I want to machine my Kimber Target II to accept a Docter red dot. If you havent seen this setup its very clean way to mount a red dot on the slide and keep your sight close to your bore. Anyway the Kimber T2 as well as many other modern 1911's are series 80 and have the plunger safety that blocks the firing pin. The plunger is actually retained by the sight base. I can make or buy a mount that will replace the sight base, but it increases the distance between the bore and sight and decreases that sweet spot of accuracy. I can remove all of the S80 parts and put a spacer in the firing group but im left with the gaping hole in the slide. I have considered filling with the TIG. I prefer not to risk warpage of the slide and refitting. I need a work around for this problem, Kimber is not the only manufacturer to make their slide like this.
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Kimber Slide:
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