On Mon, 7 Sep 2009 05:18:14 -0400, "Buerste" wrote:


"Doug White" wrote in message
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"Buerste" wrote in
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"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
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On Sat, 5 Sep 2009 23:54:59 -0400, "Buerste"
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I hate the Novak low profile sights on my SA 1911! The front is
serrated, the rear is non-adjustable and both are flat black. It's
hard to see them unless the lighting is perfect. What's in the
bottom of your drawer? Or, I'll mill a notch in the front and fill
it with red plastic and paint a white frame on the rear. But, it
shoots low and left. Good groups now with
a Hogue grip.

1. I far and away prefer Blue..a nice robins egg light blue for
inserts. I can see it day or night. Most of my handguns have light
blue inserts.

Kings Gun Works kits are cheap, easy to install and work very well.

You simply mill a single half dovetail in the front sight blade,
drill two holes and fill with whatever color insert epoxy you want.
Come back an hour or so later, trim off the spooge and voila..you
have a nice neat long long lasting insert.

I blew out mine last weekend at my ccw requal. It only went 230,000
rounds of Warm handloads and 20 yrs of being in my hot truck during
the summer..and in the cold truck in the winter.

http://www.kingsgunworks.com/newcatalog/page01.html

http://www.kingsgunworks.com/newcatalog/page07.html

Part # 404. Red, Blue, Orange, yellow and I think Pink

http://www.kingsgunworks.com/newcata...ist1_1099.html

$19.95 for enough to do about 40 guns.

Ill check for a rear sight, maybe I have one, maybe not. Now how low
does it shoot and at what range? You can mill down the front sight a
smidge and try it again, or simply add a taller rear sight. I like
adjustables of course. My daily gun..I machined a slot in the top of
the slide and inserted a Python rear sight, drilled for a cross pin
and voila...nice rear sight that is rugged as hell.

Or...shrug..

http://www.kingsgunworks.com/newcatalog/page02.html

Python rear...
http://www.e-gunparts.com/schemzoom....em=0660zPYTHON

Want some pictures?



Gunner


Yep, that's the goo that a smith used on my S&W 19, I can thread a
needle with it. At 25' I'm 3" low and 2" left. It will do a 2'5"
group. The pistol will probably do a lot better, I suck...I need
practice! I haven't shot it much because the stock grips hurt like
hell on my tender, virgin flesh. The wrap-around Hogue feels GREAT,
it's now a pleasure to shoot, but it's heavy and I tire quickly.

I could cut down the front sight a bit but how can I easily adjust the
windage? The sights appear to be pinned, SA had some problems with
loose sights so they Loctight and pin.

The Novaks are well made and could be good sights with some of the
work you suggested. Although, an adjustable rear would be nice but
I'm willing to try some mods first.

I don't know how experienced a shooter you are, but shots going low &
left is a classic sign of jerking the trigger (for a right handed
shooter). Get (or make) some dummy ammo, and mix them in randomly in the
magazine (load with you eyes closed so you don't know which rounds are
live, or get someone else to load for you). Watch your sights & see if
they move when you "fire" a dummy round. If so, you need to work on your
trigger squeeze. Lots of dry firing will help.

Doug White
NRA Certified Pistol Coach

The trigger is like a thin glass rod breaking, I'm very happy with it, it's
a surprise when it trips. The recoil is very mild and I don't even notice
it, I doubt there is a subconscious anticipation. My trigger technique is
OK, I've shot for 35+ years. But you're right about drills and practice.


Ok...then its time to try various loadings, or change the sights. Ive
seen several Springfields that were "off". Ive got a P9C that I had to
replace the rear sight with a higher one. Import version of the CZ75
Compact.

http://www.auctionarms.com/search/di...temnum=9272554

(Similar)

It shot about 6" low at 25 yrds, with just about any load I stuck in it.

Works a treat now.

Gunner

"Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with
minimum food or water,in austere conditions, day and night. The only thing
clean on him is his weapon. He doesn't worry about what workout to do---
his rucksack weighs what it weighs, and he runs until the enemy stops chasing him.
The True Believer doesn't care 'how hard it is'; he knows he either wins or he dies.
He doesn't go home at 1700; he is home. He knows only the 'Cause.' Now, who wants to quit?"

NCOIC of the Special Forces Assessment and Selection Course in a welcome speech to new SF candidates