Gordon
Member
Finally, at about 4200 rounds , in the middle of shooting the LAPD Metro qualifacation course with 9 popos the S&W 1911PD Gunsite version let me down! The front gold bead 'novak' sight blew off. This caused my score to fall to 435 from 480 the previous run as the sight impact was much to the left for some reason.
I had heard of this happening on Pistolsmith forum previously, but now it am a believer. It ran fine though. I am gonna get a 'real' Novak tritium front sight put in by a top smith to replace it. I also want the big Konenig up grade extractor put in and the barrel crowned to look better, otherwise no complaints. I could get S&W to put a new sight on, but wouldn't trust it and the bead was getting smoked up in a hundred rounds so it was no advantage, and I needed the night sight. S&W does not seem willing to upgrade the gun to the bigger Konenig extractor, nor put on a tritium sight, so I'll take care of my self-as usual!
I had heard of this happening on Pistolsmith forum previously, but now it am a believer. It ran fine though. I am gonna get a 'real' Novak tritium front sight put in by a top smith to replace it. I also want the big Konenig up grade extractor put in and the barrel crowned to look better, otherwise no complaints. I could get S&W to put a new sight on, but wouldn't trust it and the bead was getting smoked up in a hundred rounds so it was no advantage, and I needed the night sight. S&W does not seem willing to upgrade the gun to the bigger Konenig extractor, nor put on a tritium sight, so I'll take care of my self-as usual!