Description
Springfield 1911 Dovetail Front Sight, .078" x 60 degree dovetail. Precision CNC machined from hardened 4140 bar stock for improved durability and finished in black oxide. Blades feature a 40lpi serrated front face for reduction of glare in all lighting conditions.
Accepts .060" fiber optic rod (.075" diameter on blade face). Comes with 1 each red and green fiber rods.
Fits ONLY Springfield Armory 1911. All Springfield 1911's use a .078" deep x 60 degree dovetail, but significant variations exist between models, individual guns, and years of production as far as the actual width of the dovetail, blade height, and presence of a vertical roll pin. In an effort to allow one sight to be able to work with all of these, we have chosen to use the most common current production height of .175" and provide an oversized dovetail. The dovetail will need to be fit to the individual gun with a 60 degree dovetail file.
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Best 1911 Fiber Optic Front Sight Available
There are several companies making 1911 Fiber Optic Front Sights but none equal these 10-8’s. First off, the finish is excellent, the best I have seen from any company actually. Secondly, the .060” Fiber Optic rods are the perfect size, you might think it’s too big compared to the normal .040” rod for precision work but it is not, it’s the perfect size. The great thing is that the sight blade itself is nice and narrow for precision work but the .060” Fiber Optic jumps right out, nice and bright and is far superior to smaller diameter rods. These sights are awesome and I highly recommend them! My biggest problem is that they only had one of the size I needed so I need to wait for the next batch which is disappointing. I also wish they offered these in shorter heights so I could use them on some other 1911’s which require shorter front sights. One other thing that would be nice is if they offered this in a “contoured” version as well since they stand up fairly high above the slide profile of a standard 1911.
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Fiber Optic - terrific sight
After installing the fiber optic front and all black rear sights on my 1911 and Glock, I wish I made the transition years ago. This combination is, by far, the fastest I've used. Easy to acquire from the holster, tracks well during recoil, and the narrow front post is a bonus on small targets at distance. Well done, 10-8.
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Bright Light, Great fit
Theres nothing special about it, but this sight meets the basic requirements with perfection. Solid design to protect fiber optic so it's not constantly getting knocked out. Easy enough to change a light rod if you decide to. Front hole for Light rod is recessed to allow micro adjustment of how wide you want the front of your fiber optic. Dovetail is properly oversized to allow great fit to most 1911 Frames.
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Nice sight, but it doesn't fit.
The sight fits in the dovetail of my Sig GSR with no tension and the roll pin hole doesn't line up. Now I'm having a gunsmith drill a new hole in the sight base for the roll pin. So much for a quick DIY sight swap.
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Right Sight, Right Price
The one biggest complaint about Rock Island Armory 1911's is the non-standard sight cuts they come with. So when I saw that 10-8 Performance's 1911 front sights were made to fit Rocks, I was anxious to try them. Sure enough, the 10-8 tenon is VERY close to a perfect fit, needing only a few strokes of a 65-degree file to get a proper insertion (make sure all the old adhesive cleaned from the slide mortise and the cut is as clean as can be). My slide didn't come with a hole for the locator pin but I'm glad they included it. In use, the sights are visible without being distracting and I feel confident in using them on both my EDC and home defense pistols. The fact that they were also very reasonably priced is another reason that I am extremely satisfied with my decision to go with 10-8 Performance sights.
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Perfect sight for EDC
I have 3 1911's in service rotation now. All of them with the 10-8 U notch rear sights. 2 have the brass bead and one a white dot. All are top performers. The brass bead picks up any available light and shines like a beacon. If you are looking for a battle proven set of sights look no further. None better at any price.
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Great sight!
Awesome sight! My gunsmith installed it without a hitch on my Colt Series 70. It works perfectly with my 10-8 Low Mount rear sight ( .125", std height )
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All good parts
I use 10-8 parts exclusively...all hold up great. My friends front sight of a different brand. I cut a small piece of card stock under size to the sight base, drifted it in doused in locktite. Helps tighten fit.
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Good front sight option
Ordered this for my Ruger 1911. It fit the factory dovetail perfectly. Just had to file a very small amount under the rear edge to clear the slide. Nice sight picture with plain wide notch rear. Very satisfied!
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Very loose fit in my Les Baer
We drilled out the pin on my Les Baer TRS front sight and drifted it out. Turns out the new 10-8 FO front sight was a very loose fit in the dovetail. We used green Loctite to help secure it and drove the new pin in. I wish the sight had been a tighter fit, but it seems secure now. It sure is bright bright green in both shade and sunlight!
