pistol rear sight dovetail widths? any one know them?
I have a couple of foreign guns with odd dovetail widths. The one that I had to replace was 9mm. That was just shorter than the standard 3/8" so you can either widen the dovetail or shorten the sight, whichever works best for yours.
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- pistol rear sight dovetail widths? any one know them? -
cable,
2013-06-11, 23:07
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- pistol rear sight dovetail widths? any one know them? - Harry O-1, 2013-06-12, 09:45
- Difficult to measure with absolute accuracy unless... -
Hoot,
2013-06-12, 13:15
- Difficult to measure with absolute accuracy unless... -
lee jurras,
2013-06-12, 15:03
- wondering what the width of various replacement sights -
cable,
2013-06-12, 15:28
- wondering what the width of various replacement sights -
lee jurras,
2013-06-12, 16:09
- The way I understand it, he's looking for measurements -
Paul,
2013-06-12, 16:15
- The way I understand it, he's looking for measurements -
lee jurras,
2013-06-12, 18:23
- It's amazing what can be done with a bit of JB Weld -
Paul,
2013-06-12, 18:29
- It's amazing what can be done with a bit of JB Weld -
lee jurras,
2013-06-12, 21:46
- That, and hand tools - FOG, 2013-06-12, 22:16
- It's amazing what can be done with a bit of JB Weld -
lee jurras,
2013-06-12, 21:46
- It's amazing what can be done with a bit of JB Weld -
Paul,
2013-06-12, 18:29
- The way I understand it, he's looking for measurements -
lee jurras,
2013-06-12, 18:23
- The way I understand it, he's looking for measurements -
Paul,
2013-06-12, 16:15
- wondering what the width of various replacement sights -
lee jurras,
2013-06-12, 16:09
- wondering what the width of various replacement sights -
cable,
2013-06-12, 15:28
- Difficult to measure with absolute accuracy unless... -
lee jurras,
2013-06-12, 15:03
- Given a little more info, I could probably find the answer -
FOG,
2013-06-12, 18:37
- Part Deux (lol) -
FOG,
2013-06-12, 19:26
- Part Trois: Inside The Pocket Optical Comparator - FOG, 2013-06-12, 19:56
- Part Deux (lol) -
lee jurras,
2013-06-12, 21:40
- It doesn't appear to matter much to gun & sight makers -
FOG,
2013-06-12, 22:04
- It doesn't appear to matter much to gun & sight makers -
lee jurras,
2013-06-12, 22:34
- I learned a few things about machining by designing parts - FOG, 2013-06-12, 22:49
- A few 'misfits' I've seen -
FOG,
2013-06-12, 23:33
- A few 'misfits' I've seen -
lee jurras,
2013-06-13, 00:01
- Thanks to all. i do have a dovetail file from brownells... -
cable,
2013-06-13, 14:51
- I find the optical comparator *VERY* useful - FOG, 2013-06-13, 18:17
- Thanks to all. i do have a dovetail file from brownells... -
cable,
2013-06-13, 14:51
- A few 'misfits' I've seen -
lee jurras,
2013-06-13, 00:01
- It doesn't appear to matter much to gun & sight makers -
lee jurras,
2013-06-12, 22:34
- It doesn't appear to matter much to gun & sight makers -
FOG,
2013-06-12, 22:04
- well, looks like Bobs has the sight blade, screw, and spring -
cable,
2013-06-13, 14:55
- Excellent! - FOG, 2013-06-13, 16:50
- Part Deux (lol) -
FOG,
2013-06-12, 19:26