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Title: New Front sight for RIA Rock Island 1911 TCM
Post by: oldkat69 on April 01, 2014, 09:52:58 AM
 8) I just got a new Rock Island Armscor 1911 TCM/9mm

It is a blast to shoot but I want a better, more visible front sight.

Any suggestions?

I have a sight press and can do minor fitting, but I do hate to file.

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Title: Re: New Front sight for RIA Rock Island 1911 TCM
Post by: Big Frank on April 01, 2014, 04:56:00 PM
If I wanted a new sight I would get one with a white dot. Or you could paint the sight with a bright colored nail polish instead so you don't have to get a new one.
Title: Re: New Front sight for RIA Rock Island 1911 TCM
Post by: ellis4538 on April 01, 2014, 05:16:18 PM
I agree with jf about the paint.  When I paint mine I use white as a base coat or two and then add the color, usually green.  White first helps the green stand out.


Richard
Title: Re: New Front sight for RIA Rock Island 1911 TCM
Post by: Timothy on April 01, 2014, 06:18:30 PM
I have a nice bright orange nail polish I like that was stolen from my daughter...

I also prefer to black out my rear sight as well.  To each his own.
Title: Re: New Front sight for RIA Rock Island 1911 TCM
Post by: tombogan03884 on April 02, 2014, 02:00:42 PM
I've still got a bottle of "hooker red" I appropriated from the ex-wife .  ;D
Title: Re: New Front sight for RIA Rock Island 1911 TCM
Post by: kmitch200 on April 03, 2014, 07:28:40 AM
I prefer tritium, (Novak)...if not that then a gold bead.
I haven't tried any of the fiber optic sights except on clay/bird guns. I want metal on a potential serious use gun.
http://www.novaksights.com/products/sights/index.html
Title: Re: New Front sight for RIA Rock Island 1911 TCM
Post by: les snyder on April 03, 2014, 10:10:29 PM
I shoot nothing but flat black, but if you want a highlighted sight and not fiber optic.... a pistolsmith friend places a round headed brass tack in a drilled front sight for some of the CAS folks...you might find a sourdough front sight in a dovetail configuration
Title: Re: New Front sight for RIA Rock Island 1911 TCM
Post by: PegLeg45 on April 07, 2014, 06:31:32 PM
I shoot nothing but flat black, but if you want a highlighted sight and not fiber optic.... a pistolsmith friend places a round headed brass tack in a drilled front sight for some of the CAS folks...you might find a sourdough front sight in a dovetail configuration

I'm looking at this modification on one of my Super Blackhawks. I plan to drill a set depth and then use gold solder melted into the hole and then polished smooth. I saw one done like that at the range once and liked the look and sight picture it gave.