Have seen this problem, and not just w/Colts. It can be caused by over tightening the barrel nut, which will cause the locating pin to dig into the left side of the slot and widen it. When I've encountered the problem I've simply cut a small piece of feeler guage, just wide enough to fit the slot and pin snugly, put it on the left side of the slot (if the slot has indeed been widened by overtightening) and assemble.
If the over width is caused by just being too wide in manufacture, it'll be a tossup as to which side should be filled. If you have the ability to determine proper front sight base positioning, try shimming each side to see where the front sight is straight up and centered in the rear aperture, when the rear is in center position. You might even have to shim both sides.