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Winchester/Ballard Front sight inserts (Read 2585 times)

wcf3840 Senior Forum Member Offline ASSRA Life #299 Posts: 355 Location: Palatine Joined: May 28^th, 2007	Winchester/Ballard Front sight inserts Apr 2^nd, 2015 at 2:11pm	Print Post
	I'm looking for a source for front sight inserts for old Winchester/Ballard front globe sights. The older ones take a thicker insert. Bought a card of inserts from MVA-the shape is correct, but the MVA inserts measure 0.11 thick. The insert in the old sights measures 0.46.


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Kurt_701 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1016 Location: Missouri Joined: May 20^th, 2004	Re: Winchester/Ballard Front sight inserts Reply #1 - Apr 2^nd, 2015 at 2:47pm	Print Post
	Occasionally, Carmen offers these: (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) They require work. Kurt

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Old-Win Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1676 Location: Minnesota Joined: Nov 24^th, 2005	Re: Winchester/Ballard Front sight inserts Reply #2 - Apr 2^nd, 2015 at 5:06pm	Print Post
	Distant Thunder in Wisconsin


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.22-5-40 Oldtimer Offline Posts: 797 Joined: Feb 13^th, 2010	Re: Winchester/Ballard Front sight inserts Reply #3 - Apr 2^nd, 2015 at 6:54pm	Print Post
	1++ on Distant Thunder (O'Hare Tool, Inc.) Jim is cutting a set for my original Ballard A-1 Mid-Range. Few years back he made a set for an original Remington rolling block Mid-Range..an early one with the little pin that matches up with hole in sight base..had to ship samples back and forth a few times before one fit...but he did a beautiful job.


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gunlaker Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2282 Location: lower mainland, B.C. Joined: Dec 13^th, 2010	Re: Winchester/Ballard Front sight inserts Reply #4 - Apr 2^nd, 2015 at 8:21pm	Print Post
	I didn't know that Distant Thunder would make them to fit the originals with much thicker inserts. A note to the original poster. I have a few original 1885's and it seems that they each have a slightly different insert thickness! I have a Meacham highwall. I don't know who made the front sights, but the inserts are thick like the originals. Chris.


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wcf3840 Senior Forum Member Offline ASSRA Life #299 Posts: 355 Location: Palatine Joined: May 28^th, 2007	Re: Winchester/Ballard Front sight inserts Reply #5 - Apr 2^nd, 2015 at 9:52pm	Print Post
	Thanks for the info. I have places to look now. I appreciate the help!


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.22-5-40 Oldtimer Offline Posts: 797 Joined: Feb 13^th, 2010	Re: Winchester/Ballard Front sight inserts Reply #6 - Apr 8^th, 2015 at 12:20am	Print Post
	When I was speaking to Jim (Distant Thunder), I mentioned the thickness of that original Ballard insert..he said it didn't matter..they had a good assortment of various thickness of stock..and if they needed something special..they could always surface grind to size.


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