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General Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: oldfart on October 16, 2021, 07:06:47 PM
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You going to love this story...
I attended a pistol match today.
It is a semi-formal fun match.
After I fired my first stage of 10 shots, the front sight on my pistol disappeared.
It's probably sitting in the red dirt at Kokohead somewhere.
I discovered it missing when I started stage 2.
So I fired 20 rounds with no front sight.
After stage 2, I thought about it a little and improvised.
see the picture
Duct tape can fix ANYTHING.
(https://i.postimg.cc/MpMzT8f0/ductape.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)cool restaurants in wilmington nc (https://thesawmillgrill.com/)
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Time to get a red dot. Much easier to find when they fall off! :rofl:
:thumbsup: :geekdanc:
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Nice thinking! What range did it work at?
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Time to get a red dot. Much easier to find when they fall off! :rofl:
:thumbsup: :geekdanc:
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True that.
Coincidentally, as we were packing up I found a pair of glasses in the dirt.
It was very easy to see.LOL
This was on the action pistol side at KHSC.
BTW. I did not finish in last place.
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You going to love this story...
I attended a pistol match today.
It is a semi-formal fun match.
After I fired my first stage of 10 shots, the front sight on my pistol disappeared.
It's probably sitting in the red dirt at Kokohead somewhere.
I discovered it missing when I started stage 2.
So I fired 20 rounds with no front sight.
After stage 2, I thought about it a little and improvised.
see the picture
Duct tape can fix ANYTHING.
You gotta quit being so pake and buy some decent equipment! :rofl: :P
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You gotta quit being so pake and buy some decent equipment! :rofl: :P
Maybe the sights realigned themselves to where all the shots were landing?
:rofl:
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You gotta quit being so pake and buy some decent equipment! :rofl: :P
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True to my pake side, I only used HALF a piece of duct tape.
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This is what it's supposed to look like. (pic is not my gun)
Mine still has the tape on it because my kids are dropping by for Sunday dinner and I wanted to show them what crazy old Dad did.
It's a somewhat rare Browning HP
(https://i.postimg.cc/rwV8NdgL/BHP.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
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This is what it's supposed to look like. (pic is not my gun)
Mine still has the tape on it because my kids are dropping by for Sunday dinner and I wanted to show them what crazy old Dad did.
It's a somewhat rare Browning HP
(https://i.postimg.cc/rwV8NdgL/BHP.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
"Does it shot.... Well Does it! Ok then, enough said." :crazy:
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Apparently this front sight is a part of the casting, not a staked or dovetailed.
Not quite sure how to fix this.
(https://i.postimg.cc/tgY432wT/20211018-130601.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/67xKwL9J)
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Duct tape.
Sent from my SM-G991U using Tapatalk
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Apparently this front sight is a part of the casting, not a staked or dovetailed.
Not quite sure how to fix this.
(https://i.postimg.cc/tgY432wT/20211018-130601.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/67xKwL9J)
you fixed it once already...
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Apparently this front sight is a part of the casting, not a staked or dovetailed.
Not quite sure how to fix this.
Contact the manufacturer. Sometimes you get lucky and they stand behind their product.
Might get a new part, or ask you to send it in for repairs.
Worth asking. Worst thing that might happen is they tell you. "Nope." :shaka:
It's the pake thing to do!
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This is what it's supposed to look like. (pic is not my gun)
Mine still has the tape on it because my kids are dropping by for Sunday dinner and I wanted to show them what crazy old Dad did.
It's a somewhat rare Browning HP
(https://i.postimg.cc/rwV8NdgL/BHP.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Yikes :shake:
Try calling numrich they just might have the part…..
https://www.gunpartscorp.com ;)
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Haha
Everybody's a clown tonight.
My old shooting buddy and mentor offered me the service of his gunsmith in California.
I think he used to work for Bain and Davis.
The counterweight/sight is not hard to find. I got one coming in a few days.
My buddy is grabbing another one for me real cheap, I hope.
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Sounds like at least you shot minute of duct tape and didn’t come in last. :thumbsup:
(One more clown comment)
Other than a combat sight like my revolvers I’ve never seen a fixed front sight.
Certainly wouldn’t think it could fall off.
It’s the recoil from your high pressure loads. >:D
Not clown comment:
Hope you get it resolved.
Let us know.
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Apparently this front sight is a part of the casting, not a staked or dovetailed.
Not quite sure how to fix this.
(https://i.postimg.cc/tgY432wT/20211018-130601.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/67xKwL9J)
JB Weld? (Almost as good as duct tape) :rofl:
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If its any kine of steel.. Tig or mig weld . if the welder is good he can make a decent- sized blob and that can be your new front sight lol.
Then grind/file til you find your perfect poa/poi preference. Lol. Then you can use any sort of paint and make it whatever color you want. :thumbsup:
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Apparently the front sight is supposed to break off. That's why they attached it to a small part you can quickly replace!
Repeat customers. :rofl:
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Instead of duct tape.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211020/07fd5e97471fde56f7bc6e789985ec75.jpg)
Sent from my SM-G991U using Tapatalk
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Apparently the front sight is supposed to break off. That's why they attached it to a small part you can quickly replace!
Repeat customers. :rofl:
Planned obsolescence? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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I've shot a pistol match with a loose front sight before. I'm guessing it came loose about 1/2 way through, or at least that's when I noticed some errant shots, or higher rate of. . .
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I've shot a pistol match with a loose front sight before. I'm guessing it came loose about 1/2 way through, or at least that's when I noticed some errant shots, or higher rate of. . .
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I'll have to remember that story for the next shooting match. LoL 🤣
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got 2 replacement parts now.
I might shoot it on sunday with some gold dots
(https://i.postimg.cc/fyRTLrpY/20211028-110735.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
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got 2 replacement parts now.
I might shoot it on sunday with some gold dots
(https://i.postimg.cc/fyRTLrpY/20211028-110735.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Put some duct tape on new one to re-enforce ! :geekdanc:
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