barrels from scratch

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Rick,

I guess I understand your position on barrels. My dad was a machinist, but I am not. I also am not too happy with the Luger sights. However, given the extremely neat geometry of the gun (that I don't want to screw up) and the wild motion of the toggle, I have sort of given up on a refined adjustable rear sight. If you want an optical sight, why not design a grip mount like they make for the 1911 that replaces one of the grips. My eyes aren't perfect either at my age (68), but I am a stubborn old geezer who likes iron sights. I did get a good set of progressive shooting glasses from an expert in shooting glasses. They help my shooting a whole bunch.

My technique in shooting Lugers is probably worth mentioning. The Luger is generally sighted for about a 50 yard zero so it tends to shoot high at 50' or 25 yards. A taller front sight is needed to correct this if one uses a conventional sight picture. If the front sight is held under a bullseye target (6 o'clock hold) and about halfway up the rear sight notch, the elevation is about right at 25 yards on a standard 25 yard NRA target. My approach is to hold the front sight at the 6 o'clock position below the bull and the rear sight with the bull resting in the V notch. Works for me (pretty well).