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Divided he ad:
Just a quick one for my first post in a while.

A friend asked me if I could make him a replacement front post sight for his old Webley air rifle... I looked at it and said I'd give it a go.


So.. a few hours later.

Start with cleaning up a scrap of ali....




Drill and bore to the barrel size.




Using a ball mill I carved the shape of the sight out of the top of the block while I still had something solid to hold in the vise.







I tried an idea with a fibre optic in the top.... Didn't really pan out (think it was too small) so we'll forget that  :coffee:

I then cut off the big block from the base and made a mandrel with a brass washer turned to the diameter of the original sight.
It was centred in the rotary table and milled round to meet the upright.








And then fitted to the rifle...



I'm having issues with photobucket at the mo' so this one is upside down! (The organise function just simply will not work! )






Other than that all I can tell you is is shoots straight  :thumbup:




Ralph.

Rob.Wilson:
Good to see you in the shop Ralph  :thumbup:

I bet your friend is pleased with his new sight ,,cracking job  :clap: :clap: :clap:


Rob

PS you adding any glow in the dark material to it ?

Stilldrillin:
Yes! It's nice to see you're back to it again Ralph.   :wave:

Nice, helpful first project. I like to make things for friends.......  :thumbup:

David D

PTsideshow:
nice job, I am waiting for my new sight for my Glock 26 gen 4 this is another company that has the fiber optics and paint May be of some interest or help in the future
 :thumbup:

andyf:
Nice one, Ralph. How is it held on - press fit?

Fibre optic with a red dot would have been nice, but as you say there just isn't the room. Have you thought of black anodising it?.

Andy

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