Barrel mounted front sites?

BattleRifleG3 · 09-25-2003, 10:12 PM

When contemplating freakish conversions, I thought it sucked that extending the barrel wouldn't extend the site radius. Then I thought what if you put a site on the front of the barrel of a tilting barrel auto pistol, like a 1911? Then you could just take off the front site from the slide.

Good idea, bad idea? Any pistols like this out there?

09-26-2003, 06:49 AM

Walther P-38 and a whole mess of revolvers..but you've never struck me as a revolver fan BRG3

Big Dog · 09-26-2003, 07:20 AM

Several versions of pistols used for target shooting have the barrel-mounted front sights - Beretta, Walther and a Russian target pistol whose name escapes me, all based on standard small service pistols. Usually these are .22 rimfires but no reason you couldn't do it with a Wondernine or a .45.

BattleRifleG3 · 09-26-2003, 10:06 AM

Reason I ask is cause thye barrel does tilt, but I figure duh, it goes back to the same place and fires in line with the slide, and taking a closer look at the Browning Hi Power target model, it appears to have a barrel mounted front site. I'm thinkin of a 1911 freakish conversion with an arbitrarily long barrel.

09-25-2003, 10:12 PM	#1
BattleRifleG3 Retired Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,681 Images: 13	Barrel mounted front sites? When contemplating freakish conversions, I thought it sucked that extending the barrel wouldn't extend the site radius. Then I thought what if you put a site on the front of the barrel of a tilting barrel auto pistol, like a 1911? Then you could just take off the front site from the slide. Good idea, bad idea? Any pistols like this out there? __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

09-26-2003, 07:20 AM	#3
Big Dog Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 12,917	It's certainly been done, BRG. Several versions of pistols used for target shooting have the barrel-mounted front sights - Beretta, Walther and a Russian target pistol whose name escapes me, all based on standard small service pistols. Usually these are .22 rimfires but no reason you couldn't do it with a Wondernine or a .45. __________________ "A bold spirit embiggens the smallest man!" Jebediah Springfield

09-26-2003, 10:06 AM	#4
BattleRifleG3 Retired Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,681 Images: 13	Reason I ask is cause thye barrel does tilt, but I figure duh, it goes back to the same place and fires in line with the slide, and taking a closer look at the Browning Hi Power target model, it appears to have a barrel mounted front site. I'm thinkin of a 1911 freakish conversion with an arbitrarily long barrel. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

09-26-2003, 06:49 AM	#2
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	Walther P-38 and a whole mess of revolvers..but you've never struck me as a revolver fan BRG3