tROUBLE with sights

[yip]

  asking for help, a buddy of mine got a Chambers long rifle kit he built a few years ago, terrible is to hit center at 25yd off a bench, the rifle shoots about 1"1/2 right, the rear sight is  all the way to left and the front sight is all the way to right and it still shoots a little right, the sights the way they are bothers him and it looks werid. is there a way  to bend that barrel or are we missing something. hes been shooting for years and knows that to expect

[Chocktaw Brave]

Have you tried setting sights back to center and then use a different load?
Might give you a different POI/POA

[Scota4570]

Barrels are routinely straightened.  I would call the barrel maker and see if he can help.  He is probably equipped to straighten the barrel, 

For me, it will probably involve a laser bore sighter, some V-blocks, a dial indicator and a long lever.  I'd set it up on the milling machine table.  The danger would be putting a dent in the bore.  It will want to bend at the waist where it is thin. 

I would never use strong arm uncontrolled methods to bend a barrel.   I guess I am chicken.  Some suggest it.   

In the meantime you could put it on a granite countertop. For a swamped barrel, Measure one side vs the other with a dial indicator.  Put it back on the same spot on the granite. measure at the same spot.   It should be obvious if the whole barrel is bent.  A straight sided barrel will show a gap between it and the granite on one side vs the other.  A dark room and flashlight behind the barrel will make it easy to see.  If the outside is straight and the bore is crooked it will not show. 

[PAFlinter]

I have a 36 like this, actually 2 of them.  The barrel is bent or bore has run out.  Only way to fix it is to bend it.  I did one of them the other day and it worked well.  Sights are now centered

[Ky-Flinter]

Yip,

Here's a good discussion on straightening barrels from 2008.... https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=302.msg3151#msg3151  Hope it helps.

Ron