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ditto1958
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Broke my 1911

Post by ditto1958 » Sun Oct 22, 2017 10:27 am

The other day at the range, I was blissfully shooting away with my Colt Series 70 when I noticed something was amiss- my front sight was missing. :(

Talk about ruining a guy’s day. I called around and found out that this was definitely not a good thing. One place wanted $150-200 to cut a dovetail in the slide and mount a new sight. Woulda taken 3 weeks. The guy I think I trust more said he won’t cut a dovetail in an old Series 70- said that would ruin it- and says he can re-stake it. Says it will take about two weeks (I’m not optimistic), and will cost $60 plus the cost of a new front sight blade. So, my gun is with him.

Meanwhile, I’ve decided the only rational thing is... to buy a new 1911 to shoot while I’m waiting to get mine back.

Since this thread would be worthless without them, here are a coupla pics of the gun from before the sight fell off:
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Re: Broke my 1911

Post by daytime dave » Sun Oct 22, 2017 11:19 am

I'm glad you found a reasonable gunsmith to make the repair. Those sights look pretty good. It's a great looking gun overall.

I had a front sight fall off my Colt 1991a1 commander. I had trijicons put on and they work great.

Looking forward to seeing your new one too.
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Re: Broke my 1911

Post by North Country Gal » Sun Oct 22, 2017 12:35 pm

I agree with not cutting a dovetail in that classic. Don't mess with that slide. Keep it as original as possible. If you need a 1911 just to shoot, plenty of affordable 1911s, now, that you can take to the range and shoot all you want without worrying about wear and tear or collectibility.

One feature I do like, though, is a model with a dovetail cut front sight, just in case, as per your experience. Wish our SA Mil-spec had one, but it's been such a great shooter, I don't mind.
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Re: Broke my 1911

Post by JEBar » Sun Oct 22, 2017 3:11 pm

ditto1958 wrote:Meanwhile, I’ve decided the only rational thing is... to buy a new 1911 to shoot while I’m waiting to get mine back.

I like your way of thinking ... :D
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