How hard would it be to remove a front sight of my kimber stainless II and isntall a fiber optic sight? it this something i can do myself or should i have a smith do it? thanks
Gunsmithing 1911 front sight
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Re: 1911 front sight
Got any Vice Grips?
LOL serioulsy Ryan, is it a pinned in or staked in front sight?
The best advice for the long run is have a reputable smith dovetail the slide for you your sight of choice.
Either way I have the tools to Swage in a front sight (which I don't recommend on a hard use pistol) but its the cheapest.
and your welcome to use my sight tool but I doubt you want to wait until I get home
Got any Vice Grips?
LOL serioulsy Ryan, is it a pinned in or staked in front sight?
The best advice for the long run is have a reputable smith dovetail the slide for you your sight of choice.
Either way I have the tools to Swage in a front sight (which I don't recommend on a hard use pistol) but its the cheapest.
and your welcome to use my sight tool but I doubt you want to wait until I get home
Re: 1911 front sight
Kimber would be a dovetail. You can order a tool from Midway/Brownells for this but they are not cheap. I would have a smith handle it and in most cases I would think they could do it right there on the spot for you.
Kimber would be a dovetail. You can order a tool from Midway/Brownells for this but they are not cheap. I would have a smith handle it and in most cases I would think they could do it right there on the spot for you.
Re: 1911 front sight
A couple of drops of Kroil or KnockerLoose on the dovetail. Check to make sure that it does not have a rollpin vertically through the blade. Brass punch-right to left removal-left to right installation.
Make sure that the new sight is for a Kimber-IIRC they use a proprietary dovetail.
A couple of drops of Kroil or KnockerLoose on the dovetail. Check to make sure that it does not have a rollpin vertically through the blade. Brass punch-right to left removal-left to right installation.
Make sure that the new sight is for a Kimber-IIRC they use a proprietary dovetail.
Re: 1911 front sight
If it is a dovetail fit, you are going to need to find out whether it is a 60 or 65 degree, height, width and thickness to order the new sight, and have the correct file as these things are file to fit, bigger hammers are not options.
If it is a dovetail fit, you are going to need to find out whether it is a 60 or 65 degree, height, width and thickness to order the new sight, and have the correct file as these things are file to fit, bigger hammers are not options.
