DIY Gold bead front sight

[AllenM]

This one was a 1 off, A little RIA compact, requested gold bead front sight. 2 challenges on this one though. 1 someone or maybe RIA did a proprietary front dovetail cut that I could not buy a blank to fit. 2nd the front sight needed to be .135 tall. very short.

Instead of buying a blank for this one since it would not fit any better then the plain black sights I already had in a drawer. I decided to modify one of those and buy a gold bead insert to install in that.


I had to remove .045 from the front sight blade. I indexed it in level while installed on the slide and milled off the excess.





Then after locating center, the sight was basically a square block .135x.135 I did a .125 contersink for the visable part of the bead then a .090 hole for the shaft.


Looks big in the pic



before refinishing

DSCN0389 by Allen Moore, on Flickr



After refinishing with cerakote armors black and bead epoxied in

 

[churchmouse]

 

[luger fan]

Clean work!

 

[NHT3]

I've run into the RIA dovetail situation before and I believe they do have do have their own proprietary cut. It seems I remember the angles were the same as one of the other standard cuts but it's much shallower.
Great work Allen. I've found I see a black rear and gold bead front better than anything else I've used. I'm sure who ever belongs to that pistol will be extremely happy with it.
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[brchixwing]

Your work is awesome, looks like it came like that from the factory! The gold bead reminded me of this 1911 bling:

[video=youtube;Axptt61oQDA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axptt61oQDA[/video]

 

[AllenM]

Your work is awesome, looks like it came like that from the factory! The gold bead reminded me of this 1911 bling:

[video=youtube;Axptt61oQDA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axptt61oQDA[/video]

Yikes,


Thanks all, it was kind of nice little job to take a break on

 

[Itchytriggerfinger]

I'm always in awe of the precision work you do.

 

[Leadeye]

Nice work, looks as bright as a Sheard.

 

[bgcatty]

Allen, your work never ceases to amaze me. Beautifully done. We thank the man above for gunsmiths like you that are true artisans. Keep up the good work!

 

[VERT]

Man I love gold bead sights. Boy I love the gold bead Allen installed on my gun, not this gun another gun. We are truly blessed to have a couple excellent 1911 smiths in Indiana.

 

[praff]

Nice work Allen....

.005" on each side of that countersink isn't much and makes getting that sukka centered even more critical. Good job.

 

[AllenM]

Thanks guys

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I love the action shots. It makes the exercise a lot easier to visualize. Nice!

 

[NHT3]

checked with my go to guy and he said his recollection was it was a Novak cut but shallower..

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“Ego is the reason many men do not shoot competition. They don't want to suck in public”

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