Re: Tritium sights for the 92
Posted: 09 Oct 2017 02:02
Had to do a couple of iterations so it's taken a while, but I think the concept will be pretty solid when all the little bits are ironed out. Below are pics of where the project is currently, mainly due to lack of quality time together with my rifle.
The main issue has been with the rear sight, mostly because I got the measurements wrong and had to do 3 iterations with it. As you see from the pics below it's still not where it should be, still way too high up and uncentered. I think this is a minor issue however, and will be easy to fix by changing the tolerances. I made the shroud too snug for the blade and because the printer doesn't do exact tenths of a millimetre, I wasn't able to get the perfect fit.
The front sight shroud fit perfectly from the off, but as visible in the wobbly sight picture you can see there will be an issue with sight alignment unless I get the rear lower than what it currently is. But I'm still pretty confident this will work and will print several variables this week so I can get the rear fixed and pop the tritium vials in. I'm not expecting recoil to be any kind of issue because gluing the parts on will make them as solid as the current metal sights.
Again, will keep you posted
The main issue has been with the rear sight, mostly because I got the measurements wrong and had to do 3 iterations with it. As you see from the pics below it's still not where it should be, still way too high up and uncentered. I think this is a minor issue however, and will be easy to fix by changing the tolerances. I made the shroud too snug for the blade and because the printer doesn't do exact tenths of a millimetre, I wasn't able to get the perfect fit.
The front sight shroud fit perfectly from the off, but as visible in the wobbly sight picture you can see there will be an issue with sight alignment unless I get the rear lower than what it currently is. But I'm still pretty confident this will work and will print several variables this week so I can get the rear fixed and pop the tritium vials in. I'm not expecting recoil to be any kind of issue because gluing the parts on will make them as solid as the current metal sights.
Again, will keep you posted