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Offline Kmrere42

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Looking for machining plans for 1911 slide
« on: August 21, 2008, 01:46:52 AM »
Hi,


The title says it all.  I want to rework a generic slide and put a set of bomar sights on it. 


Any one have directions to a PDF or other format.


Paul

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Re: Looking for machining plans for 1911 slide
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2008, 03:49:41 AM »
what do you mean by "machining plans"? Are you talking of blueprints? Do you intend to make a slide from bar stock?
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Re: Looking for machining plans for 1911 slide
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2008, 11:47:47 AM »
Hi  SharonAnne,




No, making a slide is more than cutting to shape.  It needs to be heat treated properly although 4140HT might work but is tough to work with on a bridgeport.  I am looking for blueprints for cutting a bomar sight cut. 


Thank you,


Paul

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Re: Looking for machining plans for 1911 slide
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2008, 05:24:05 PM »
you might try Jerry Kuhnhausen (sp) book of the 1911. you can buy it from Brownells.
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Re: Looking for machining plans for 1911 slide
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2008, 02:28:15 AM »
Is it an actual Bomar, or a Bomar type sight.   The first place I would call would be the manufacturer of the sight.  They will have all the specs on dovetail angle and depth of cut.

I had a similar issue recently.   I just built a compact 45, and wanted to mill the slide to accept Kimber Meprolite tritium sights.  As I was buying the sights from Brownells, I called them first.  Their tech guys are good and might be able to help you with a "Bomar" but they didn't have any information on the Kimber sight since its primarily sold for replacement, not new installations.   I called Kimber and they were happy to give me information on the dovetail angles and the depth of cut, but couldn't give me any information on the relief cut for the rear sight because that depends on the style slide you have.   I finally removed the sight from a Kimber that I have and took all the measurements I needed.   

One of the most difficult things is figuring out how long to make the relief cut.  you want the back of the sight to sit at the rear edge of the slide, but the back of the slide is angled, so you need to figure out where the rear edge is going to be once you have made the relief cut to the desired depth.

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Re: Looking for machining plans for 1911 slide
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2008, 06:48:33 AM »
"Bomar" won't be able to help you. The inventor died. The man who bought the business died 2 or 3 months later. There are several companies now that make Bomar replacements. The Champion looks good. Now if you go with a Dawson Precision sight, the elevation screw is captive and does not require drilling a hole in the slide for elevation adjustments. Best have the sight in hand before firing up the mill.
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Re: Looking for machining plans for 1911 slide
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2008, 09:26:01 PM »
go to Brownells web site. look into "How To".  'building a 1911 part IV' . you will find the measurements there.
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