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Originally Posted by J. R. WEEMS
Froggie-- I have done a ton of them on revolvers back when sight inserts were in vogue but never on a semi auto. Wish I could be more help. The 1911's I worked on the front sights were staked in.. Can you tell I'm old??   |
We’re in the same boat, JR. I just observed the 32nd anniversary of my 39th birthday myself.
I’m guessing the most straightforward strategy might be to mill off the forged front sight and drill the holes to stake in a front blade as seen on classic 1911 builds, but I’d hate to do all that if I could go another, easier way. That pinned-on Meprolight unit shown by jsbethel just seems like such an easy fix... heck, I could even put it on with epoxy and skip the pin!
Anyway, it seems like these “simple” projects have a way of spiraling out of control once we get into them and one good idea leads to another.
Froggie
PS Has anyone mentioned whether I can use a Gen 2 barrel with the fixed bushing of a Gen 3 slide?