1911A1 Rear Sight Advice

[E4 No More]

I have a 1911A1 that had an adjustable rear sight by Micro on it. Long story short, the head of the set screw is stripped out and I cannot purchase a replacement. The sight is no longer available, and the dovetail is too large for modern rear sights unless I add metal back into the dovetail and re-cut the slide that I just had re-blued. This is leaving me with what I believe are two choices:

1. Find a different set screw, drill a new hole in the base of the sight, and tap it to accept the new set screw.
2. Use high strength Loctite.

Any other suggestions?

Edited December 6, 2012 by SWJewellTN

[frankmako]

can you get the screw out? if not i would tap a new one in. a screw is better than lock tight.

[E4 No More]

[quote name='frankmako' timestamp='1354831219' post='856053']
can you get the screw out? if not i would tap a new one in. a screw is better than lock tight.
[/quote]It is out; just finding a black replacement could be a problem.

[Guest sL1k]

[url="http://singleactions.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=gunsmithing&action=display&thread=4750"]http://singleactions.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=gunsmithing&action=display&thread=4750[/url]

any chance its a 1/2" dovetail cut? you may be able to get a novak to work?

When all else fails pm Timcalhoun on here. If anyone can help you its him.

[E4 No More]

[quote name='sL1k' timestamp='1354834518' post='856078']
[url="http://singleactions.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=gunsmithing&action=display&thread=4750"]http://singleactions.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=gunsmithing&action=display&thread=4750[/url]

any chance its a 1/2" dovetail cut? you may be able to get a novak to work?

When all else fails pm Timcalhoun on here. If anyone can help you its him.
[/quote]It is a 1/2" dovetail, but the techs at Brownells told me that I was SOL.

It is .24" tall on the front and .10" on the back.