Gold Cup Elliason Sight

s2harry · #1 07-29-2017, 04:31 AM

Help..there is no help for me. I have a 60s Gold Cup NM and the rear sight pin just comes out like water. Its been replaced and staked, replaced with tool steel and staked and all that...pops out. So the question is Do I have the slide cut for a Bo-Mar like rear sight? Its useless unless I do it...cry

Rock185 · #2 07-29-2017, 05:43 AM

I don't think the Bomar type base will completely cover the the machined cut out in the rib. An outfit by the name of Wichita, IIRC, used to make a Bomar type that would completely cover the slot for the Elliason sight once the machine work was done. They are long out of production I believe. I'm not up on the latest Bomar types, but were I looking, I'd probably contact Kensight, Dawson,etc. I once saw a photo of a GC with a Bomar rear with a metal filler to fill in the slot in the rib forward of the Bomar.

BTW, been there, done that with the GC sights. I tried everything too. Most effective solution for me was a piece of music wire same diameter as the factory pin, cut to length, with a slight bend in the middle. Not perfect, buy most effective for me in several GCs. Had a later GC with the Bomar type rear. Sure made life a lot easier.

H Richard · #3 07-29-2017, 11:45 AM

I have been lucky, as my GC has the original pin and it is tight. I have heard thet roll pins come in enough different diameters that you can find one just the next size up from the diameter you need and once driven in it will stay. I wish you lots of luck.