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Interchangeable 1911 Front Sight
Sights for the 1911 have evolved over decades of use in a wide variety of shooting disciplines. CCW, hunting, bulls eye, silhouette, defense, military, target, and low light shooting have all been considered during the development of different sight designs for the 1911.
D&L Interchangeable Front Sight
Long term shooters have seen various sight designs come and go with differing levels of acceptance and success. Sight choices for the 1911 have even included optical devices, but here we will focus on iron sight choices.
D&L Interchangeable Front Sight
One area of debate has always been adjustable sights versus fixed sights. Some shooters choose adjustable sights because they are generally simple to adjust with a screw driver. This helps in achieving a precise zero, and re-zeroing when a shooter changes to a different load. The drawbacks to adjustable sights on a 1911 is that they are generally more fragile, complicated, sharp, and are more likely to experience zero loss. Even top of the line adjustables will shear off screws and sight blades when installed on hard use 1911s.
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Shooters who prefer fixed sights most often cite durability as their main concern. However, they often end up carrying a pistol which is not precisely zeroed for their eye, hold, and load because standard design fixed sights have limited zeroing flexibility, especially after night inserts have been installed.
D&L Interchangeable Front Sight
The D&L Solution
Dave Lauck's design solution can be applied to select models of D&L Signature 1911s. This solution allows an operator to select the preferred ammunition brand, the preferred zero range, and then zero the pistol's elevation impact precisely by means of an interchangeable front sight.
Installing a taller front sight causes the impact on target to be lower. Installing a shorter front sight causes the impact on target to be higher. Windage adjustment is fine tuned by drifting the rear sight.
D&L Interchangeable Front Sight
Once this procedure is properly completed, you will have a precisely zeroed fixed sighted pistol which you can depend on to maintain zero under the harshest of use conditions.
D&L Interchangeable Front Sight
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D&L Interchangeable Front Sight
The combination of D&L front and rear 1911 sights provide the most positive sight picture available today. The deep rear notch combined with the narrowed front sight allows for precise shooting at high speed. This sight set up is highly visible while remaining low profile on the slide. The sight picture can be had in black, black with night inserts, or black with night inserts with white outlines.
D&L Interchangeable Front Sight
What about durability? It is safe to say the D&L Signature 1911 sight set is the most durable sight set available today. The rear sight is precisely machined out of a single block of steel, then locked in place with two massive #10 set screws. No pins, no pivots, no two piece blades subject to shearing off.
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Front sight durability and installation has been a big problem on many 1911s over the years. Front sights shooting loose and flying off when you need them most has been a problem. The current trend of cross dovetailing 1911 front sights has not been a good solution. These sights are prone to shearing off at the connection point between the blade and the body. They are also prone to substantial zero loss if they are bumped sideways in their dovetail.
D&L Interchangeable Front Sight
The best solution for front sight installation durability has been professionally installing 0.125" tenyon front sights. The problems with these are they are not elevation adjustable, and they can't be removed without destruction and loss of your night insert.
Dave Lauck's interchangeable front sight solves all these problems and is the most durable front sight ever designed for the 1911.
D&L Interchangeable Front Sight
This front sight base is machined down into the slide so the sight has recoil shoulders at the front and rear of the sight. Shooting loose is no longer possible. The sight has side impact barriers which will not allow the sight to move sideways and disturb the pistol's zero. The sight is held in position by 3 custom made, high tensile strength 6-48 flat head screws which do not interfere with the sight picture, and which allows operator level interchangeability. It is now simple to adjust zero, or replace a damaged front sight blade. It is also now possible to easily remove the front sight for pistol refinish without having to destroy the front sight and night insert.
D&L Interchangeable Front Sight
Developments at D&L Sports™ are made with decades of experience and millions of rounds fired. Professionals will recognize this sight set as a big step forward for the 1911.
Prices Available on Request
( only suitable for select custom built D&L Signature 1911s )
 
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Dave,
If I had it all to do over again I would definitely use your fixed 1911 sight design.. They are robust quality sights that will allow the operator to use them in many ways that Novak's will not. It's just my opinion...... Anyway, had I not had the sights that are presently on the pistol that you built for me...I would have opted for yours no doubt. I believe yours are the very best fixed sights available today...bar none! ...... it only costs a little more to get the very best and it is worth the expense in the long-run....... I know you to be the very best Custom Builder of Heirloom Quality Guns presently in business and when it comes to guns that you can bet your life on I trust your judgement, knowledge, expertise, quality and reliability over anyone that I know. Not trying to blow smoke up your skirt...I believe it to be a fact and here it is in print. That's my word. I do appreciate the pistol that you built for me and it works every time...good looking too.
- Jack Furr
Veteran Firearms Instructor / LEO
Firebase Training Academy
Former Gunsite, Thunder Ranch Instructor

 
 

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