Need help with sights on old 9mm Highpower

29 May 2003, 05:11

<Dyno>

The sights on a standard mod. 9mm Browning are poor at best and the front sight is no more than a small lump on the slide. I could shoot this pistol fairly well in the 60's but now with old eyes find it impossible. Is there any way to improve or modify these sights that I could do myself. Any suggestions/help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks , Dyno

29 May 2003, 06:53

Bigdaddytacp

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Originally posted by Dyno:
The sights on a standard mod. 9mm Browning are poor at best and the front sight is no more than a small lump on the slide. I could shoot this pistol fairly well in the 60's but now with old eyes find it impossible. Is there any way to improve or modify these sights that I could do myself. Any suggestions/help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks , Dyno

The rear sight can be replaced with the easy to see Novak plain low mount rear sight or get the ones with the white dot low mount....the front is more difficult to do your self......a dovetail cut and then the replacement would be easy.....I have seen the front sight built up with two part epoxy such as Accuraglass regular or cut the new front sight blade with a groove in the base and pin it to the factory front sight with crosspins after the front sight is filed to fit the groove in the new sight......a little perm Loctite will help keep it solid....some shops will cut the front sight dovetail for a set price and you can mail them the slide without any restrictions as the frame is the only restricted part as a firearm for mail or UPS service....HTH...good luck and good shooting!!!