Colt 1911 Hi Viz post style sight install

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Colt 1911 Hi Viz post style sight install

here's the basic steps installing a modern front sight on your colt 1911 with staked in front sights.

1911 staked front sights has two different size posts. 88 to current has the slightly larger stake and can be easily filed to fit early smaller tenon.

Hi Viz is one of the only supplier that has stock for front stake style sights with optic rod.

this is a Gold Cup series 80 ...

mask your 1911 to protect from damage

carefully clamp front blade to vise, then twist off.

test new High Viz sight for fit

 

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use a non removable type loctite

Stake post with a staking tool... this a home made press
note new sight is carefully supported to prevent damage

inspect staked post

file smooth until post is flush

 

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done

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here's my home made staking tool, made from an odd ball clamp laying around my garage.

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[Chocobo]

Pretty cool. Have you shot it with the new sight on?

 

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nope... just finished front sight switch late last night.

with sight being staked solid with loctite ... don't think it'll be coming loose anytime soon.

Pretty cool. Have you shot it with the new sight on?

 

[grwd]

before you pry out the old one, Id get a 1/8" carbide ball bit and dremel out the old staking, makes it much easier.

 

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thanks.... all tips are appreciated.

didn't even think to dremel out old stake. come to think of it, a round grinding wheel would have been better than a rat tail file smoothing out staked tenon.

next time instead of a flat steel plate to support new sights during press.
I'll custom mill out a groove exact height and width of new sight. this will allow support without risk of collapsing new sights.

a different end mill would used then one pictured

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[grwd]

The next install will go really smooth, but if you have access to a mill; why not dovetail some sight cuts? Staking sights can be a pia sometimes.

 

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really fortunate to have a mill and lathe at home. mill is a low end Chinese one, but it's full size. lathe is an old Southbend with 9in swing.

been thinking of ordering the dovetail end mill and the fixture that holds the slide. plans are to mill grooves in front of slide. been debating on milling larger grooves at 90 degree to rail or duplicate existing small grooves.

ejection port will be radius soon along with tuning the ejector by smoothing out and adjusting tension. barrel ramp is already nicely polished and at correct angle. barrel lug to frame is nice and tight.

goal is to duplicate a Wilson setup with me doing all the work...

 

[spastik monkey]

very helpful, thanks