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Dans Club
February 9, 2009
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I just got back from the range shooting my DW 41Mag, the nickel one from GA a few weeks ago. The gun functions fine but at 50-yards with the rear sight screwed down tight it still hits the top edge of the paper or higher with 210 loads of heavier. I tried some 170 grain loads and they were right on the money, I expected the lower hit point with those. What do you do to get it lower? I know there are different color front inserts, but to my knowledge they are all the same height.
SMF
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April 25, 2008
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I know there were patridge front sights in several heights, but I can't say the same about the colored insert ones.
The Savantist
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January 24, 2009
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That's odd. There's no chance the rear sight is bent upward, is there? The only alternative I can think of would be to file a front sight.
And yes, going by the spare front sights in my Pac, the various colored ones are all the same size.
November 4, 2008
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There are different height profiles for the front colored inserts, I only know this because CZDW shipped a low profile white insert with the last barrel assembly I bought. I now have a short white insert blade to go along with the normal white insert blade I already have.
Dans Club
March 2, 2008
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Yes there are different height front sights in the traditional DW front sight profile, I have seen them in the past. Also, I had a similar problem with my 722 at 50', and found that a Millet rear sight allowed me to drop the POA/POI enough to work (I think I saw a Millet rear for Large Frame on Ebay recently that might still be active). No guarantee that it will do the same for you, but the Millet is IMHO a little nicer than a DW rear, especially the White Bar/White Outline.
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George Carlin
December 17, 2008
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Very interesting - I wasn't aware of different heights for the colored inserts.
I know that DW sells a black "blank" insert that you can file to desired height - which for SMF, that might be the least costly answer.
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January 24, 2009
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DUH on me!
I don't know what I was thinking...you wouldn't want to file the front sight lower, you would want a taller front sight to make it shoot lower. Woops, I was thinking backwards.
Anyway, ignore the babble in my previous post.
Dans Club
March 2, 2008
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I recently got a fairly tall front DW type Millett blade. sight that may be too tall for anything I need it for, if so I'll let you know
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
George Carlin
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