, copper, or aluminum to use. Place it against the rear sight and tap with a hammer. It helps to have the slide secured so that it won't move or bounce around.
For my personal use, I picked up a small vise that clamps to a bench from Home Depot. I use that when I have sight adjusting to do in the field. It simply clamps to my portable shooting bench. I place something covered in painter's tape inside the jaws to protect the finish while clamping the slide. It also works to hold the slide for filing the front sight for elevation adjustments.

[Bastard]

what kind of sight is it & is the elevation correct?

[ojisan]

1. Gunsmith can adjust it. No, a new sight is not needed unless you have another sight type that you like better.
2. There are dozens of sight types depending on the intended use: target adjustables, fixed, night sights, fiber optic sights, original, slanted, squared, rounded, colored, dots, bars, plain, fat ones, skinny ones, you want it someone has it.

[raycm2]

Huh? If the rear sight is too far right, the gun should shoot right, not left. To correct POI, you move the rear sight "in the direction you want the POI to go".

Sounds like some other issue is in play here.

[raycm2]

Just re-read your post. Never mind. ;-)

[bigbearbear]

Just re-read your post. Never mind. ;-)

Hah hah....had me going there for a while buddy.

[bigbearbear]

Thanks guys, I'll ask if the armorer at Reed's can do this work for me.

what kind of sight is it & is the elevation correct?

It is a fixed 3-dot type (all white color) from Trijicon, my colleague had it installed (incorrectly as it turns out) back when he was still using it.

Elevation is ok, the gun shoots a little higher than my Beretta Px4 Storm 9mm but I think the Px4 has a tendency to shoot low. I have to cover the bullseye to hit it while this Colt I hold slightly below the target, which I prefer.