Dovetail Filler Kit Question
Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 12:09 pm
Hi All,
Today I received some parts I ordered recently, including a nice Lawrence sight (staff only) which I just put on my Business Rifle - it looks great. I also ordered a semi buckhorn sight (staff only), and a dovetail filler kit. My original plan was to install the dovetail filler kit on my half octagon bull barrel rifle, and the semi buckhorn staff on my bull barrel 50 90 in place of the full buckhorn.
The dovetail filler is marked .488, and the part number is 900-488. I played around with barely trying to start the blank in the dovetail and I could tell immediately that it is going to be very tight going in. My understanding is these dovetails are .450, and the blank has a set screw, so my question is why would I want/need to hammer in an extremely tight blank, especially one that has a set screw which will keep it in place. The chair for the sight I was going to remove from the rifle can be installed by hand (and of course it has a set screw), so I am wondering why a blank with a set screw would need to be so oversize.
Perhaps they have a part number 900-450?
I know - call them, which I will do, but I posted here to see if anyone else had a similar experience.
By the way, I put the semi buckhorn on the half octagon bull barrel rifle, and I think it looks great too.
Thanks in advance for any input.
Today I received some parts I ordered recently, including a nice Lawrence sight (staff only) which I just put on my Business Rifle - it looks great. I also ordered a semi buckhorn sight (staff only), and a dovetail filler kit. My original plan was to install the dovetail filler kit on my half octagon bull barrel rifle, and the semi buckhorn staff on my bull barrel 50 90 in place of the full buckhorn.
The dovetail filler is marked .488, and the part number is 900-488. I played around with barely trying to start the blank in the dovetail and I could tell immediately that it is going to be very tight going in. My understanding is these dovetails are .450, and the blank has a set screw, so my question is why would I want/need to hammer in an extremely tight blank, especially one that has a set screw which will keep it in place. The chair for the sight I was going to remove from the rifle can be installed by hand (and of course it has a set screw), so I am wondering why a blank with a set screw would need to be so oversize.
Perhaps they have a part number 900-450?
I know - call them, which I will do, but I posted here to see if anyone else had a similar experience.
By the way, I put the semi buckhorn on the half octagon bull barrel rifle, and I think it looks great too.
Thanks in advance for any input.