Hey INGO.
Just put the first couple hundred rounds through my new 1970a1cs Colt.
Had my trusty Kimber 1st gen along side to compare the two....well..
The colt shoots about 10-12" lower at 25 yards than the Kimber(adjustable sights...adjusted all the way down)....from a rest.
The Colt NEEDS a trigger job badly...a very creepy and gritty 6ish-lb pull compared to my 3.5lb glass rod Kimber....But most importantly I would like the POI to be close between the two guns...and Im not changing the Kimber....its refined just the way I like it...so the Colt will need to compensate in order to ring steel at 25-30 yards.
Trouble is...about an hour worth of google and I havent found 1) a shorter stake on front sight, or 2) a higher rear sight...looking hard at the 10-8 and Yost/harrison retro USGI sights....but theyre all supposedly the same .315" height as the OEM Colt rear sight.
Short of filing the front sight down or milling a front dovetail....does anyone know of a shorter front sight or taller rear sight to fit a USGI/70 series Colt?
I will resort to surgery as a last dash effort, but would prefer not to cut my brand new gun....Id also like(must) keep a "GI" appearance or my garand will be pissed.
Please and thank you
God bless
-Shred
Just put the first couple hundred rounds through my new 1970a1cs Colt.
Had my trusty Kimber 1st gen along side to compare the two....well..
The colt shoots about 10-12" lower at 25 yards than the Kimber(adjustable sights...adjusted all the way down)....from a rest.
The Colt NEEDS a trigger job badly...a very creepy and gritty 6ish-lb pull compared to my 3.5lb glass rod Kimber....But most importantly I would like the POI to be close between the two guns...and Im not changing the Kimber....its refined just the way I like it...so the Colt will need to compensate in order to ring steel at 25-30 yards.
Trouble is...about an hour worth of google and I havent found 1) a shorter stake on front sight, or 2) a higher rear sight...looking hard at the 10-8 and Yost/harrison retro USGI sights....but theyre all supposedly the same .315" height as the OEM Colt rear sight.
Short of filing the front sight down or milling a front dovetail....does anyone know of a shorter front sight or taller rear sight to fit a USGI/70 series Colt?
I will resort to surgery as a last dash effort, but would prefer not to cut my brand new gun....Id also like(must) keep a "GI" appearance or my garand will be pissed.
Please and thank you
God bless
-Shred