44 Automag frontsight.
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Topic: 44 Automag frontsight.
Posted By: Luc V.
Subject: 44 Automag frontsight.
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2008 at 8:29pm
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My 44 automag has no insert in the frontsight (is all stainless steel colour), but there is a small section cut out for some inlay, which looks to be original.
Anyone know what the original material was to fill this up?
I can do many different colours but have to use the "plastic sheet stuff" as in the S&W models, and I should mill the section deeper and dovetailed. I don't realy like to to do this, so the reason of the question towards the original inserts.
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Posted By: curmudgeon
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2008 at 9:25pm
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Luc, there was no original insert. It was a stick'em piece of paper. If yours is notched it has to be after market. Should have been dovetailed when cut.
You can dovetail or I'd drill about 2-3 small holes in the cut and fill with a liquid type front sight insert. Your choice. I can't imagine a front sight notch that was not dovetailed. However little surprises me when it comes to amateur gunsmithing...
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Posted By: TC357MAX
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2008 at 11:38pm
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Luc, I have two automags. The first 44 Pasadena has a .010" dp X .200" slot without the dovetails in the front sight. Looks original to me. Now, my second a TDE 357, is smooth without the slot. |
Posted By: Luc V.
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2008 at 9:30am
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Thanks for the info. I must admit I made a mistake! The frontsight on the 44 automag has no cuts at all.
I was almost sure it was, because I 'm sure I have a pistol with a frontsight as discribed in my previous post. (I must check my inventory to see which one it is, damn, I must have to many guns;-)
Anyway, I was thinking on doing someting as with my 357 Sig:
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