GT Special Barrels & Sights

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Olle

There's really no need for a sight pusher IMO. I'd just put it in a vice and tap the sight, the slab sides and a couple of wood blocks would hold it firmly without damaging the barrel.

I use a hammer & brass/copper bolt to push/install mine, but there's no vise at my range. I have a couple front sight spanners for my screw-on front sight bases and was thinking of tapping them for an adjustment screw...But they're aluminum and might strip easily...My blade dovetails are pretty tight...

[G.T.]

Hi to all, Actually Olle, that is a standard Mauser K98 blade! Don, does have the custom front sight blade to profile and install, it used the one shown only because I was pestering him to get pictures up!......... But, I mailed Ed's out yesterday, and he has a profiled Mauser custom front, profiled and installed, and it is shaped similar to a shark dorsal fin?.... Only lower, looks neat to me?... I was really happy the 6" version worked with the standard Mauser spring! If I make another run of these, (maybe early next year!) probably about a dozen per year! They will all be 4" as I will get back to the philosophy of a standard Luger replacement barrel, but I will still offer a front sight option, as the Mauser blade give you the ability to cut the rear sight "V" into a square for a more modern sight picture, or use a standard "inverted V" as original.... I can't wait for the shooting results, I'm just not the guy for targets... I just like to hear the gun go off?... ... best to all, til...lat'r....GT

BTW, the machine marks come away with a small 220 W/D block sanding... Don is probably better than I in that department... but i'll bet it cleans up pretty! Til....lat'r.....GT......

BTW, Olle can cut the sight dovetail with amazing accuracy... right now, you have to take apporx. .005 out of one of the ends for a custom tight fit.... We planned it that way... the dovetail fit for the original Luger FS blade is perfect! And actually, my preference..... Again, Good Job Olle!!!!!!!!

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by G.T.

Hi to all, Actually Olle, that is a standard Mauser K98 blade! Don, does have the custom front sight blade to profile and install, it used the one shown only because I was pestering him to get pictures up!......... But, I mailed Ed's out yesterday, and he has a profiled Mauser custom front, profiled and installed, and it is shaped similar to a shark dorsal fin?.... Only lower, looks neat to me?... I was really happy the 6" version worked with the standard Mauser spring! If I make another run of these, (maybe early next year!) probably about a dozen per year! They will all be 4" as I will get back to the philosophy of a standard Luger replacement barrel, but I will still offer a front sight option, as the Mauser blade give you the ability to cut the rear sight "V" into a square for a more modern sight picture, or use a standard "inverted V" as original.... I can't wait for the shooting results, I'm just not the guy for targets... I just like to hear the gun go off?... ... best to all, til...lat'r....GT

BTW, the machine marks come away with a small 220 W/D block sanding... Don is probably better than I in that department... but i'll bet it cleans up pretty! Til....lat'r.....GT......

BTW, Olle can cut the sight dovetail with amazing accuracy... right now, you have to take apporx. .005 out of one of the ends for a custom tight fit.... We planned it that way... the dovetail fit for the original Luger FS blade is perfect! And actually, my preference..... Again, Good Job Olle!!!!!!!!

Yes, it was a "new" k98 blade, the closest thing I had to fit.
As it was, I had to raise the base of the blade about 0.010" to clear the dovetail; I didn't want to change the bbl cut itself, as I may decide on a different sight.

Even with that one, I squared up the rear notch and widened it a bit to get a clear view.

I fired it today, worked fine with the same spring I was using for the 2.75" .30 bbl. Did not shoot at a target, just for function.

Ollie,
very nice cut for the extractor, looks just like the original! Good work. Do you use a shaped cutter or shaped grinding wheel ?

[Olle]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Ollie,
very nice cut for the extractor, looks just like the original! Good work. Do you use a shaped cutter or shaped grinding wheel ?

Don,

I happened to have a "divine moment" and realized that a corner rounding end mill would do the job, and after spending half a day on searching different web sites I found one the closely resembles the original cut. It's a bit narrower than the slot, but this works perfectly as it allows me to widen the cut for chip clearance as I go.