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Re: “Home made” dovetail blank

Post by ESquared » Sun Jun 02, 2019 9:02 am

Well, that was one of those moments! Really great looking work!
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Re: “Home made” dovetail blank

Post by bandit1250 » Sun Jun 02, 2019 9:50 am

I made this one about 8 years ago from a broken folding rear sight I got from a gun shop scrap box. I always look for this type of sights in old parts boxes that gun smiths have. I like the shape better than the blocky looking standard type. This style and the one like it pictured by the OP adds a little touch to your rifle. I have made others and left some go with rifles I traded off and should have swapped them out for the factory made standard fillers.
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Re: “Home made” dovetail blank

Post by Rifletom » Sun Jun 02, 2019 10:02 am

deano, that is some very nice work there. As is bandits. And to think I have a couple of those old buckhorn sights in a box.
Guess what I'll be doing watching the Pocono 400 today? A flash of brilliance indeed deano!
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Re: “Home made” dovetail blank

Post by Mistered » Sun Jun 02, 2019 10:09 am

And to think I have a couple of those old buckhorn sights in a box.
Be careful on cutting down some 'old buckhorn sights' - some are valuable and deseriable.
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Re: “Home made” dovetail blank

Post by Rifletom » Sun Jun 02, 2019 10:33 am

Mistered wrote:
Sun Jun 02, 2019 10:09 am
And to think I have a couple of those old buckhorn sights in a box.
Be careful on cutting down some 'old buckhorn sights' - some are valuable and deseriable.
That is true. The one's I have are from a Mod 94 of mid 80's, the other, I' ll have to look at. I forget what that one came off of. If it came from my 39A, I won't touch it. Thanks for the reminder.
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Re: “Home made” dovetail blank

Post by Mistered » Sun Jun 02, 2019 11:05 am

The one's I have are from a Mod 94 of mid 80's,
FWIW Even these are selling well on Ebay if they are the style with the adjustable rear blade.
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Re: “Home made” dovetail blank

Post by deano5150 » Sun Jun 02, 2019 12:56 pm

bandit1250 wrote:
Sun Jun 02, 2019 9:50 am
I made this one about 8 years ago from a broken folding rear sight I got from a gun shop scrap box. I always look for this type of sights in old parts boxes that gun smiths have. I like the shape better than the blocky looking standard type. This style and the one like it pictured by the OP adds a little touch to your rifle. I have made others and left some go with rifles I traded off and should have swapped them out for the factory made standard fillers.
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Looks great! Nice work.
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Re: “Home made” dovetail blank

Post by bandit1250 » Sun Jun 02, 2019 1:12 pm

Thanks deano5150. I only wish I would have kept all the other ones I had made. It takes time to work these down and try to get them uniform at the opposing points. They make good winter projects. ;) :)
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Re: “Home made” dovetail blank

Post by deano5150 » Sun Jun 02, 2019 1:43 pm

bandit1250 wrote:
Sun Jun 02, 2019 1:12 pm
Thanks deano5150. I only wish I would have kept all the other ones I had made. It takes time to work these down and try to get them uniform at the opposing points. They make good winter projects. ;) :)
I certainly felt a sense of accomplishment doing it myself instead of buying one.
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Re: “Home made” dovetail blank

Post by krunchnik » Mon Jun 03, 2019 7:39 pm

Looks nice-I did the same thing-over $20.00 to fill the slot is a lot of money.
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