New pistol front sight

[GetReal]

I apologize for a pistol post.

I'm getting a 1911 slide milled for red dot and I need to use the rear sight machined into the red dot as there's not room for a rear iron sight.

To get the right front sight height, the following website was recommended. Does this look right to you?

Sight Calculator

dawsonprecision.com

 

[DirtySteve]

You should be able to find a base for the red dot that uses your factory sight cut. What rear sight cut does the pistol have.?

Bomar sight cut bases.

Red Dots & Mounts - Mounts by Firearm Brand / Sight Cut - Bomar - Evolution Gun Works

egwguns.com

 

[K22]

No apology necessary here - I am an avid revolver shooter even though I am suffering age related diminishing skills.

A fellow shooter suffering the same disease offer a solution which I found useful. Either get a bigger target or move your existing target closer. What a concept! I mean the idea at my age is to stay active in the sport.

 

[Kittitas George]

I'm not the most experienced hand gunner, the sights were always a problem for me to see, even as a young man. I bought a Ruger, a Mark III ? The rear site was a 'white outlined' V, the front was a plastic tube. I installed the bright green one, it worked best for me. The red sites are a problem because of being color blind. That was the best site I ever used, other than a bulky ugly 'red dot'. Just put the bright green dot in the white V. A site like that on my S&W revolvers would getting me shooting again.