Exmilcop
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Well, that was fun! I finally got to a place where I could do some undisturbed shooting and execute my plan for remaking a foresight blade that would put me on target. The original blade had me way high and left, as I'd stated in the first post so I commenced my project. I found a chuck of steel among my bits and pieces, laid out what I wanted with a marker pen and got busy with my hacksaw and assorted files. Pic one is the rough outline. I deliberately made it way oversized so I was assured that I'd have enough stock. It's easier to remove material than to add it. A machinist buddy milled the tongue for me and I fitted it to the pistol and bored the hole for the retaining pin. That was a chore! It turns out the piece of steel I had was either chrome or nickel steel and it was a pig to drill. I broke about 7 small drill bits, careful as I was, before I got through.
All of our ranges are closed due to the lock-downs, so I had to wait until I got to my buddy's place in the country. I set up a small clamp-on bench vise, padded the jaws so they wouldn't mar the pistol, and started shooting. Fire a shot, secure the pistol, start filing, fire a shot and repeat and just keep walking the point of impact to where I wanted it. From the pics, you'll see what it was and what it is now. Bear in mind, I'm tool handy but I'm not a metal worker by trade. I was a carpenter/cabinet maker for most of my adult life. Given that I was working on my balcony and outside at my buddy's place, I'm kind of proud of what I accomplished. It now puts the bullets where I want them. Thanks to the machinist I know, he had blackening for stainless steel since bluing won't take on the steel due to the chrome or nickel content. So, what do you guys think?
All of our ranges are closed due to the lock-downs, so I had to wait until I got to my buddy's place in the country. I set up a small clamp-on bench vise, padded the jaws so they wouldn't mar the pistol, and started shooting. Fire a shot, secure the pistol, start filing, fire a shot and repeat and just keep walking the point of impact to where I wanted it. From the pics, you'll see what it was and what it is now. Bear in mind, I'm tool handy but I'm not a metal worker by trade. I was a carpenter/cabinet maker for most of my adult life. Given that I was working on my balcony and outside at my buddy's place, I'm kind of proud of what I accomplished. It now puts the bullets where I want them. Thanks to the machinist I know, he had blackening for stainless steel since bluing won't take on the steel due to the chrome or nickel content. So, what do you guys think?