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Replacing express sight leaves
#660851 05/19/25 12:24 AM
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I have a couple of guns missing falling leaves in their express sights. Is there someplace where I can buy generic leaves to fit into the sights? The remaining falling leaves are all approximately 1 mm thick with the area where they have the hinge tube are approximately 1.5 mm.

I can make them from scratch but if I can find a generic leaf to use as a starting point it will save me a few hours of hand work with files.

NECG has express sights but their leaves are different from those in antique express sights.
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The short answer is, no.
You'll have to make them from scratch.
Same with the fore sight caterpillars.
NECG's sights bear only passing resemblance to the ones of old.

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I’m interested in this question too. If you are making one from scratch do you first drill the pivot hole in a piece of stock and then remove all the remaining material that is not part of the pivot tube and the final leaf dimension?
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Originally Posted by earlyriser
I’m interested in this question too. If you are making one from scratch do you first drill the pivot hole in a piece of stock and then remove all the remaining material that is not part of the pivot tube and the final leaf dimension?

That's how I'd approach it. This same subject came up in the Gunsmithing forum recently:


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