Garmil Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Bought a Brazos lightning rod Novak cut sight and it's too small for my dovetail. I measured and thought I had a Novak cut, do they make something bigger? Or a pinned fiber sight since my slide is already drilled for a pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biloxi23 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Who manufactured you slide? If you check Dawson Precision website it will so the differences in dovetails. I wo9uld also suggest watching his You Tube presentation on fitting front sights. Even the correct sight will take some fitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmil Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 It's a Caspian slide. The whole sight can slide from one side through the the other side of the dovetail by hand I don't think I can fit that. I've seen the dawson video I don't see where it shows the dovetail differences on there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 If it slides without too much clearance you can gently tap down both sides of the cut (actually front and back) and get one where you can drive it in and it will stay in place. I guess you could then put a pin in it since you say the slide already has a hole in it. Imagine you would have to drill the sight however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbagger123 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 maybe its a little deeper cut novak or kimber cut http://media.midwayusa.com/productdocuments/applicationchart/678/1911_front_sight_cut_dimensions.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmil Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) maybe its a little deeper cut novak or kimber cut http://media.midwayusa.com/productdocuments/applicationchart/678/1911_front_sight_cut_dimensions.pdf I'm thinking that's it, I hadn't seen a chart like that before. I thought a Novak was a Novak.Edit: never mind I just looked at the package of the one that's too small and its a .075 deep so the deepest there is. Edited June 12, 2015 by Garmil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbagger123 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 is it real loose in that it move bac kand forth and up and down or just slide out easier than you like? If you look at brazo made guns they drill a hole in one side of the dovetail and retain it with a pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmil Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 Side to side in the dovetail very easy if I tip the gun it will move. Mine has the pin in front I may be able to drill the one I have but it will put the pin very close to the riser that holds the fiber rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbagger123 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Side to side in the dovetail very easy if I tip the gun it will move. Mine has the pin in front I may be able to drill the one I have but it will put the pin very close to the riser that holds the fiber rod. this what i would do then. get some gap filling loctite and clean and install it. center it as you like and let dry. no need to drill hole. to speed the drying you can put the slide in a toaster oven. just be sure to remove the plastic parts if any. if you do drill it do it like Brazo. not in the blade but on the side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmil Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 Thanks for the tip. Which locktite would that be? Tried searching but a few come up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbagger123 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 http://www.loctite.com.au/3320_AUE_HTML.htm?nodeid=8802649407489 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmil Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 Thanks a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powder Finger Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 just get the right sight for the cut so you're not one of the people with problems at matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmil Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 just get the right sight for the cut so you're not one of the people with problems at matches. If I knew what one would fit I would. . But I don't that's the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powder Finger Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 take your original sight and measure the width of the base (like .330) and the height of the dovetail (like .070) then order one that matches that or is a hair bigger. it will be either a 60 or 65 degree angle but since you should end up fitting the sight to the dovetail the angle isn't the most critical part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powder Finger Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 you could also use a feeler gauge that the loose sight slip fits with in the dovetail then add the sight base to the gauge plus about .005 to get a figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowlmouths Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 maybe its a little deeper cut novak or kimber cut http://media.midwayusa.com/productdocuments/applicationchart/678/1911_front_sight_cut_dimensions.pdf I'm thinking that's it, I hadn't seen a chart like that before. I thought a Novak was a Novak.Edit: never mind I just looked at the package of the one that's too small and its a .075 deep so the deepest there is. He has the deepest sight already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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