CAB33 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I used to shoot Tanfoglio about 7 years ago and have constant issues with things breaking. Rear sights being a constant problem. I am looking into a Stock 2 and wanted to know if things have improved from some people before buying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLDave Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 The rear sight on my Match certainly disassembled itself a few times; I eventually replaced it with a Henning fixed rear sight. The one on my Limited has never done so. Different sight design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cakedog02 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 (edited) Here's a thread I started discussing Tanfo fixed rear sight options. I'm trying to convince Henning to make a batch of his LPA cut fixed rear sight. I need two for my Stock 2 pistols. I'm hoping a few others will contact him as well. I have one of his rear sights on my limited pistol and really like it. Rear sight options for Elite Limited http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?/topic/226160-Rear-sight-options-for-Elite-Limited Edited February 13, 2016 by cakedog02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intercooler2 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Sights still come apart. I lost a Match and Hunter Super Sight and switched the Hunter to a Henning fixed. I sent the Match slide in for EAA to swap the busted one out. Henning talks about making an adjustable replacement for the rear... we should all keep the fire hot sending him messages on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cakedog02 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 If I can't get some Henning LPA fixed rear sights, I am going try using some green loctite on the stock sight adjustment screws to prevent it from coming loose/breaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7sst Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I had the elevation screw on the rear sight of my stock II break last year. No other breakage issues. It was tough to find the right replacement screw and springs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intercooler2 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 The Loctite will only work for so long... BTDT. We need a sight that is made to sit almost all the way down instead of up. The lack of tension on the screw with the sight jacked up is what allows it to move and finally wear the holding knubs off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eboadway Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 (edited) I use the new Dawson .140 front sight which allows the rear sight to be a lot lower with 147's. Edited February 13, 2016 by eboadway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAB33 Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 Crazy that 7 years later and it's the same problem. Henning was talking about making a sight way back then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cakedog02 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I use the new Dawson .140 front sight which allows the rear sight to be a lot lower with 147's. What is the height of the factory front sight? 0.160"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanzaiCroc Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 This is probably old news and has been discussed ad nauseam but I always thought the reason the screw broke was the repeated stress of the recoil. After breaking a screw or two I made a hard rubber bumper to support the sight and take out the bouncing motion that popped the screws. I just had to make the bumper the right height for accuracy of the sight but I haven't broken a screw since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cakedog02 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 This is probably old news and has been discussed ad nauseam but I always thought the reason the screw broke was the repeated stress of the recoil. After breaking a screw or two I made a hard rubber bumper to support the sight and take out the bouncing motion that popped the screws. I just had to make the bumper the right height for accuracy of the sight but I haven't broken a screw since. Would you post a pic of your sight with the rubber piece installed? I haven't heard of that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanzaiCroc Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 PNG.bmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZinSC Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 just broke my second rear sight today. the detent on the elevation screw which sits under the screw head and looks like a tiny ball bearing disintegrated. Damn thing is probably made of rock candy. Can't believe how crappy these sights are. Going to try and install a Dawson tomorrow. Its going to need to be fitted. For the questions earlier in this thread, no, Not all LPA sights are the same. A regular LPA cut sight will need to be fitted using a 60* file. I've never done it before, but i know two guys that have. I'll let you know how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cakedog02 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 just broke my second rear sight today. the detent on the elevation screw which sits under the screw head and looks like a tiny ball bearing disintegrated. Damn thing is probably made of rock candy. Can't believe how crappy these sights are. Going to try and install a Dawson tomorrow. Its going to need to be fitted. For the questions earlier in this thread, no, Not all LPA sights are the same. A regular LPA cut sight will need to be fitted using a 60* file. I've never done it before, but i know two guys that have. I'll let you know how it goes. Once you get the Dawson rear sight installed, please update this thread to let us know how it went. I'd like to know how much filing from the sides and bottoms will be required to get Dawson's LPA cut rear sight to fit. A pic would be helpful as well. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intercooler2 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Placing a rubber wedge under the rear of the sight like that could for sure help. Like the picture shows these sights still seem to be elevated up to much the way they are. The rubber is keeping it from moving up and down wearing out the screw. I fitted a Dawson on my Hunter a while back and it really had to be jacked up where I had maybe one thread of the adjusting screw engaged. I sent it back to Dawson for a swap out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZinSC Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 (edited) Here you go for those interested. It took me about 30 minutes. I put the sight in a vise and used an old leather yard glove, cut the finger off, and used the leather to hold the sight in place without marring the finish. The gun isn't a safe queen and i don't mind marks on it, but i figured the vice would have really messed it up. Anyway, you will need a 60* file to do the fitting. I measured the bottom of the EAA sight so i knew what measurements i was going for. just start filing, then see if it fits, rinse, repeat. You want to take off enough to just fit. Then use red loctite on the sides of the dovetail to hold in place. FYI, the set screws inside the sight on the dawson are tiny! They are about half as long as the EAA sight. I just used the screws from the now useless EAA sight. The measuremens are the bottom of the dovetail on the sight, and the smaller measurement is the top of the dovetail on the sight. Bottom of Dawson after fitting. It ain't pretty, but it works. Edited February 14, 2016 by CZinSC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vixty Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 It almost seems that those sights that are breaking are jacked way up. Maybe changing out the front sight so the adjustable is closer to the slide would make them more durable. About how many rounds are yall seeing before they break? Mines actually almost bottomed out shootung 124s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZinSC Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 The sights don't tend to break nearly as much in 9mm. I think it's the higher PF in 40 that causes it. I had a stock 2 with about 10,000 rounds through, never broke a sight. Got a buddy that is a GM Prod shooter, shoots a crazy amount of rounds per year in Stock 2, hasn't broken a sight yet. The people i know with 40 cal limiteds all have had sights break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b18prl Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Cliff, this is from a 3 months old stock2, a newer gun with shorter barrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vixty Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Yikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrd Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Cliff, this is from a 3 months old stock2, a newer gun with shorter barrel ImageUploadedByTapatalk1455600697.976121.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1455600714.834413.jpg I've heard Tanfoglio are good with warranty on barrels. You're getting a new one for free, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b18prl Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Don't know yet, called them yesterday and was told to send the whole gun in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealio Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 The sights don't tend to break nearly as much in 9mm. I think it's the higher PF in 40 that causes it. I had a stock 2 with about 10,000 rounds through, never broke a sight. Got a buddy that is a GM Prod shooter, shoots a crazy amount of rounds per year in Stock 2, hasn't broken a sight yet. The people i know with 40 cal limiteds all have had sights break. My 9mm top end has ~28,000 on it with the stock site and screws. So I would agree that the heavier recoil of the .40 drastically shortens the life of these. And on a side note I"m almost bottomed out on the rear shooting 147's and 124's, so I don't know how you could hit anything with a .140" sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7sst Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Cliff, this is from a 3 months old stock2, a newer gun with shorter barrel ImageUploadedByTapatalk1455600697.976121.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1455600714.834413.jpg Any idea what might have caused that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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