New Front Sight For The 1862 Pocket Police

by JimT, Texas, Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 11:41 (263 days ago)
edited by JimT, Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 18:42

I love shooting the 1862 Police .36 but that little tiny bead on the front is ridiculous for old eyes and especially in bright sunlight. Plus it hit a foot high at 20 - 25 yards. It had to go!
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So this morning I got out my tools and went to work.
Cutting the dovetail ..
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I had bought a Hawken sight blank from Dixie Gun Works. I shaped the sight somewhat before I started the dovetail

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I cut the 'ears' off the sight and filed it down a little.
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Now this is a sight I can see!
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I will sight the gun in .. I am sure the sight is too tall .. shape and polish and blue it once it's sighted.

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(I just now .. hours after posting .. realized I boogered up the title of the post!)

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New Front Sight For The 1862 Pocket Police

by JT, Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 11:54 (263 days ago) @ JimT

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Your doveails are cut cleaner than mine! (nt)

by JimT, Texas, Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 12:37 (263 days ago) @ JT

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Your doveails are cut cleaner than mine! (nt)

by JT, Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 12:51 (263 days ago) @ JimT

BECAUSE MILT CUT 'EM!

Yessir. Lookin' good!

by JimT, Texas, Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 13:07 (263 days ago) @ JT

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New Front Sight For The 1892 Pocket Police

by Slow Hand ⌂ @, Indiana, Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 14:58 (263 days ago) @ JimT

Looks great! That front sight is just what I’m looking for for a project I have. Is the blade a separate piece frame the base?

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No. It's all together ...

by JimT, Texas, Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 16:32 (263 days ago) @ Slow Hand

I don't see it on their website now ... but other than being all steel, it was the same as this sight.

https://www.dixiegunworks.com/index/page/product/product_id/1771/category_id/589/produc...

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No. It's all together ...

by Slow Hand ⌂ @, Indiana, Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 19:17 (263 days ago) @ JimT

Maybe this one?

https://www.dixiegunworks.com/index/page/product/product_id/7389/category/589/category_...

Looks similar, also out of stock. I have one of their paper catalogs on the way, so I’ll peruse through it once it shows up.

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Yes. That's the one. It has a strange sized dovetail.

by JimT, Texas, Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 19:30 (263 days ago) @ Slow Hand

Wider than the ones I am used to. But I cut mine by hand so it's not an issue. And it worked well for what I wanted.

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Ele era corajoso.
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New Front Sight For The 1862 Pocket Police

by Jared, Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 23:11 (263 days ago) @ JimT

Looks much more useable.

I have a few BP revolvers I need to do that to.

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