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Craftsmanship => Gun Building and Repair => Topic started by: DCP64 on June 20, 2009, 10:59:16 PM

Title: Lyman GPR Front Blade sight
Post by: DCP64 on June 20, 2009, 10:59:16 PM

I want to replace the front sight on my GPR; it's a 12 minute sight, width-wise ( or more- I haven't sighted a yard stick ); my question(s):

Is the dovetail a standard milling size, or do they vary?

I saw Track had many choices. By chance, has anyone done this to good effect? I favor a German silver/brass combination.

Thank you for your experience.

Doug

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Post by: Three Hawks on June 20, 2009, 11:14:07 PM

Standard 3/8" 60 deg. dovetail.

Three Hawks

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Post by: Old Salt on June 21, 2009, 11:30:28 AM

When I owned  GPR I took a file to the front site to make it more narrow.  That gave me a better site picture.  

Making a dovetail larger to fit a wider site base is pretty easy to do.  Make a safe sided dovetail file and work slow.  

Or just buy the one that fits.

Salt

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Post by: DCP64 on June 21, 2009, 11:47:47 AM

Thank you, gentlemen.

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Post by: rickevans on July 14, 2009, 11:46:16 AM

What about the rear sight? What would be appropriate for a flinlock GPR?  I want to get rid of that adjustable deal and go with fixed.  

I know the GPR is not 100% HC, but I want to be a bit more period correct on this fine  rifle.

Rick

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Post by: Three Hawks on July 14, 2009, 02:14:37 PM

Quote from: "Old Salt"

When I owned  GPR I took a file to the front site to make it more narrow.  That gave me a better site picture.  

Making a dovetail larger to fit a wider site base is pretty easy to do.  Make a safe sided dovetail file and work slow.  

Or just buy the one that fits.

Salt

I would not ever enlarge the dovetail in a barrel to install a sight.  File the sight base a TINY bit at a time until it  will go in with light hammer blows.  

Three Hawks

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Post by: Old Salt on July 14, 2009, 06:36:23 PM

Quote from: "Three Hawks"

Quote from: "Old Salt"

When I owned  GPR I took a file to the front site to make it more narrow.  That gave me a better site picture.  

Making a dovetail larger to fit a wider site base is pretty easy to do.  Make a safe sided dovetail file and work slow.  

Or just buy the one that fits.

Salt

I would not ever enlarge the dovetail in a barrel to install a sight.  File the sight base a TINY bit at a time until it  will go in with light hammer blows.  

Three Hawks

Filing the bottom flat of a sight base will easily make it smaller.  

Think about removing the bottom row of blocks on a pyramid.

Salt