Has anyone put a real rear sight on the barrel of an 1860 Army (or similar)?
I was considering adding one to the barrel basically above the wedge. I'd probably change the front sight as well to match the new sight height. Then I'd take the sight notch OFF the hammer to get it out of the way.
I'm not sure that there's room in a 44 barrel to cut a 3/8 dovetail and still have enough barrel, so I'd probably just make a sight from stock, maybe brass.
So I was thinking of braising it on. Or maybe cut a small slit to hold a sight blade in place, adjust it using threadlocker glue, then solder/braise it on when I'm happy.
Anyone have experience doing something like that?
I'd be doing it to an 1862 police and an 1860 Army
I was considering adding one to the barrel basically above the wedge. I'd probably change the front sight as well to match the new sight height. Then I'd take the sight notch OFF the hammer to get it out of the way.
I'm not sure that there's room in a 44 barrel to cut a 3/8 dovetail and still have enough barrel, so I'd probably just make a sight from stock, maybe brass.
So I was thinking of braising it on. Or maybe cut a small slit to hold a sight blade in place, adjust it using threadlocker glue, then solder/braise it on when I'm happy.
Anyone have experience doing something like that?
I'd be doing it to an 1862 police and an 1860 Army