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**JTQ911** · 07-03-2009, 06:09 PM

Hey, I just placed an order from Buds for a Springfield Mil-Spec. I am going to eventually want to place some meprolights, novaks, or heine night sights on there. Regardless of what sights I get placed on there, am I going to need the slide to be milled for these types of sights?

Once again, thanks in advance

Jim

danp · 07-03-2009, 09:44 PM

Yes and no.

You can get sights that "stake in" like the GI-style sights. If you go that route, then no, there is no milling required.

If you get a sight set that has a dovetailed front sight, then milling is required.

**JTQ911** · 07-04-2009, 07:58 PM

Any major advantages/disadvantages to either type of mounting sights?

danp · 07-04-2009, 08:11 PM

Dovetailed sights are easier to adjust and/or change. Staked sights require a gunsmith to repair if they become loose.

If you are looking to save money when you install night sights, the staked sights will be a little cheaper since the gunsmith won't have to mill the slide for the front sight.

fredj338 · 07-04-2009, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by danp

Dovetailed sights are easier to adjust and/or change. Staked sights require a gunsmith to repair if they become loose.

Not to mention that milled sights (rear) will also ride lower on the slide. IMO, only way to fly.

danp · 07-05-2009, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by fredj338

Not to mention that milled sights (rear) will also ride lower on the slide. IMO, only way to fly.

I've never seen a 1911 with staked rear sights. Do they even make such a thing?

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danp XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 4,024	Dovetailed sights are easier to adjust and/or change. Staked sights require a gunsmith to repair if they become loose. If you are looking to save money when you install night sights, the staked sights will be a little cheaper since the gunsmith won't have to mill the slide for the front sight. __________________ Men who for truth and honor's sake Stand fast and suffer long. Brave men who work while others sleep, Who dare while others fly... They build a nation's pillars deep And lift them to the sky. - Emerson http://www.pocketfirepower.com/ "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Nietzche
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