Thread: Colt Delta Elite Ideas

I am pretty sure I won't have to mill my slide...just ordered a set of Trijicon sights for a government model. ANyone have a idea how to pull out/push out the front factory sight?

Originally Posted by shooter74743

I am pretty sure I won't have to mill my slide...just ordered a set of Trijicon sights for a government model. ANyone have a idea how to pull out/push out the front factory sight?

I would just leave that to a gunsmith whom knows the 1911.

Why in the world would I do that? I do have to pickup a front site stake to put the new one in though....then I can do one for you!

^^^+1 on this - if you can't even change sights by yourself, maybe you shouldn't be shooting a gun ...

Re night-sights: I don't really see them as a necessity, but if you must have them, Trijicon and Ameriglo both do a very good job.

Re leather: I'm using a Survival Sheath kydex shoulder holster (I really prefer kydex :-) on an Alessi harness. If I wanted leather, I'd go for the Alessi Bodyguard, which I think for the 1911 they offer optionally without a thumb-break. Another excellent choice for leather is El Paso Saddlery, they also have a shoulder rig.

Re ammo: I mostly carry 9mm pistols, but I LOVE my Glocks 20 and 29. Look at Doubletap for a wide range of 10mm carry ammo options... Buffalo Bore is also great ammo, but geared more towards hunting, not as many good options for defensive carry. The nice thing on my Glocks in 10mm is that I can do a lot of practice shooting standard .40, without changing mag or barrel. Not sure if that also works on yours...

HamburgO: It has nothing to do with what someone "Can or can't". I've been shooting since 1979 and have been trained by some of the big names...
I'm just a bit hesitant of messing around with frontsights that has tritium-filled lamps in it. They can be broken... Even though I prefer Trijicon nightsights on my serious guns.

That beeing said; I'm currently living in Norway and I do most of my own gunsmithing myself, because it's a five hour drive to the closest smith.

now back on topic...

I too do my own gunsmithing as well as light & medium work for others. I just don't have a mill or lathe for what I consider the heavy work. Most of my work has been on rifles, heck, I build a mean AR-15 & have gotten pretty good at trigger work. Any pistol that I may carry for self-defense, night-sights is mandatory. I just asked on the forum if someone had done it before. I googled it later & it's easy work. I like to do my own work as I am quite the perfectionist when it comes to my weapons.

Originally Posted by shooter74743

... Any pistol that I may carry for self-defense, night-sights is mandatory.

I agree, and the Trijicon is a great choice.
The 1911 is a great gun to work on and it is easy to get parts.

Good luck.

Originally Posted by Otto

HamburgO: It has nothing to do with what someone "Can or can't". I've been shooting since 1979 and have been trained by some of the big names...
I'm just a bit hesitant of messing around with frontsights that has tritium-filled lamps in it. They can be broken... Even though I prefer Trijicon nightsights on my serious guns.

That beeing said; I'm currently living in Norway and I do most of my own gunsmithing myself, because it's a five hour drive to the closest smith.

now back on topic...

Huh? "Messing around" with the front sight? You mean the front sight blade that's fastened to the slide by a hex screw? I guess if you used a pair of needle-nose pliers to pull that off, you could conceivably break the tritium lamp. But like I said before - if you're ready to do that, perhaps you should just not be handling guns... Where I've seen people break tritium lamps is usually on the rear sight, when they try to tap them in/out with a punch, or use the wrong sight pusher, or push too much prior to fitting the rear sight properly, which usually requires just a little filing on the bottom edges to make it fit more easily into the groove.

i'm not even going to ask what's a serious gun, and why does it need night sights, because I obviously don't have your degree of expertise. Anyway, I'm really impressed that you've trained with "THE BIG NAMES" and do all your own gunsmithing, rather than driving five hours or using Norway's postal service. Keep up the good work!

Got the Trijicon's in and contacted Trijicon about the installation...upper slide is on the way. I know, I have to eat crow now, but I would hate to ruin a expensive set is sights only to have to purchase a new set & THEN have them installed. Stinkin installation tool is $300+ no matter if you get gunsmith rates or not.

Originally Posted by shooter74743

Got the Trijicon's in and contacted Trijicon about the installation...upper slide is on the way. I know, I have to eat crow now, but I would hate to ruin a expensive set is sights only to have to purchase a new set & THEN have them installed. Stinkin installation tool is $300+ no matter if you get gunsmith rates or not.

I think you made a wise choice.