Rear sight

[brandonessary]

I was wandering what yall would recommend using to cut the notch in the rear sight on a rifle, they are just regular flatop sights.
Thanks

 

[wallgunner]

I always use a small triangular file. You can find them almost anywhere used or new. It will give a nice little v-groove to sight through. It gets wider the deeper you go. But don't go to deep at first. It's a whole process while sighting in.

 

[boar]

I have a stainless steel knife I use for this. I have some small files, but the knife does a better job. The steel is not that hard. This knife has a thin blade, keeps notch small. Dilly

 

[George Holton]

I cut it wide and deep enough with a small flat jewlers file. I like to see the post with the bull on top and light beside it too bad that it is getting so far down the barrel, 5 inlays behind it now. imo Bob

 

[flintlockmdj]

ROB. You are OK untill the rear sight gets in front of the front sight. :thumbsup:

 

[BrownBear]

Check out Mike Brooks' rifle building tutorial here at MLF. Good pics and his explanation makes it pretty straight forward.

 

[Packdog]

I use a small section of hacksaw blade, mounted in a wooden dowel. The teeth are ground off one side to make the notch the width I want. Many way to skin a cat.
Ken