Front sight installation

[robertbank]

I have a 1911 I had Heinie sghts installed on. Front sight is in a dovetail and held on with a roll pin. I have a pin for it. Once I get the pin in and cut do I have to tap it with a punch to make sure the pin stays in place? Replaced the pin once this week and the front sight fell off after 100 rds.

Take Care

Bob

 

[BBBBill]

Sight should be tight in the dovetail without the roll pin. Is it? The roll pin is just "suspenders" for the "belt" (tight dovetail). The roll pin should have a hole drilled in the slide, either blind or all the way through. All the way through will let you drive it through to remove. If the slide doesn't have a hole for the roll pin and the dovetail ain't tight, you won't keep the next one on either.