Need a higher sight installed who do you rec.

EHD · Post by **EHD** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 1:13 pm

HI All I am new to the forum so here it goes. I have a 1886 browning high grade carbine with a front sight that is to low it is silver soldered on so I need the best gun smith I can find to put a higher front sight on it then reblue the barrel .and maybe clean up the action this is a real tack driver but shoots to high . Thank you ED

KCSO · Post by **KCSO** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 1:51 pm

File the blade off the post and then cut down into the post with a hacksaw and clean up with a needle file. Then pin a new silver blade into the recess. Tis takes very little skill just a little tie and a few common tools.

EHD · Post by **EHD** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:30 pm

My front blade sets off to one side so if I get it moved to the center of the barrel I will not have to have the rear ajustment all the way out. who ever put the front sight on must have come into work with a hang over.

KCSO wrote:File the blade off the post and then cut down into the post with a hacksaw and clean up with a needle file. Then pin a new silver blade into the recess. Tis takes very little skill just a little tie and a few common tools.

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:21 am

EHD wrote:My front blade sets off to one side so if I get it moved to the center of the barrel I will not have to have the rear ajustment all the way out. who ever put the front sight on must have come into work with a hang over.
KCSO wrote:File the blade off the post and then cut down into the post with a hacksaw and clean up with a needle file. Then pin a new silver blade into the recess. Tis takes very little skill just a little tie and a few common tools.

EHD,

Your front sight sounds like the one on my Win 94AE Trapper. The rear dovetail is as it should be, but the factory soldered the front sight tilted. It's a gunsmith repair like yours and there is NOBODY locally I'll even talk to. You might contact our own Steve Young. He's gunsmith in Texas who specializes in lever guns and cas toys. He goes by Nate Kiowa Jones here on the forum. There are many members here who will give Steve positive feedback on the work he's done. Myself included.

Joe

adirondakjack · Post by **adirondakjack** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 5:05 pm

Nate would be a good one. Another real pro is Bill English thesmithshop.com Either of those fellers can fix it so ya won't know it was ever buggered.

Need a higher sight installed who do you rec.

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