ok ok, my particular angst goes something like this..
A while back, I had the Springfield Armory Custom Shop install some Novak 3-Dot Low mounts on my 1911... This was a few years ago.. Im now looking to change out the front sight with a plain non-dotted one because Im no longer interested in having it shoot low at 15 yards.. SO.. I emailed SA about the dovetail dimension so that I could go shop like a little girl for a new front sight. A very nice lady, Deb, emails me back the dimension.
"standard front sight dimension for pistol XXXXX is 330 x 60"
"nutts" i say (not to Deb but myself)... ive been looking at brownells, novak's, heine's, and dawson's webpages and these numbers dont match!!... Since I have NO clear idea what these numbers mean, I dont know what I can get to fit this dang dovetail. What I do "know" is that the dimensions that Novak, Heine, et al. list are somewhat close to my numbers..but my momma didnt raise a complete fool- close is close, but that doesnt mean it's right...
Ok, I know this DOES sound so foolish, but if I dont ask, then I'll probably never find out... Exactly what do these numbers correspond to? I know there's a 3rd number usually listed for front sight dovetail dimensions, but as I said, I am really not sure what all the numbers represent.
So....my question(s) and YOUR ANSWER(s) time (please !!)
(1) what do the numbers represent ?
(2) what sight COULD I purchase (ie. novak, heine, brown... etc etc) to fit this dovetail? Minor fitting is fine... Im generally pretty good about filing/grinding/chewing up metal so no REAL worries!! seriously, it's just my beater gun and it's relatively cheap to turn a frontsight into little metal particles.
Please..participation on your part is "ESSENTIAL".. otherwise I'll have to call and ask.. im scared and, moreoever, too cheap to spend that $.10 cents on a phone call to the folks in GenXesseseseo, Illinois.
Ill even give out a pre-thanks to entice anyone to pipe up and help me out.. (here it is)
"Thanks!"
A while back, I had the Springfield Armory Custom Shop install some Novak 3-Dot Low mounts on my 1911... This was a few years ago.. Im now looking to change out the front sight with a plain non-dotted one because Im no longer interested in having it shoot low at 15 yards.. SO.. I emailed SA about the dovetail dimension so that I could go shop like a little girl for a new front sight. A very nice lady, Deb, emails me back the dimension.
"standard front sight dimension for pistol XXXXX is 330 x 60"
"nutts" i say (not to Deb but myself)... ive been looking at brownells, novak's, heine's, and dawson's webpages and these numbers dont match!!... Since I have NO clear idea what these numbers mean, I dont know what I can get to fit this dang dovetail. What I do "know" is that the dimensions that Novak, Heine, et al. list are somewhat close to my numbers..but my momma didnt raise a complete fool- close is close, but that doesnt mean it's right...
Ok, I know this DOES sound so foolish, but if I dont ask, then I'll probably never find out... Exactly what do these numbers correspond to? I know there's a 3rd number usually listed for front sight dovetail dimensions, but as I said, I am really not sure what all the numbers represent.
So....my question(s) and YOUR ANSWER(s) time (please !!)
(1) what do the numbers represent ?
(2) what sight COULD I purchase (ie. novak, heine, brown... etc etc) to fit this dovetail? Minor fitting is fine... Im generally pretty good about filing/grinding/chewing up metal so no REAL worries!! seriously, it's just my beater gun and it's relatively cheap to turn a frontsight into little metal particles.
Please..participation on your part is "ESSENTIAL".. otherwise I'll have to call and ask.. im scared and, moreoever, too cheap to spend that $.10 cents on a phone call to the folks in GenXesseseseo, Illinois.
Ill even give out a pre-thanks to entice anyone to pipe up and help me out.. (here it is)
"Thanks!"
