Magsz Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) Heya guys, I installed a Dawson Fiber front into my Limited Pro last week. I had to file the bottom of the sight a teeny bit and remove a few thousandths in order to get it to even start in the dovetail. I very LIGHTLY tabbed it in with the included nylon tipped punch and a mallet. It went in smoothly, ie properly BUT as i was hammering the sight in, i literally shaved the chrome lining off of the damned dovetail like slivers of cheese... Today when shooting the dang thing the sight started wobbling in the dovetail... Suggestions? I can go the ghetto route and loctite the front sight in with some high temperature loctite and ensure the screw is firmly rooted or i can get another front sight but yeah...at this point im not sure if a new one will even fit properly. Anyone else run into this issue? Edited October 28, 2013 by Magsz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dog Howie Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Are you sure it wasn't shavings from the sight,that slide is very hard steel and does not easily give.i installed hennings sight and when I saw it starting to peel slivers from the sight I pulled it out and did more filing until it fit snug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magsz Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) I rescind some of the above. It was DEFINITELY shavings from the sight...lol. I took it out and the chrome lining was golden in the sight dovetail. The sight however was...not as it was definitively shaved down in size. If i had taken more off of the dovetail i do not believe the sight would have been snug. Hrm... Edited October 28, 2013 by Magsz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dog Howie Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Yea dont touch the dove tail but lightly file or sand the sight very little at a time checking fit till it goes in snug without any shavings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogiebb Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 been there done that... clean it really well and use a LOT of red Loctite let it dry well 3k rounds now and still no problems, next time use a guide so it will drift straight . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praetorian97 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) Been there done that too. IMO its cause you didn't use a LOT of loctite and/or dimple it enough. Ive installed 4 Dawsons and 1 Stock Fiber. Its all in the loctite and dimple size. Dawson went to a new sight that uses the stock hole. Works SOOOOO much better. If this one is screwed order a new one straight from them. Edited October 28, 2013 by praetorian97 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealio Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Some of the Tanfoglio guns I've worked on look like they have had the sight staked in. So when you are fitting your sight you have to take material off to get it to start in the notch, then once it gets in there it will be a tiny bit loose. I usually take a stone and open up the front of the dovetail if I can see that it has been closed up at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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