Mike in VA
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Need a little advice on stabilizing my rear sight. I have a Kimber Custom Royale full size .45 that I put a Brazos Lightning Rod fiber optic front sight on. Its an absolute boon for my over 50 eyes, but it turns out that the sight is .055 taller than the stock Kimber front sight, and was shooting approx. 3" low @ 25' with the standard Kimber fixed rear sight.
I contacted Kimber who suggested an MMC adjustable rear sight, so I got out my trusty Brownell's catalog and ordered up one for a gov't model with the white outline. Turns out that the gov'rt model dovetail isn't exactly a drop-in fit for the Kimber, so I takes it to my local 'smith (Robert Garrett at No. VA Gun Works) who did a beautiful job of fitting the sight to the Kimber. It has a lovely sight picture, just put the red ball in the cup and squeeze . . .
It was still shooting low until I figured out how to properly adjust the sight, and I was soon cutting daisies, but the rear sight is loose enough (it seems to be just an eliptical wheel that raises/lowers the rear blade as you turn the little allen screw) that the recoil causes it to drop down from where it belongs.
My question: What can I do to make the rear blade hold it's setting? A drop of blue Locktite or clear fingernail polish have been suggested, any ohter thoughts? I don't want to irrevocably booger up the internals of the sight. I'm not a competitive shooter, just like to plink, but I'd like to be able to maintain the adjustablity for different loads & different ranges.
Thanks for your assistance.
I contacted Kimber who suggested an MMC adjustable rear sight, so I got out my trusty Brownell's catalog and ordered up one for a gov't model with the white outline. Turns out that the gov'rt model dovetail isn't exactly a drop-in fit for the Kimber, so I takes it to my local 'smith (Robert Garrett at No. VA Gun Works) who did a beautiful job of fitting the sight to the Kimber. It has a lovely sight picture, just put the red ball in the cup and squeeze . . .
It was still shooting low until I figured out how to properly adjust the sight, and I was soon cutting daisies, but the rear sight is loose enough (it seems to be just an eliptical wheel that raises/lowers the rear blade as you turn the little allen screw) that the recoil causes it to drop down from where it belongs.
My question: What can I do to make the rear blade hold it's setting? A drop of blue Locktite or clear fingernail polish have been suggested, any ohter thoughts? I don't want to irrevocably booger up the internals of the sight. I'm not a competitive shooter, just like to plink, but I'd like to be able to maintain the adjustablity for different loads & different ranges.
Thanks for your assistance.