HoosierQ
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How is the height of a front sight measured? I have a Ruger 77/357 with the tiny little brass bead. The sight is set in a 3/8" dovetail that's 8.3 mm wide. Brownell's has a wide variety of red fiber optic front sights that would fit this dovetail which I assume is fairly standard. However they all come in a variety of heights and darned if I can quite figure out how they are measured. I Googled this and basically it looks like sources I found measured from the dead center of the bore.
How are these aftermarket sights measured for height? My rear sight is nominally adjustable for elevation so I do have a very little bit of wiggle room there but only about 1mm up or down at most.
How are these aftermarket sights measured for height? My rear sight is nominally adjustable for elevation so I do have a very little bit of wiggle room there but only about 1mm up or down at most.