Front Sight Question
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I think....
....That one is pressed in.
I tried putting a taller sight on a 51 and it looked kind of funny. For those doing CAS it may be an interference. In addition, I think some events work under rules that may prevent such a modification in some classes.
I think that Filing the notch in the hammer is permitted but I am no CAS shooter.
....That one is pressed in.
I tried putting a taller sight on a 51 and it looked kind of funny. For those doing CAS it may be an interference. In addition, I think some events work under rules that may prevent such a modification in some classes.
I think that Filing the notch in the hammer is permitted but I am no CAS shooter.
Several things to consider:
-Remove the sight and epoxying on a shaped inverted #4X3/4" phillips brass screw to create a taller sight. (done that)
-Grind down the top of the hammer where the rear sight notch is and then re-cut the notch lower i.e. lowering the rear sight. Be sure there is enough clearance above the barrel to do so. Some hammer notches are at the same level as the barrel and the rear sight cannot be lowered. (done that)
-Have a gunsmith cut a dovetail into the front of the barrel and install a taller front sight (I used the Remington Euroarms or Uberti sights I had on hand that were taller than the Colt peg) (done that)
-Bend the barrel down (last resort) (bent one to the left and it worked)
-Any combination to the above.
-Remove the sight and epoxying on a shaped inverted #4X3/4" phillips brass screw to create a taller sight. (done that)
-Grind down the top of the hammer where the rear sight notch is and then re-cut the notch lower i.e. lowering the rear sight. Be sure there is enough clearance above the barrel to do so. Some hammer notches are at the same level as the barrel and the rear sight cannot be lowered. (done that)
-Have a gunsmith cut a dovetail into the front of the barrel and install a taller front sight (I used the Remington Euroarms or Uberti sights I had on hand that were taller than the Colt peg) (done that)
-Bend the barrel down (last resort) (bent one to the left and it worked)
-Any combination to the above.
Fingers McGee
New member
what Hellgate said +1
Also, instead of using a brass screw. A piece of 1/8 inch brazing rod chucked in a dremel you can make a good replacement sight with a few jewelers file in about 10 minutes. Had to replace a front sight that fell out off on a Navy Arms Frontiersman. Made the base a tight fit in the hole in the barrel then used some red locktite and a little finesse with a brass hammer.
Also, instead of using a brass screw. A piece of 1/8 inch brazing rod chucked in a dremel you can make a good replacement sight with a few jewelers file in about 10 minutes. Had to replace a front sight that fell out off on a Navy Arms Frontiersman. Made the base a tight fit in the hole in the barrel then used some red locktite and a little finesse with a brass hammer.
The brass screw I used was a wood screw shaped like a short fencing or deck screw with a broad, flat head and tapered shank. The threaded part was cut off and the shank shaped like a post. The broad flat head was almost as wide as the flat on the Navy's barrel and gave a large gluing surface for a strong bond.
New Front Sight
I opted for a piece of a mercury dime notched in way of the existing brass pin, and secured with E6000 glue.
I calculated the height needed based on plus/minus 10" high at 15 yards. (in Autocad program) Around half a dime.
Not sure when I'll get back to the range to check the results.
I will post pictures here tonight or tomorrow night.
I opted for a piece of a mercury dime notched in way of the existing brass pin, and secured with E6000 glue.
I calculated the height needed based on plus/minus 10" high at 15 yards. (in Autocad program) Around half a dime.
Not sure when I'll get back to the range to check the results.
I will post pictures here tonight or tomorrow night.
American Eagle
New member
Would it be wrong of me to ask this question about the OP's revolver? How come he says it is an 1851 NAVY when the Army used the .44 cal and the Navy used the .36 cal? I'm new at BP weapons, so I'm just going by what I was told.
Well....
....He probably called it an 1851 Navy because the organization which sold it to him called it an 1851 Navy, ignoring the fact that it is .44 cal and acknowledging the fact that accept for the cylinder (and perhaps the brass frame) it looks like an 1851 Navy.
We are subjected to a lot of stuff that has no historical prototype, yet we (some of us, myself included) buy them in droves.
I personally have a problem with calling it a "gun".
It is not a "gun" because "guns" are naval ordnance of one inch or larger caliber afixed to hardpoints in ships, secured with training tackle, or temporarily removed and placed on a carriage.
....He probably called it an 1851 Navy because the organization which sold it to him called it an 1851 Navy, ignoring the fact that it is .44 cal and acknowledging the fact that accept for the cylinder (and perhaps the brass frame) it looks like an 1851 Navy.
We are subjected to a lot of stuff that has no historical prototype, yet we (some of us, myself included) buy them in droves.
I personally have a problem with calling it a "gun".
It is not a "gun" because "guns" are naval ordnance of one inch or larger caliber afixed to hardpoints in ships, secured with training tackle, or temporarily removed and placed on a carriage.
