Posted: 6/30/2010 1:59:15 PM EDT
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I'm sure this is a topic that has been done to death, but I couldn't find it in the first few pages or in the tacked threads, so my question is; what is the difference between the sight cuts on 1911's I see Kimber, Novack, Heine, BoMar, GI and possibly a few others. From what I can tell my slide has a Novack cut and that would be great because that is the cut of some of the sights that I have been looking at, but I just want to make sure because to order a sight then go oh shit I got the wrong one would suck.
I can post picks of my slide later if someone could help me identify the cut or if not it is a Thompson 1911 I assume was made under the name Auto Ordinance by Kahr but thats really all that I know about it. Thanks TKolbus |
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From the little research I did (Google), Thompson 1911's come with a GI cut, not a Novak.
GI is a slim cut rear and a staked front. While these sight cuts are acceptable, I would recommend sending the gun to Novak for proper sight cutting and sight installation, especially if you want to run night sights. Novak is a fairly large rear cut and a normal sized front cut. This is the most used cut for night sights and your typical "combat" or non-adjustable sights. Kimber cut is a slightly smaller than Novak rear cut with and a front cut the same size as Novak (I believe). There are several sights out there with Kimber cuts and they work fine, but aren't as common as the Novak cut. Bomar is a special cut for adjustable sights commonly used in competition shooting. The front sight is cut typically the same as the Novak and Kimber cut. I've never heard of the Heine cut. |
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Thanks for the help. I may be making the Heine cut up right now, my head is just kind of spinning from all of the different kinds of sights there are for a 1911. The reason that I believe my 1911 has Novak cuts is because the rear of the slide is milled down unlike what I assume the GI cut is, just at dovetail in the slide.
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From the little research I did (Google), Thompson 1911's come with a GI cut, not a Novak. GI is a slim cut rear and a staked front. While these sight cuts are acceptable, I would recommend sending the gun to Novak for proper sight cutting and sight installation, especially if you want to run night sights. Novak is a fairly large rear cut and a normal sized front cut. This is the most used cut for night sights and your typical "combat" or non-adjustable sights. Kimber cut is a slightly smaller than Novak rear cut with and a front cut the same size as Novak (I believe). There are several sights out there with Kimber cuts and they work fine, but aren't as common as the Novak cut. Bomar is a special cut for adjustable sights commonly used in competition shooting. The front sight is cut typically the same as the Novak and Kimber cut. I've never heard of the Heine cut. http://www.heinie.com/index.php?osCsid=u871a754qum8bp9lk8qdlhl4k2 I only used the heine cut as i got a good deal on a rear sight. Local GS said the novack cut is a easier cut to make. OP what you will learn fast is nothing is common in the gun world. yor slide most likely has GI cut. If I were you I get a set of sights for a Novak cut and send the slide out to a GS to have them installed. Novak cut has a lot of options in rear sights. |
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Nice pic...that really sums it up. |