Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association

Go Back   Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association Discussion Forum > Discussion > Where to (or not to) Spend Money > Gunsmiths
PGH gunsmith Colt GC PGH gunsmith Colt GC
Register FAQ Members List Calendar Mark Forums Read

Gunsmiths Did someone do beautiful work on your gun or did they ruin it? Other people would like to know.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 4 Weeks Ago
Junior Member
  
Join Date: May 2009
Location:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(Allegheny County)
Posts: 2
Rep Power: 0
rjheff is on a distinguished road
Default PGH gunsmith Colt GC
The front sight on my 70 Series Gold Cup has come loose. I need someone to stake a new one on.
Suggestions/ Referrals?
Reply With Quote

Thanks for visiting our forum! If you ever plan to return you should consider quickly registering for a forum account, especially if you're in Pennsylvania. It's simple to do and best of all free. Once registered you'll be able to participate in our discussions and keep up to date on issues important to Pennsylvania firearm owners!
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 4 Weeks Ago
cdi cdi is offline
Junior Member
  
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location:
Chalfont, Pennsylvania
(Bucks County)
Posts: 5
Rep Power: 0
cdi is on a distinguished road
Default Re: PGH gunsmith Colt GC
The best way to deal with a loose or missing sight that is held on by a tenon (the stake-on type) is to get rid of it completly and replace it with a dovetail sight.

This involves cutting a dovetail slot in the front of the slide which is more expensive than just replacing the front sight. The good news is, cutting the dovetail is a one time expense and allows you to switch front sights easily.

I can replace your existing sight or do the dovetail cut, PM me if interested. I work for Lowe's Certified Guns in Sellersville.

You might want to have a look at the rear sight on that Gold Cup, the top of the sight is pinned to the base with a hollow steel roll pin at the factory. These pins have a tendency to shear after a while- I'd replace it with solid pin.

Sean
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks


« smith in delaware count area to clean up ak barrel threads | Reliability work needed on a Colt 1911 - CPA »
Thread Tools
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Colt Defender Slide on a Colt New Agent? dbnkc Pistols 3 October 6th, 2009 12:43 PM
[Want To Buy/Trade] Beretta 86, Colt Detective nickel, 70 series commander 9mm, Colt Mustang thelemite Firearms 1 September 11th, 2009 11:02 PM
[Want To Trade] FTF in SWPA; Retro mid-70's Colt SP1 for Colt M4orgery nfafan Firearms 2 January 22nd, 2009 08:08 AM
[Want To Sell/Trade] WTS/T Colt Trooper MK V .357 Magnum for Colt Defender / PPK / G19 mythaeus Firearms 4 December 9th, 2008 11:13 AM
Difference between a Colt Python & Colt King Cobra RocketFoot Pistols 7 November 18th, 2007 04:47 PM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:18 PM.

Contact Us - Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association - Archive - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 3.2.0 ©2008, Crawlability, Inc.
Marketing Services provided by MergeMedia.