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Problem:
1. Lost rear sight knob pin out of USGI 1919. Found the knob. Pin, detent, detent spring were lost.
2. Ordered replacement parts from Sarco: Knob, pin, detent, detent spring, rear sight screw (screw just for the hell of it). Whole mounting ball of wax JIC.
3. Knob and screw from Sarco does not have the pin holes drilled in either one.
4. Unfortunately, Sarco detent will not fit into the cavity of the USGI knob that we found so I can't just reinstall that knob w/ the Sarco pin. I could, but it wouldn't have the detent (click/click spring loaded) ball when you turn the knob.
I'm Catch 22'd. Called Sarco. Dave says the pins and knob were drilled during assembly of each gun and the holes would not line up if they were pre-drilled. I'm no machine head but that sounds like BS to me.
It's a rear sight screw with a pinned knob. How can that be? That is a tiny ass hole to drill through steel. I know Dave is the man for Sarco...but would like the forum feedback./suggestions. Hope I explained the problem clearly.
THX.
1. Lost rear sight knob pin out of USGI 1919. Found the knob. Pin, detent, detent spring were lost.
2. Ordered replacement parts from Sarco: Knob, pin, detent, detent spring, rear sight screw (screw just for the hell of it). Whole mounting ball of wax JIC.
3. Knob and screw from Sarco does not have the pin holes drilled in either one.
4. Unfortunately, Sarco detent will not fit into the cavity of the USGI knob that we found so I can't just reinstall that knob w/ the Sarco pin. I could, but it wouldn't have the detent (click/click spring loaded) ball when you turn the knob.
I'm Catch 22'd. Called Sarco. Dave says the pins and knob were drilled during assembly of each gun and the holes would not line up if they were pre-drilled. I'm no machine head but that sounds like BS to me.
It's a rear sight screw with a pinned knob. How can that be? That is a tiny ass hole to drill through steel. I know Dave is the man for Sarco...but would like the forum feedback./suggestions. Hope I explained the problem clearly.
THX.