Using a P1 Sight as a Higher Luger Sight

Sharpsdressed Man · 02-02-2019, 08:49 PM

To clarify, my 1940 is a shooter: mostly brown at this point, little original finish but an excellent bore. Honestly battle worn, not neglected and otherwise well maintained, but not at the top of collectibles. I feel the Luger suffers from mediocre sights, and often, difficult (heavy, creepy) trigger pulls. Mine has a great trigger, but at 66, my eyes need slightly better sights. I did not have to modify the front sight dovetail slot, only reduce the P1 dovetail to fit the Luger. The old sight can easily be re-installed. As noted, the rear "V" sight is also intact, as it was so hard, it was removing metal from my file. I know most of you would NEVER modify a Luger, but I acquired a much nicer condition 1937 S/42 (worse trigger, though), so having a shooter to really SHOOT is something I'd rather do with the lesser gun. I can barely index the rear V with the now-square front sight, but I will make do. Shooting after installing the P1 sight put my POI about 2" high at 25 yards instead of 10-12". MUCH better! GT are your front sights square, or inverted "V"? I really think nice square sights make precision shooting a little faster and precise, although are not keeping with the "vintage" and historical points that collectors demand. I do have a spare toggle that could be machined to provide the square rear sight without modifying the original, matching toggle.

02-02-2019, 08:49 PM	#1
Sharpsdressed Man User Join Date: Sep 2018 Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 7 Posts	To clarify, my 1940 is a shooter: mostly brown at this point, little original finish but an excellent bore. Honestly battle worn, not neglected and otherwise well maintained, but not at the top of collectibles. I feel the Luger suffers from mediocre sights, and often, difficult (heavy, creepy) trigger pulls. Mine has a great trigger, but at 66, my eyes need slightly better sights. I did not have to modify the front sight dovetail slot, only reduce the P1 dovetail to fit the Luger. The old sight can easily be re-installed. As noted, the rear "V" sight is also intact, as it was so hard, it was removing metal from my file. I know most of you would NEVER modify a Luger, but I acquired a much nicer condition 1937 S/42 (worse trigger, though), so having a shooter to really SHOOT is something I'd rather do with the lesser gun. I can barely index the rear V with the now-square front sight, but I will make do. Shooting after installing the P1 sight put my POI about 2" high at 25 yards instead of 10-12". MUCH better! GT are your front sights square, or inverted "V"? I really think nice square sights make precision shooting a little faster and precise, although are not keeping with the "vintage" and historical points that collectors demand. I do have a spare toggle that could be machined to provide the square rear sight without modifying the original, matching toggle.