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Posted: 12/29/2022 4:29:09 PM EDT
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I don't see how it could go unmarred. I would assume it would have to be tig welded up and recut?
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Posted: 12/29/2022 4:44:11 PM EDT
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I am hoping the dovetail is a little shallow on one side and could be cut more horizontally and just deepen the shallow side.
Maybe I am too optimistic?? |
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Posted: 12/29/2022 4:56:49 PM EDT
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Mill it for an RDS.
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Posted: 12/29/2022 5:25:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I am hoping the dovetail is a little shallow on one side and could be cut more horizontally and just deepen the shallow side. Maybe I am too optimistic?? https://www.ar15.com/forums/armory/Installing-dovetail-sights-on-a-GI-1911/49-536072/ |
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Posted: 12/29/2022 5:40:49 PM EDT
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Nice work on the 1911!
It is really a shame with the sw-41. She is a real beauty except the damn sight canting. Functional, yes. But the canted sight is just bad enough to bother me, especially for a target pistol. I wonder if some carefully applied combination of hand filing the sight base and dovetail and a little locktite could improve the canting, even if just a little, without ruining the aesthetics or function. (Don't throw your coffee cup at the screen, I am just thinking out loud  ) |
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Posted: 12/29/2022 5:44:31 PM EDT
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lol! It just being a .22 that sight would stay pretty well. Epoxy or JB Weld could fill the void. I suppose however if it really really bugged you the safest and most proper way would be to make the cut and tig a little onto the sight then hand fit the sight to the cut. I am honestly out of my element on this one and have never tried anything like that. Cutting for red dots or fresh install on white slides is about my experience level.
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Posted: 12/29/2022 6:20:11 PM EDT
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Have you mic'd each side of the dovetail vs the slide to see how far out it is?
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Posted: 12/29/2022 7:18:26 PM EDT
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Are you certain the sight is symmetric?
Cant caused by the dovetail can be fixed with a file, and in not much time. I would use a #2 cut Swiss pillar file, a safe edge dovetail file, a bunch of tape, and a vise with clean soft jaws. Working the dovetail and the sight together is typical and about the only way to avoid a giant gap under the front sight blade. A slightly too loose fit can be tightened by peening the dovetail floor. And loktite is a standard in the front sight. The dovetail should be asymmetric if it's the problem. Look down on the sight, the high side will be narrower than the low side. Removing the sight the bottom of the dovetail can be checked with an accurate square to find out if it's out of whack in the roll axis (parallel to the barrel centerline). |
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Posted: 12/29/2022 7:20:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Are you certain the sight is symmetric? Cant caused by the dovetail can be fixed with a file, and in not much time. I would use a #2 cut Swiss pillar file, a safe edge dovetail file, a bunch of tape, and a vise with clean soft jaws. The dovetail should be asymmetric if it's the problem. Look down on the sight, the high side will be narrower than the low side. Removing the sight the bottom of the dovetail can be checked with an accurate square to find out if it's out of whack in the roll axis (parallel to the barrel centerline). |
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Posted: 12/29/2022 11:52:55 PM EDT
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This sounds like a way to try. I just realized that I never mentioned it is the REAR sight that is canted, but the principles should be the same. I need to take the rear sight out and take a few measurements and verify if the sight or the slide dovetail have the problem. There is a possibility the rear sight's dovetail is off. It would be easier to work on the sight then the slide. My only concern is buggering up the job. Then I can't blame Smith and Wesson for the appearance.
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