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Offline skarke

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Why not mill the aftermarket sight, not the slide?
« on: January 31, 2009, 03:57:44 PM »
Since some manufacturers don't like their slides altered for warranty purposes, why not mill the sight?  Seems that a nice carbide mill would do the job on most any sight that is larger than the dovetail that it is going in to.

I know it is a "get it right the first time", but so is milling the slide.
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Re: Why not mill the aftermarket sight, not the slide?
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2009, 04:55:36 AM »
Kinda what I was wondering. Maybe a real, genuine gunsmith will chime in and share his (her?) thoughts.
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Re: Why not mill the aftermarket sight, not the slide?
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2009, 08:02:11 AM »
Deleted: Wrong thread.
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Re: Why not mill the aftermarket sight, not the slide?
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2009, 12:10:34 PM »
difficulity of securing a very small piece while machining
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