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  1. 1911 Gunsmithing
    Hey all - I wont trouble you all with the whole story unless asked, but I'm trying to find (or even pay someone to MAKE) me the following: Rear sight with standard Novak cut, BLANK with no notch cut in it, no tritium or serrations. Preferably something that ISNT that standard Novak / Springfield...
  2. Sold/Expired Classifieds
    Up for sale is a NIB set of tritium night sights by Truglo. These sights are for Novak cut 1911s and are low height. Package has never been opened. See pics for details on size/compatibility of the sights. I have had these sights for a few months so they should have plenty of brightness left...
  3. 1911 Gear
    I recently fired a pistol at a showcase at a range near me. There was 15 manufacturers there and 60 weapons and 5 shots per weapon, only cost me $25 and I got free noise cancelling hearing protection muffs too. I shot a pistol (not a 1911) and it had a magnifier type sight without a red dot...
  4. Sold/Expired Classifieds
    Happy New Year all.... A sudden illness and death in the family has put all major purchases on hold for a while, so I'll be focusing on my little improvement projects for a bit. I'm interested in seeing whatcha gots in the following, all for Compact / OACP 45: MAGAZINES - 7 rounders, slam...
  5. Revolvers
    So I tired of the OEM red insert in the front sight of my S&W J-frame and didn't really like my off-the-shelf replacement options. So .... I gave a local gunsmith carte blanche to make me a sight I could frigging see. He gave me the option of ordering him back to the drawing board if it didn't...
  6. General Firearm Discussion
    As I am getting older and my eyesight has started to diminish, I am always looking for new sight options for my pistols. Through trial and error, I have learned that I am not a fan of red dot sights, preferring to stick with iron sights. I was recently on the search for some hi viz sight...
  7. General 1911 talk
    As the title states, what are y’all’s favorite staked front sights? Cheaper is generally better for me as this isn’t a carry gun for me so it’s harder to justify spending more money, but will take any and all advice and opinions to heart.
  8. Autoloaders
    Hi guys, As y’all know there have been speculation on different things regarding the new Springfield SA-35 Hi-power clone. I’ll be receiving mine Friday, and plan to take detailed pictures, as well as measurements with my calipers etc. Any questions anyone has I can strip it down and hopefully...
  9. General 1911 talk
    So this is a bit of an all over the place post. My vision is succumbing to old age. I own a Springfield GI model which I really like but I'm having trouble with the sights and would like better sights. One option is to sell it and buy another 1911 that comes with better sights, another option I...
  10. General 1911 talk
    When shooting for accuracy, is it better to have more "light" between the front sight post and rear notch or less? I've seen some sight setups were there is no gap at all and other where its very significant. From a strictly accuracy standpoint, is one better than the other?
  11. General 1911 talk
    The slide for my Colt Gunsite arrived today, thank you Novak! At first glance I like them, I'll hit the range this weekend to see how they work. An observation; the Trijicon (mistakenly thought it was from Novak too) front sight on my old gun have a much brighter/bigger orange circle. The...
  12. 1911 Gunsmithing
    Anybody know any smiths without long wait times that’d do: Trigger job Fit thumb safety & slidestop Replace sights (existing Novak sight cuts) Change grip bushings Probably doesn’t matter but gun is Colt Wiley Colt Govt. Thanks, Jim
  13. General 1911 talk
    Recently, the adjustable rear sight on my Wilson broke and the gun had to go back to the mothership. I just discovered this on the Kensight Bomar adjustable on my Dan Wesson. The leaf is cracked at the pivot pin. And while installing another Kensight Bomar the elevation detent broke off.
  14. General 1911 talk
    What is the best way to set up a red dot on my 1911 without a tac rail?
  15. General 1911 talk
    i would like to swap mine to fixed square rear sight and gold bead front on my 9mm trojan. how would i go about doing that and which parts do i order? wilson combat fixed rear and gold front? will this work and fit? is it the right height i would need...
  16. General 1911 talk
    What is the sight cut on ruger sr1911 target model there is very little found on this subject or very little available it say 's bomar style not bomar cut ? Just wondering if there are night sets or fiber optic rear replacement .
  17. 1911 Gunsmithing
    I now have my new production 70 series full size .45 Colt pistol. I will be changing both sights out, having the dovetails cut, most likely by Novak. Guys here on the Forum provided that guidance and it works for me. I like the rear I have on my Ed Brown so I may as well use it on the Colt...
  18. 1911 Gear
    Buster, I have some old stuff I'm getting rid of, some old jewelry that no one wants. Included in this stuff is an old ring with 5 small diamonds which look to be about the diameter of a gold bead. I'm going to take the stones out because the scrap gold places don't want or care about stones...
  19. General 1911 talk
    I'd like to send the gun off with some newer parts, it's been sitting around unfired for a long time. Sight set, 10-8 makes a heftier rear sight that will fit the Government cut, leaning that direction. Would like to have a fiber optic front sight which will require a cut, not a problem, but...
  20. General Firearm Discussion
    After the past few months, I've been struggling to understand why I tend to shoot high with my GI No Name, but not with my other 1911 pistols. I think the answer to my conundrum lies in the fact that my GI No Name as a U notch rear sight, whereas my other 1911's have a square notch. Before I...
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