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Another sight insert I will try....
Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 10:49 am
by fortyshooter
Made up a .150 diameter ghost ring sight insert to try in the factory rear sight on my .357 Big Boy.
Front sight picture is much better as seen from eye rather than this picture.
Look for a Range report this evening or tomorrow!
Re: Another sight insert I will try....
Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 11:53 am
by Grunt67
Looks good. I miss the old shop days where I could make my own stuff. Don't have room for machinery now.
Re: Another sight insert I will try....
Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 12:01 pm
by Sir Henry
How do you insert them?
Re: Another sight insert I will try....
Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 12:37 pm
by fortyshooter
Sir Henry wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 12:01 pm
How do you insert them?
Loosen that little screw on right-side and slide it out from top.
Re: Another sight insert I will try....
Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:22 pm
by GFK
That is creative.
Re: Another sight insert I will try....
Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:44 pm
by fortyshooter
GFK wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:22 pm
That is creative.
Yep...made it out of a piece of hacksaw blade material!
Re: Another sight insert I will try....
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 8:27 am
by Rifletom
forty, did you find the screws you were looking for? I didn't have the size you needed.
Looks like that insert ought to work fine.
Re: Another sight insert I will try....
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:43 am
by Vaquero
Neat Forty, when can we stat ordering 'em??
RP
Re: Another sight insert I will try....
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:21 pm
by fortyshooter
Rifletom wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 8:27 am
forty, did you find the screws you were looking for? I didn't have the size you needed.
Looks like that insert ought to work fine.
Won't need them for the sight now but did order some from Brownells for another project.
Thanks for the offer though!
Re: Another sight insert I will try....
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:26 pm
by fortyshooter
Vaquero wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:43 am
Neat Forty, when can we stat ordering 'em??
RP
Well I can get two out of 1 hacksaw blade...I just use the ends with the hole! You want a tough steel so the lock screw doesn't
dig into it and the blade is the right thickness. If you have a grinder you then just shape it to size after you cut off the piece.
Maybe I will make up a few.
Re: Another sight insert I will try....
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:42 pm
by BigAl52
fortyshooter wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:26 pm
Vaquero wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:43 am
Neat Forty, when can we stat ordering 'em??
RP
Well I can get two out of 1 hacksaw blade...I just use the ends with the hole! You want a tough steel so the lock screw doesn't
dig into it and the blade is the right thickness. If you have a grinder you then just shape it to size after you cut off the piece.
Maybe I will make up a few.
Ya well we've seen the shop. We wanna make sure those tools get some use.
Re: Another sight insert I will try....
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2020 11:09 am
by CT_Shooter
Ingenious. Thanks for sharing it with us.
fortyshooter wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:26 pm
Well I can get two out of 1 hacksaw blade...I just use the ends with the hole! You want a tough steel so the lock screw doesn't
dig into it and the blade is the right thickness. If you have a grinder you then just shape it to size after you cut off the piece.
Maybe I will make up a few.