SnyperX
32 Cal
Welp….took the plunge and said “F’IT” and tried my hand at doing a dovetail. Yeesh. It ain’t purty, but the rear sight is on my Hawken. Any “constructive” criticism would be appreciated. 
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How bad did mess up my dovetail?
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I believe I'd be making a filler and insert new shorter sight.
Maybe oversized picture makes it look worse than it is.
Sorry Snyper, I didn't realize you had 'reacted". I wouldn't have edited if I had seen that first.
I believe I'd be making a filler and insert new shorter sight.
Maybe oversized picture makes it look worse than it is.
Sorry Snyper, I didn't realize you had 'reacted". I wouldn't have edited if I had seen that first.
Kinda fugly but it is what it is now.
SnyperX
32 Cal
My next question is the gun still shootable being the depth of the dovetail?
SnyperX
32 Cal
Ummm, yah, it’s not going in the Smithsonian any time soon. LOL!!
Hopefully you didn't go so deep as to compromise the barrel.
For your consideration.
Get a larger rear sight and re- do that mess.
SnyperX
32 Cal
So I could still see the drill dimples from the drill holes I was trying to cover up from the get go.
SnyperX
32 Cal
Where did you find that? I had tried finding a dovetail jig and could not locate one in stock anywhere. Really wish I would have had that.
Drill holes? I rough in with a hacksaw then use a triangle file and dove tail file.
https://jedediah-starr.com/closeup.asp?cid=90&pid=918
Move it as needed to obtain the desired length. But...you are already too deep for this to help.
How much is a new barrel?
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That's the way I cut the dovetails on my builds.
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Before you fire that thing, please do some measurements for what remains between your sight and bore.
Looks a lot like an accident looking for a place to happen.
PLEASE BE CAREFUL!
Looks a lot like an accident looking for a place to happen.
PLEASE BE CAREFUL!
SnyperX
32 Cal
This was a Traditions kit and came with plastic sights with the rear sight being mounted using two drilled and tapped holes in the barrel.
Buckskinn
45 Cal.
I'd get a new barrel, you are deep! If you have dimples below that, I would be worried about safe barrel thickness. Next time use hacksaw and safe-side triangle file.
SnyperX
32 Cal
whats sad, is I did use a hacksaw and triangle file. :-(
