11287 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 I was practicing with my SVI Sight Tracker today. The front sight broke where the rear portion of the sight holds the fiber optic rod. Is the island barrel different from a regular slide in that the front sight is made different for the two. Since I have to replace the front sight, I would rather get one that is longer (has a longer fiber optic tube than the SVI). I find that the SVI front fiber optic rod was OK when first installed but because it is so short, the rod gets dirty faster and it gets dimmer faster. Would a Dawson work or maybe a Manny FireDot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waktasz Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 I would ask Infinity what dovetail dimensions they use, then order that from Dawson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tha1000 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 (edited) Just tell Dawson it’s for a SV. They’ll send you the right one. I had one break same as yours and also felt that the sv sight got a lot dirtier than need be due to the design. Biggest issue you’ll might run into is the base of the new sight being fatter than the rub on your barrel. I know @CrashDodson replaced all his sv sights with manny dots. Maybe he’ll pop in and off guidance. Edited January 13, 2019 by tha1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11287 Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 I read on the SV website, the width of the sight base is .420 to match the width of the hybrid barrel. I suppose I could call Dawson and they could make me one, but I think I'll just order the exact replacement from SV. I had a heck of a time removing the broken sight. Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc88 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 http://www.1911store.com/lightningrodmicrodotstisv.aspx I put one of these on each of my SV sight trackers. I like the Brazos sight much better than the Infinity sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
427Cobra Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 What’s wrong with using another SVI front sight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvincent Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I broke 2 sights, never really did like the SV sight. After the second one, I bought a Dawson. It was huge, had to file it down a lot to fit the dovetail. It might have been for the non sighttracker guns, Idk. I love Dawson sights but don’t want to have to take off .030” by hand Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11287 Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 On 2/17/2019 at 7:15 PM, 427Cobra said: What’s wrong with using another SVI front sight That's what I ended up doing. However, as I wrote before, I was looking for a longer fiber optic sight to allow more light and a brighter front sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tha1000 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) I've had this same break on two different SV sight trackers. I've heard that SV has traditional style front sights that aren't listed on the website, fwiw. Edited February 19, 2019 by tha1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
427Cobra Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 1 hour ago, 11287 said: That's what I ended up doing. However, as I wrote before, I was looking for a longer fiber optic sight to allow more light and a brighter front sight. So when I break mine how much fitting did it take Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11287 Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 If you get the one from SVI, it is the same width of the sight tracker barrel. It took me about 30 min but I went slow. I have installed 4-5 Dawson sights. Just go to the Dawson website and watch his install video. You need an non marring punch, small hammer, small triangle file, vise, vise blocks and I use tape to cover things I don't want scratched. Go slow taking off material because you cant put it back on. Oh and some red loctite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowlmouths Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 (edited) It is a standard cut (.300 × 60 degrees). I used a Brazo micro dot $35 Edited February 26, 2019 by Fowlmouths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
427Cobra Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 How long did that take to fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowlmouths Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 On 2/26/2019 at 10:00 PM, 427Cobra said: How long did that take to fit 20 min, went slow on taking the material off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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