A little newbie help to make a back sight by hand.

[Larry (Omaha)]

This post is not for the seasoned shooters/builders here, but for the ones that are learning and thinking about trying their skills in the muzzleloading hobby. I am not a machinist, but learned a long time ago that a lot of small parts can be made with a good old hacksaw and some files. A dremel tool with a stone is also handy. I just finished a back sight for a rifle in the works. The 3/4" steel block is the material I started with. I used a hacksaw and
vice to ruff cut it out. The tooling can all be done with a file, emery, dremel, and sharpening stone. A front sight is a whole lot less work of course.
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[Phil Coffins]

Atta boy!

 

[Nessmuck56]

Thats a beauty !

 

[87TT]

I like it.

 

[Grenadier1758]

You did right well, I like the results.

 

[Kansas Kid]

Looks pretty good, and I can appreciate all the hand work that went into it.

 

[Tom A Hawk]

Looks good.

 

[tomm9903]

This post is not for the seasoned shooters/builders here, but for the ones that are learning and thinking about trying their skills in the muzzleloading hobby. I am not a machinist, but learned a long time ago that a lot of small parts can be made with a good old hacksaw and some files. A dremel tool with a stone is also handy. I just finished a back sight for a rifle in the works. The 3/4" steel block is the material I started with. I used a hacksaw and
vice to ruff cut it out. The tooling can all be done with a file, emery, dremel, and sharpening stone. A front sight is a whole lot less work of course.
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Nice job

 

[Eric Krewson]

I made this one out of a piece of thick angle iron, the angle iron is already close to the right shape.

 

[bang]

X, Y vice and drill press.

 

[Kansas Jake]

Eric, that is a nice job on the rear sight.

 

[Larry (Omaha)]

X, Y vice and drill press.

That isn't a back sight silly (LOL) Nice job!
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