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Re: How to file in a rear sight on a DR?
01/06/05 08:07 AM

ronvella,

The files were not dovetail files. If I'm wrong about the Brownell's catalog then I have no idea what catalog they came from. The only details I remember about the ones I saw for sale is that they were made by a gunsmith in England and cut approximately a 140 degree shallow v specifically for sighting in fixed express type sight blades.

Most gunsmiths probably still make their own files for this job. If you want a 120 degree shallow V, a 120 is available from a well stocked hardware store, and Brownell's or Midway should have 130 degree V's. The 120 and 130 degree cuts don't look shallow when done though.

The 135 degree shallow V that I used seemed to be "close enough" and probably originated at a hardware store.

Richard

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Subject	Posted by	Posted on
How to file in a rear sight on a DR?	500grains	31/05/05 12:17 AM
Re: How to file in a rear sight on a DR?	4seventy	13/06/05 05:33 PM
Re: How to file in a rear sight on a DR?	ArnoldB	31/05/05 07:53 AM
Re: How to file in a rear sight on a DR?	rgp	31/05/05 08:59 AM
Re: How to file in a rear sight on a DR?	Ron_Vella	01/06/05 07:02 AM
Re: How to file in a rear sight on a DR?	rgp	01/06/05 08:07 AM
Re: How to file in a rear sight on a DR?	k80	01/06/05 09:29 AM
Re: How to file in a rear sight on a DR?	atkinson6	08/06/05 09:41 AM
Re: How to file in a rear sight on a DR?	Ron_Vella	08/06/05 11:12 AM
Re: How to file in a rear sight on a DR?	rgp	08/06/05 12:50 PM
Re: How to file in a rear sight on a DR?	vigillinus	12/06/05 09:34 AM
Re: How to file in a rear sight on a DR?	Ron_Vella	12/06/05 10:08 AM
Re: How to file in a rear sight on a DR?	rgp	12/06/05 02:31 PM
Re: How to file in a rear sight on a DR?	Ron_Vella	13/06/05 03:25 AM
Re: How to file in a rear sight on a DR?	vigillinus	13/06/05 06:45 AM
Re: How to file in a rear sight on a DR?	rgp	31/05/05 05:08 AM
Re: How to file in a rear sight on a DR?	Ron_Vella	31/05/05 07:01 AM
Re: How to file in a rear sight on a DR?	rgp	31/05/05 08:55 AM
Re: How to file in a rear sight on a DR?	DUGABOY1	31/05/05 04:48 AM

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