Front sight alternatives?

Karl · 01-25-2011, 12:10 PM

Since I don’t normally shoot my lugers at 50 meters I would like a taller front sight. I have equipped two of my shooters with sights made from the Brownells Mauser sight blank but this required a lot of careful filing and fitting. As I recall, the P38 sight and K98 sight fit the Luger sight dovetail but are they tall enough?

I measure a standard Luger sight at .215 above sight base. My “custom made” sight for a shooter, point of aim at 50 feet, is .245 high. Advice? Other possibilites?
KFS

DavidJayUden · 01-25-2011, 12:40 PM

I used a K98 sight blade in a Navy Luger that was printing VERY high. Got it from LugerDoc. There are extra tall K98 sight blades out there, just do a google search.
dju

nukem556 · 01-25-2011, 03:41 PM

the front sight on my P-38 is about .040 taller than any of my 3 Luger sights, and its the same dovetail

01-25-2011, 12:10 PM	#1
Karl Lifer - Twice Over Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Savannah Posts: 530 Thanks: 0 Thanked 280 Times in 123 Posts	Front sight alternatives? Since I don’t normally shoot my lugers at 50 meters I would like a taller front sight. I have equipped two of my shooters with sights made from the Brownells Mauser sight blank but this required a lot of careful filing and fitting. As I recall, the P38 sight and K98 sight fit the Luger sight dovetail but are they tall enough? I measure a standard Luger sight at .215 above sight base. My “custom made” sight for a shooter, point of aim at 50 feet, is .245 high. Advice? Other possibilites? KFS

01-25-2011, 12:40 PM	#2
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	I used a K98 sight blade in a Navy Luger that was printing VERY high. Got it from LugerDoc. There are extra tall K98 sight blades out there, just do a google search. dju

01-25-2011, 03:41 PM	#3
nukem556 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Irmo, SC Posts: 625 Thanks: 35 Thanked 168 Times in 107 Posts	the front sight on my P-38 is about .040 taller than any of my 3 Luger sights, and its the same dovetail