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Archived [ARCHIVED THREAD] - filing down a night sight
Posted: 5/5/2017 6:16:43 PM EDT
I have a pistol that shooting low, would like to file the front sight down a little, it is a night sight, would you recommended, need to take of about .005 to .010

Link Posted: 5/6/2017 8:50:38 AM EDT
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On night sights you are aligning the dots, so filing down the front would not mke a difference, but it would for use in daylight where you appear to not be using the dots.

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I have a pistol that shooting low, would like to file the front sight down a little, it is a night sight, would you recommended, need to take of about .005 to .010
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You should be able to see how much metal there is above the vial.

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