Posted: 9/8/2011 3:45:02 PM EDT
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Had one in 9mm, added another in .45.
A friend on the Colt Forum did the work...I couldn't be happier (will shoot it for the first time tomorrow) Before 
After 
9mm back .45 front 
I hope I never get too old to get excited about a new Colt.  :
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I was gonna comment about the rear sight cuts, but I don't want to rain on your parade. Could you post a closeup of the rear sights, from the side? Not to worry. For what I have in this gun, it's rain-proof. 
Both rear sight cuts are original, Colt GI. They weren't re-cut. But, you were just testing me, right?
The height difference over the stock GI rear compensates for the height of the front staked. First two shots = one hole, so that's gonna be close enough for a half-blind old fekker like me. 
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The front sight on the .45 looks fubar'd Yes, her elbows are quite pointy.  That would explain it .... 
http://oi54.tinypic.com/29fbiib.jpg That's the cards we were dealt by the sight manuf. The only difference between the Series 70 and Series 80 Trijicon front sights is the tenon size. Overall size and shape are identical. What's the fix for a staked front sight that has the rear of the sight fitting flush but the front leaving a gap? Do you start grinding on the bottom of the sight or grinding on the slide or both? I think I'm going to live with it and shoot it "as is". |
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My experience with larger, staked-on front sights was not a good one, even with a mediaum tenon width. It seemed that no matter who installed it, how it was peened, or how red the loctite was, they always wound up falling off eventually. If you don't have a lot of money invested into the pistol and you know the current sight puts the shots where you want 'em, I'd bite the bullet and send the slide in to Novak's. I sent in a Colt slide with a height meausrement of the old front sight and they had my slide back to me in a week. I went with a serrated black front sight, and including shipping it was around $90 to have it done. Sounds liuke a lot of money at first, but repairing a staked front sight gets old and expensive really quick. |
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The front sight on the .45 looks fubar'd Yes, her elbows are quite pointy. That would explain it ....
http://oi54.tinypic.com/29fbiib.jpg That's the cards we were dealt by the sight manuf. The only difference between the Series 70 and Series 80 Trijicon front sights is the tenon size. Overall size and shape are identical. What's the fix for a staked front sight that has the rear of the sight fitting flush but the front leaving a gap? Do you start grinding on the bottom of the sight or grinding on the slide or both? I think I'm going to live with it and shoot it "as is". Hardly. Your Guy installed front sight poorly. Is it loose too? |
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My experience with larger, staked-on front sights was not a good one, even with a mediaum tenon width. It seemed that no matter who installed it, how it was peened, or how red the loctite was, they always wound up falling off eventually. If you don't have a lot of money invested into the pistol and you know the current sight puts the shots where you want 'em, I'd bite the bullet and send the slide in to Novak's. I sent in a Colt slide with a height meausrement of the old front sight and they had my slide back to me in a week. I went with a serrated black front sight, and including shipping it was around $90 to have it done. Sounds liuke a lot of money at first, but repairing a staked front sight gets old and expensive really quick. Thanks Just the kind of input I'm needing. |
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I hate to be rude,but the sights were the first thing that caught my eye,to be honest I'd be pissed if I were you. Not rude at all. You have no clue how much the entire job cost, so instead of being pissed about the sight, I'm very happy with the overall job and pleased with what it cost. To me, fixing a sight mount is a minor inconvenience in the big picture. |
