recommend sights/gunsmith for my 1911

[Impact]

alright I have a SA mil spec and I want to change the sights to some NS, I'm thinking Novak. Also which 1911 gunsmith do you recommend for the job with a fast turnaround and do I need to send the whole pistol or slide only ? thanks

[JiMfraRED1911]

What's wrong with SA's Custom Shop?

[Impact]

dunno, haven't thought of them. do they have a fast turnaround ? ( i have an ITTS class end of June)

[JiMfraRED1911]

Pretty sure a faster turn around time than Novak. You should give Deb a call.

[JiMfraRED1911]

FWIW, Novak's WEBsite says most sight jobs take one week or less. So...I dunno. Have you called Novak's shop?

[xray 99]

Heinie Specialty Products does only sight work and has a fast turn around time. Of course, if you don't like Heinie sights....

[decodeddiesel]

Don't get me wrong I love the SA Custom Shop, but FWIW I have had my SA Loaded at the shop now for 8 weeks, so you may be looking at a significant backlog. I am however getting the pistol refinished which tends to take a lot of time. Sight installs should take that long, but they will have to re cut the slide so it is not a trivial install.

What sights are you going with? If I may, my current sweetheart of 1911 sights is the .140" 10-8 rear sight with a Dawson white outlined tritium front sight. It's fast and easy to make solid hits with in daylight or low light, you just put the dot on the target and squeeze.

I may however change them out though when Warren releases his 2 dot 1911 sights. I have them on my M&P and they are just amazing. Either of those, Novak, or Heinie are excellent choices.

[xray 99]

FWIW, I sent Heinie a pistol slide for sight install and they got it on Weds. UPS just returned the slide to me today (Monday). That's like a one day turnaround!

[decodeddiesel]

FWIW, I sent Heinie a pistol slide for sight install and they got it on Weds. UPS just returned the slide to me today (Monday). That's like a one day turnaround!

WOW! Well you can't beat that. Not too sure though if he'd be willing to install a competitor's sight though.

[Sam]

The longer you wait to call them, the shorter time that they'll have to do the job. Call them (Novak, Heinie or Springfield) now and tell them when you need the slide back and your reason, I would give them the date ONE week before the actual needed date, so you'll have time to take it to a range and verify point of impact. Don't forget to loctite the sight screw, some shop don't loctite them and half an hour into your class, the sight would be hanging off one side of your slide.