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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Product Reviews (26)
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Gold Bead Front _U Notch Rear for 1911
At 50, my eyes aren't the best but they certainly can pick up the gold bead on this front sight in the dimmest of light. Since there's no light rail on my Les Baer 1911 and I would be using my Surefire in the weak hand, night sights weren't of no real benefit during the day over the gold bead. Love it. As with anything...practice! I go to the range at least twice a month to train with my firearms as well as perform home scenario drills with my wife. You don't want your first experience to be the with the bad guy. Buy this setup!
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Great All Around Sight
I ordered the Brass Bead Front Sight for my Retro 1911 Build. Excellent quality. Works in a wide range of conditions. Helps older eyes in both day and night conditions.
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sweet
shipping was very fast, the sight is great have 3 now on diff guns and love it
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New sights for an old favorite project 1911
I have a Rock Island Tactical I've used for a number of years. I've used it as a project gun by adding quality parts as I see proven designs. I decided to add 10-8 front and rear sights and now have them installed. The dovetail on an RIA does not fit the 10-8 configuration but after a bit of file work and polishing they are nicely fitted. In short I doubt I'll use any other sights from now on. The fiber optic is very well made and aids a great deal in concentrating on that front sight when used with the 10-8 rear sight with a .140 notch. It sure has speeded up my target acquisition!
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Brass Bead Front Sight
This is my third Brass Bead Sight. I ordered this one for a retro 1911 build. They show up for my old guy eyes and provide a fast and accurate sight picture. As with all 10-8 products, the quality is exceptional.
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Brass Bead Insert Front Sight is Exceptional
I've been shooting for over 35 years and my eyesight is not what it used to be. Achieving a fast and reliable sight picture on my 1911s has gotten tougher as I've moved from regular glasses to bifocals and now to progressive lenses. Night sights didn't help at all and in fact, made things worse when shooting in bright sunlight. The brass bead insert on the 10-8 front sight along with the flat-black serrations on the rear sight were just what the doctor ordered. Now I can draw, press and acquire a good sight picture just like I could in my younger days. The brass bead catches the light just enough to be readily visible without glare. It's made shooting my 1911 enjoyable once again.
