New Front Sight For The 1862 Pocket Police
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
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Your doveails are cut cleaner than mine! (nt)
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Your doveails are cut cleaner than mine! (nt)
BECAUSE MILT CUT 'EM!
Yessir. Lookin' good!
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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?
No. It's all together ...
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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Ele era velho.
Ele era corajoso.
Ele era feio.
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.