PT1911 Rear sight

[armedhoosier451]

Just as the title says, I have a Taurus PT1911 that I'm looking to replace the rear sight. I have read that Taurus uses a modified dovetail and was wondering if anyone else has changed the sights on their PT1911 and what sight they went with. I would like to find one especially made to fit, without doing any filing down or anything mods.

 

[Electronrider]

The stock sight on a Taurus PT1911 are Heine straight 8 sights. My memory vaguely remembers that they do make a standard set. It has been a couple years since I looked into it. I love mt PT1911, but would love to swap them out like yourself.

I am trying to remember where I read that, I think it was over on the 1911 forums.com.

http://www.heinie.com/information.php?info_id=13

 

[armedhoosier451]

The older models used the straight 8, however mine are the Novaks

 

[shootersix]

its a special cut, the only place's i know of that make no gunsmithing sights are meprolight(i think they are about 130-140 and are night sights) and novak they are night sights too, other than that, you will have to smith the sights

 

[deo62]

I installed Williams fire sights from a millennium pro 40 cal. front sight was pretty snug.If I remember right, my origional sights were heinie straight 8.

 

[WebSnyper]

Just as the title says, I have a Taurus PT1911 that I'm looking to replace the rear sight. I have read that Taurus uses a modified dovetail and was wondering if anyone else has changed the sights on their PT1911 and what sight they went with. I would like to find one especially made to fit, without doing any filing down or anything mods.

You might PM AllenM and see if he could cut the slide to accept a standard sight. I'm not familiar with how the PT1911 sight are cut from the factory, but Allen's work on this type of project looks phenomenal...

Diamond Collision - INGunOwners

It is a bit of a drive from Greensburg, but I bet it would be worth it.