Do you have ideas about what you think the perfect size and shape rear sight notch should be? Well, your wait is over! Order this sight blade and you can either have someone cut the notch for you, or do it yourself.
This item is the blade for the rear sight assembly supplied by Colt, not a complete sight assembly.
The dovetail has been widened to allow fitting to the sight body, to eliminate the factory sight blade's wiggle, so fairly simple fitting is likely necessary. Please read the installation instructions to decide if this job is in your skill set and you have the tools needed to be successful.
The blade height has been increased by .040” which allows a deeper notch than factory to be machined.
The top outside corners have been shaped in a large radius to minimize snagging on garments or cutting hands or holsters.
The blade’s thickness has been increased to improve the crispness of the sight picture and the radius at the bottom of the blade has been enlarged to strengthen the blade.
The dovetail size has been slightly increased to reduce the slop that existed with the original parts.
The set screw has stayed the same size, 4-40" x 1/8" with a .050” hex drive, so it's hex key also works with the front sight. The set screw’s placement has been moved to the center of the of the blade.
NOTE: LocTite 242 (blue) should be applied to the set screw with the tip of a toothpick to prevent loosening, once windage is adjusted.
