Penny front sight

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pacecars
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Penny front sight

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I can’t seem to locate the thread about it so what is the best penny to use for a front sight? What design do you use (shape, height, etc)?
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Re: Penny front sight

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A 1970s penny is best
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Re: Penny front sight

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Dean Becker
only one gun and they are 74 s
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MYWEIGH scale merchant
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Re: Penny front sight

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First indians were copper/nickel. Near all other pennies including the later Indians were copper, tin, zinc alloy. IN 1962-82 the composition changed to copper/zinc and no tin so any of those dates should work.
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