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Offline Elwood

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1911 sights
« on: December 01, 2006, 08:24:15 AM »
I want new sights on my 1911. I currently have original GI issue sights they are banged up and I dont care for them anyway. What do I need? Give me some options and opinions.
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Re: 1911 sights
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2006, 09:42:37 AM »
You have many, many options.  The most reasonable and probably the biggest improvement is to go to higher profile sights.  You will need a stake in front (and a gunsmith will have to install this) and a higher profile rear.  Most are sold in set which should give you very close to point of aim unless you use very light or heavy bullets.  It will work fine with anything in the 200/230 gr range.  If you want to get fancy, you can have a gunsmith mill a slot in the slide and go to many possible different front sights.  Same for the rear.  You can use the stock dovetail or go with many that will require a new (bigger) dovetail or even mill in low mount adjustable sights.  Night sights or not?  Up to you.  If the gun is used as a house or defense gun and may be used at night, then I would probably be a wise investment.  If not, I would stick to plain black sights as those still seem to be the easiest for accurate shooting.  Pick up a Midway or Brownells catalog or pop onto their websights and take a look.  There is everything there that you could imagine.  44 Man
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Re: 1911 sights
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2006, 10:11:45 PM »
I like the Hienie slant pro.
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Re: 1911 sights
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2006, 02:36:19 AM »
Original unmodified GI 45s are getting more and more scarce, and prices for them are going through the roof.  If it were me, if the gun has not already been modified, I'd keep it the way it is and buy a gun with sights I like.   

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Re: 1911 sights
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2006, 02:06:17 AM »
rbwilln wrote:
Original unmodified GI 45s are getting more and more scarce, and prices for them are going through the roof.  If it were me, if the gun has not already been modified, I'd keep it the way it is and buy a gun with sights I like.   

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Re: 1911 sights
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2006, 07:48:27 PM »
There are much better sights than the original.
If you are going for original that is OK but as for a good sight picture there are better.
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