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  • NotEnoughGuns
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2009
    • 999

    My front sight sheared off!! Need a little help

    Went shooting today and took a springfield 1911 with me. I think Mil-spec model. Anyway the front sight sheared off so Im looking for options. I'm thinking of an upgrade to fiber optic sights. I do have the ability to cut the slide for said sights.
    Anyone have a good print for front and rear Novak sight cuts.
    Also I'm not sure what Sight hight to get. The stock sights seemed to be the correct hight.

    One more thing. There is still part of the front sight in the slide. Looks like I need to push it out from the top??
    Thanks


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    MosinVirus
    Happily Infected
    CGN Contributor
    • Sep 2013
    • 5282

    If just the leg is remaining, you should be able to drive it out toward the inside of the slide.

    And I found this (image copyright 2016 Novak)
    Last edited by MosinVirus; 11-06-2016, 6:55 PM.
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    • #3
      clarkness@sbcglobal.net
      Junior Member
      • Jan 2015
      • 8

      I had the front sight on my SW9VE Sigma 9 jump off while I was firing the pistol at Field Sports County Park (San Jose, CA) last week. The county Ranger/RO helped me find it during the next cease-fire period. It was lying in the dirt 12-15 feet down range!
      After scraping the old glue out of the post slot, the tube of CA in my range bag had me back in business. Only missed one firing session and 2 timeouts. Thanks, Ranger Eagle-eyes!

      Dictated to/typed by my trained monkey.

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      • #4
        NotEnoughGuns
        Senior Member
        • Jul 2009
        • 999

        Thanks for the print.
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        • #5
          Bainter1212
          Calguns Addict
          • Feb 2013
          • 5936

          This is the gods telling you that it is time to have the slide milled for Novak cuts - then you have the whole wide world of sight options open to you.

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          • #6
            MosinVirus
            Happily Infected
            CGN Contributor
            • Sep 2013
            • 5282

            Originally posted by NotEnoughGuns
            Thanks for the print.
            Sure thing. Did you get the leg out?
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            • #7
              NotEnoughGuns
              Senior Member
              • Jul 2009
              • 999

              Originally posted by MosinVirus
              Sure thing. Did you get the leg out?
              I'll do it when a get to machining the sight cuts.
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