Well i did mine the wrong way then lolCrawdad, because I wanted to keep it as original as possible while still making the blade taller. And a dovetail would be way out of character.
Besides, the accepted method for correcting windage on this older style is to widen the slight rear V notch towards the direction needed with a safe edge file to control the cut.
Well i meant i did it in a way im sure you guys wouldnt approve of.Ah not necessarily BC, there were some back then that dovetailed the front sight. Not many but some. Although I agree 100% and have been doing the same for years to 'V' notch the back sight to adjust for windage and even cut it deeper to correct elevation problems.
I would of done it to mine but mine looked pretty square. The front sight looked so tall and thick i figured i could shave a little off and wouldnt miss much.Bower, for the Remington I'd likely do it the same way as you have. The rear sight notching we referred to above relates to the open top Colt style guns where the rear notch is actually on the nose of the hammer. I would not want to widen the notch in the top strap on a Remington in the same way. But on the open tops it's easy and can be neatly done.