Using a P1 Sight as a Higher Luger Sight

Sharpsdressed Man · 02-01-2019, 06:15 PM

I had a problem with the point of impact on my 1940 "42" Mauser Luger. I was getting impacts 8-10" high at 25 yards and it was driving me nuts. Seeking any original or aftermarket high front sights to correct the problem seemed impossible. I happened to have an older P1 sight, which has no white dot and is a little narrower than the later P1 sights, and has a similar, although wider, dovetail base. Careful filing reduced the P1 dovetail to that of the Luger, and the resulting height is an almost perfect correction for my POI problem. I believe that anyone with a similar problem might find this as a nice fix, with no alteration to the gun. It puts a square sight post in view of the rear "v", but it is useable. I even tried to file a square notch into the rear, but it is apparently hardened so much that it was dulling my file, so I left it alone.

02-01-2019, 06:15 PM	#1
Sharpsdressed Man User Join Date: Sep 2018 Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 7 Posts	Using a P1 Sight as a Higher Luger Sight I had a problem with the point of impact on my 1940 "42" Mauser Luger. I was getting impacts 8-10" high at 25 yards and it was driving me nuts. Seeking any original or aftermarket high front sights to correct the problem seemed impossible. I happened to have an older P1 sight, which has no white dot and is a little narrower than the later P1 sights, and has a similar, although wider, dovetail base. Careful filing reduced the P1 dovetail to that of the Luger, and the resulting height is an almost perfect correction for my POI problem. I believe that anyone with a similar problem might find this as a nice fix, with no alteration to the gun. It puts a square sight post in view of the rear "v", but it is useable. I even tried to file a square notch into the rear, but it is apparently hardened so much that it was dulling my file, so I left it alone.