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  • AllenM

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    I was talk into doing this against my better judgement. I am not going to mention any names but his initials are Leadeye.

    I am still not sure how to feel about this type of work but overall, I am happy with the results, I am certainly am not soliciting work like this :)

    Gun had no dovetail in it which was no problem to cut. The challenge (at least for me) was to make the sight for the dove tail.

    After pics, final height size adjustments can be made after shooting









    In process: Piece of brass




    Prepping brass to cut dovetail insert


    Cut a .300 x 60 degree sight insert


    Then using aluminum Jaws on my vice I cut a dovetail a little smaller then the new sight for a fixture



    Ready to cut the blade





    Bladed







    Some hand contouring.



    Dovetail the gun. it has a taper barrel so the nylon inserts worked for holding



    Cut the sight base to width



    Gun had an octagon barrel so I used a 45 degree bit to shape the ends of the sight. this was hard to gauge when to stop. A bit of trial and error here.







     
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    KellyinAvon

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    Awesome stuff as always Allen! Now to figure out the cryptic initials...:laugh:
     

    Backpacker

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    Nice work making the sight holding fixture for machining. Sometimes the setup is as involved as the finished work. Thanks again for sharing.
     

    WebSnyper

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    Nice work making the sight holding fixture for machining. Sometimes the setup is as involved as the finished work. Thanks again for sharing.

    And to me this is the real skill (I don't have any skills in this area at all) and amazing to see the work and thought process that goes in.

    Nice work Allen as always.
     

    tosharri

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    Its absolutely incredible how much goes into making something so TINY!! I am in awe of the amount of skill (and patience) it takes to do small work such as this.

    Do you do this for a living or is this just a hobby for you? I'm curious...
     

    AllenM

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    Its absolutely incredible how much goes into making something so TINY!! I am in awe of the amount of skill (and patience) it takes to do small work such as this.

    Do you do this for a living or is this just a hobby for you? I'm curious...

    Kind ok of in between the two. A little more them a hobby but not enough to call it a living. I think of myself as an advanced hobbyist :)
    The bodyshop pays the bills
     

    Slow Hand

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    Looks good! 1872 open top or a cartridge conversion. Many of those had low front sights and not havin any windage adjustment can be a pain. Looks like you did an great job, as always!
     

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