standard model front sight

blaster · 10-28-2009, 08:42 AM

I put Millet adjustable rear sights on my 2 Ruger standard pistols but the factory front sights are too low. I have seen longer front sight blades but I can't find any for sale. does any one know where I can get some? thanks Mike

SwedeSteve · 10-28-2009, 10:35 AM

Did you try Midway, Brownell's, etc ??

neophyte · 10-28-2009, 11:23 AM

Midway

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blaster · 10-28-2009, 07:32 PM

yes I have checked those sources. they have front sights for everything but the standard model .22 auto. I know someone makes them because I have seen pictures of the pistols with taller front sight blades. unless they were home made which is probably what I will have to do

SwedeSteve · 10-29-2009, 12:32 PM

blaster- I did another search, and can only find original replacements. You might try posting your question over at rimfire central. Also, you could email Millet and pose the question to them.

blaster · 11-05-2009, 08:00 AM

I think the Millett sight co is going through some kind of changes. a while ago I was trying to order a sight for a 1911 to have Seabee Scotty install on a CZ 52 slide. I tried every where to find one and no one had them. I tried to order several other Millett models with no luck. while looking for these Ruger sights, I even asked Brownells to special order for me and they couldnt. all correspondence to Millett goes to Bushnell and I am not abel to speak to a human and there is no Millett number to enter in the recording. I wonder if Bushnell is phasing out Millett? too bad, over the years I have installed several on different guns and was very satisfied with them.

DaTeacha · 11-05-2009, 12:17 PM

Is the Ruger front sight that goes with the adjustable target style rear the same one? My Mark 1 Target came with nice adjustable sights, but I remember the undercut front was very hard on the holster when I was hunting squirrels with it. If it's a different unit, that might work for you.

blaster · 11-05-2009, 03:47 PM

thanks for that info Teach, I think the rear sights I bought were for use on the target model because they sit so high on the reciever. that would make sense if the target model front sight is taller. I saw in the millett catalog that the sights I bought also came as a combo pack with a new front sight. probably for people like me that wanted adjustable sights on a fix sight pistol. Brownells only listed the rear sight so I assumed that it was ok to use the factory front sight. now I will try a Ruger factory front made for the target model.

SwedeSteve · 11-06-2009, 12:34 PM

Good luck, and let us know how it works out !!

SwedeSteve · 11-13-2009, 08:56 PM

Any update blaster !!

blaster · Yesterday, 11:45 PM

update- i got the target model front sights from Brownells and they wont work! they have a ramp that screws on to the barrel. the standard model's sight blade is pinned on with no ramp. the schematic that I got the part number from didnt show that difference or I would not have ordered them. I'm now thinking about making them myself out of some aluminum flat bar stock if I can find the right thickness.

10-28-2009, 08:42 AM	#1
blaster Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: big pine key, florida Posts: 1,294	standard model front sight I put Millet adjustable rear sights on my 2 Ruger standard pistols but the factory front sights are too low. I have seen longer front sight blades but I can't find any for sale. does any one know where I can get some? thanks Mike __________________ peace through superior firepower

10-28-2009, 10:35 AM	#2
SwedeSteve Suspected Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Anchortown, Alaska Posts: 23,571 Images: 1	Did you try Midway, Brownell's, etc ?? __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

10-28-2009, 11:23 AM	#3
neophyte Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 8,823 Blog Entries: 2	^ good call:) Midway MidwayUSA - Advanced Search __________________ Craig May the Lord's face radiate with joy because of you. Numbers 6:24

10-28-2009, 07:32 PM	#4
blaster Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: big pine key, florida Posts: 1,294	yes I have checked those sources. they have front sights for everything but the standard model .22 auto. I know someone makes them because I have seen pictures of the pistols with taller front sight blades. unless they were home made which is probably what I will have to do __________________ peace through superior firepower

10-29-2009, 12:32 PM	#5
SwedeSteve Suspected Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Anchortown, Alaska Posts: 23,571 Images: 1	blaster- I did another search, and can only find original replacements. You might try posting your question over at rimfire central. Also, you could email Millet and pose the question to them. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

11-05-2009, 08:00 AM	#6
blaster Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: big pine key, florida Posts: 1,294	I think the Millett sight co is going through some kind of changes. a while ago I was trying to order a sight for a 1911 to have Seabee Scotty install on a CZ 52 slide. I tried every where to find one and no one had them. I tried to order several other Millett models with no luck. while looking for these Ruger sights, I even asked Brownells to special order for me and they couldnt. all correspondence to Millett goes to Bushnell and I am not abel to speak to a human and there is no Millett number to enter in the recording. I wonder if Bushnell is phasing out Millett? too bad, over the years I have installed several on different guns and was very satisfied with them. __________________ peace through superior firepower

11-05-2009, 12:17 PM	#7
DaTeacha Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: near Funk, Ohio Posts: 2,913	Is the Ruger front sight that goes with the adjustable target style rear the same one? My Mark 1 Target came with nice adjustable sights, but I remember the undercut front was very hard on the holster when I was hunting squirrels with it. If it's a different unit, that might work for you. __________________ Teach NRA -- If you're reading this, you should be a member. United, We Stand.

11-05-2009, 03:47 PM	#8
blaster Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: big pine key, florida Posts: 1,294	thanks for that info Teach, I think the rear sights I bought were for use on the target model because they sit so high on the reciever. that would make sense if the target model front sight is taller. I saw in the millett catalog that the sights I bought also came as a combo pack with a new front sight. probably for people like me that wanted adjustable sights on a fix sight pistol. Brownells only listed the rear sight so I assumed that it was ok to use the factory front sight. now I will try a Ruger factory front made for the target model. __________________ peace through superior firepower

11-06-2009, 12:34 PM	#9
SwedeSteve Suspected Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Anchortown, Alaska Posts: 23,571 Images: 1	Good luck, and let us know how it works out !! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

11-13-2009, 08:56 PM	#10
SwedeSteve Suspected Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Anchortown, Alaska Posts: 23,571 Images: 1	Any update blaster !! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

Yesterday, 11:45 PM	#11
blaster Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: big pine key, florida Posts: 1,294	update- i got the target model front sights from Brownells and they wont work! they have a ramp that screws on to the barrel. the standard model's sight blade is pinned on with no ramp. the schematic that I got the part number from didnt show that difference or I would not have ordered them. I'm now thinking about making them myself out of some aluminum flat bar stock if I can find the right thickness. __________________ peace through superior firepower