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Came off while shooting today. Have no idea where it went. [Linked Image]


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Some 1911 copies have GI-style front sights made from bad castings and to make matters worse, they are barely staked in place. The predictable result is that some will depart the gun in the middle of a magazine. Also, many simply prefer high-profile sights on this pistol. I generally shoot GI sights just fine, but Rock Island installs the sights on their bright-nickel guns before plating them. They suck in bright sunlight and since this is my primary carry auto, I decided to put higher-profile sights on it. My long favorite, the King-Tappan sights, are no longer available and I ordered a Maryland Gun Works ‘narrow tenon’ stake-on front ‘dot’ sight for GI and Series 70 Colts.

Staking a 1911 front sight isn’t the voodoo ritual its made out to me. You’ll need good light, a good staking tool, a Dremel for relief cuts & clean up and a padded vise to hold the slide. I like Brownell’s staking tool, which is designed to work around the recoil spring tube, and has easily-replaceable staking points.


http://www.thesixgunjournal.net/staking-a-1911-front-sight/


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Contact RIA...their CS seems to be pretty good...

Same thing happened to a friend of mines Colt in 1989 when we were practicing for a big match...two days before the match. I loaned him one of my .38 Supers and he took first in his class.

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Originally Posted by shreck
Came off while shooting today. Have no idea where it went. [Linked Image]


If it took the rest of the gun with it, you'd be well ahead.




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Any decent gunsmith can easily replace it for you shreck.


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Ya rather than mailing it back to RIA I'm just gonna have my local smith fix it.


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Originally Posted by shreck
Came off while shooting today. Have no idea where it went. [Linked Image]



You got a faithful copy.

My USMC issue 1911A1 did that regularly.


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You don't really need that anyway. grin


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Quicker on the draw, LOL.

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Now it will make a fine grizzly pistol.


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