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“Home made” dovetail blank
“Home made” dovetail blank
After replacing the factory sights on my BBSC 357 I was in need of a dovetail blank. I considered (and I still am) a Ranger Point Precision barrel profile blank. They’re pricey but they look great. As I sat around this afternoon thinking about it I realized that I now had two extra buckhorn sights (one had a defective insert, the other just came off my carbine). I took the defective one, wrapped the dovetail end in masking tape and put it in my vise. I used a hacksaw to remove the buckhorn. Then I used masking tape to make an arrow point on the end. After about an hour of filing and a couple of drops of gun blue I had a new blank. I don’t mean to brag but I like the way it turned out. Much better than I had hoped for!
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Re: “Home made” dovetail blank
Nice work...
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very nicely done!
very nicely done!
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I'd pass on the RPP barrel profile blank. Your home-made blank is the best I've seen.
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I like it.
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Re: “Home made” dovetail blank
Heck, Yeah!
Beautiful and, as noted, well worth copying!
Beautiful and, as noted, well worth copying!
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Re: “Home made” dovetail blank
Thanks! Once in a while the lightbulb comes on and I have a flash of brilliance.
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