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MIM sights?
Nope. That's the second rear sight blade that's broken on that gun. It's a Wilson, no MIM parts. Adjustable rear sights on 1911s aren't all that strong.MIM sights?
Nope. This is what adjustable sight blades do on 1911s. After thousands of rounds, they eventually let go.Holy crap. I see sheared metal. There has to be a back story?
That's how you lose 2 world wars.
Wow. I have a BoMar like that. Gun (caspian) is easily 20-30 years oldNope. That's the second rear sight blade that's broken on that gun. It's a Wilson, no MIM parts. Adjustable rear sights on 1911s aren't all that strong.
How many rounds have you put through it? This was my USPSA and IDPA competition gun. I put thousands of rounds through it. I'm not sure if that sight blade is Bomar or Dawson.Wow. I have a BoMar like that. Gun (caspian) is easily 20-30 years old
I put many thousands through my Wilson.
Replace the slide? Um, no. The problem isn't the slide.So what do you do now? If it’s the second failure, do you replace the slide? Can you do anything to the channel the sight sits in? Put in a fixed sight?
I have 1911s but none of them are near that round count.
Replace the slide? Um, no. The problem isn't the slide.
This is simply a known issue with Bomar-style adjustable rear sights on 1911s. The rear portion of the sight blade is relatively large and heavy. The slide moves backwards and forwards relatively violently. The sight blade material is relatively thin and eventually metal fatigue results in it breaking. So I replace the sight blade.
This is a game gun. I do not recommend these style of rear sights for defensive purposes.
It's a well known problem.Thanks - I'd not seen of or heard of this before. 1 of my 1911s with Bomar sights sits at about 1K. Looks like it's not something I have to worry about yet, but should be aware of.
Same here. True Bo-Mar adjustable rear mated to Dawson fiber front atop a Caspian 1911 custom built for me about 20 or more years ago. It was also my primary competition pistol for many years in USPSA & IDPA. Many thousands of rounds down the pipe with nary a hiccup that I couldn't blame on my damn reloader.Wow. I have a BoMar like that. Gun (caspian) is easily 20-30 years old
Jeep version.Holy crap. I see sheared metal. There has to be a back story?
Military 1911s had fixed sights, not an adjustable rear sight. It's the adjustable ones that break.
It will likely eventually fail if you shoot it enough. But that’s a game gun, not a defensive gun.I did not know of this issue. Now you have me concerned with my Kimber Target 10mm with the same adjustable rear sight. My Target model has a 6" slide , not sure if this is better or worse for putting recoil stresses into the rear sight.
Ah so you one of those guys (single stack) that cause all the traffic jam at the stages… serves you well that your rear sight fell of.How many rounds have you put through it? This was my USPSA and IDPA competition gun. I put thousands of rounds through it. I'm not sure if that sight blade is Bomar or Dawson.
Just because I have to do 17 reloads and clear 9 failures to feed on a stage…Ah so you one of those guys (single stack) that cause all the traffic jam at the stages… serves you well that your rear sight fell of.
I joke, I joke…
They get a last minute chance to zero before their duel at 20 paces.I'm not a 1911 guy so I don't understand. What's the point of putting these quick adjust windage rear sights on a handgun? Are people really determining... Hol up.. wind quarter value from east to west, lemme get my Leatherman and fix up my sight first before taking that long range shot with a 45
Some handguns are mechanically capable of amazing accuracy, I think 2" at 25y is often achieved, sometimes even 1". Think about that, Fixed combat sights won't work for aiming such a handgun to that level of accuracy. They need the adjustability, as well as the smaller notch of the rear sight matched with a narrow front sight.I'm not a 1911 guy so I don't understand. What's the point of putting these quick adjust windage rear sights on a handgun? Are people really determining... Hol up.. wind quarter value from east to west, lemme get my Leatherman and fix up my sight first before taking that long range shot with a 45
For a lot of precision “bullseye” competitions, the 1911 is king.I'm not a 1911 guy so I don't understand. What's the point of putting these quick adjust windage rear sights on a handgun? Are people really determining... Hol up.. wind quarter value from east to west, lemme get my Leatherman and fix up my sight first before taking that long range shot with a 45
They are meant for target shooting, not defensive. Particularly if you are doing something like bullseye shooting where you want a very accurate zero. Its quite hard to get a truly accurate zero if you can only adjust windage with a hammer and punch, and can only adjust elevation by swapping front sights.I'm not a 1911 guy so I don't understand. What's the point of putting these quick adjust windage rear sights on a handgun? Are people really determining... Hol up.. wind quarter value from east to west, lemme get my Leatherman and fix up my sight first before taking that long range shot with a 45