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jimmy Senior Forum Member Offline Now available in Oklahoma. Posts: 463 Location: Skiatook Joined: May 12^th, 2009	Ordering a MVA Stevens front sight. May 23^rd, 2026 at 5:26pm	Print Post
	I don't know how to get a decent measurement for the front sight dovetail. MVA has several options. Any advice on which size to pick for a 2600 serial number range 44 1/2? I could use a couple of small pins and do the math. Thought I would ask first.


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scharfe Oldtimer Offline A good plan today beats a perfect plan tomorrow. Posts: 612 Location: ny / pa line Joined: Dec 18^th, 2006	Re: Ordering a MVA Stevens front sight. Reply #1 - May 23^rd, 2026 at 7:43pm	Print Post
	In the past I have used a piece of plastic. Filed and sanded it to fit then measured it, Unleash Your Inner MacGyver.


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jimmy Senior Forum Member Offline Now available in Oklahoma. Posts: 463 Location: Skiatook Joined: May 12^th, 2009	Re: Ordering a MVA Stevens front sight. Reply #2 - May 24^th, 2026 at 2:00am	Print Post
	Measure to a true point on the chamfer? Sounds good.


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Dellet Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1299 Joined: May 19^th, 2017	Re: Ordering a MVA Stevens front sight. Reply #3 - May 24^th, 2026 at 9:59am	Print Post
	In theory, .453”, in reality .469” can be a better choice. I have had a couple where a .453 was too loose, so fitting a .469 was easy. Easy to measure they have guide on the website. Two 1/16” drill bits in the corners and a caliper is accurate enough. If you don’t have the old sight to measure. They also explain why the measurement of their actual sight will be different than the dovetail it fits.


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cadyk Newbie Offline Posts: 8 Joined: Apr 13^th, 2026	Re: Ordering a MVA Stevens front sight. Reply #4 - May 25^th, 2026 at 9:40am	Print Post
	I believe all CPA rifles have a standard 3/8" dovetail. Call them and ask. cadyk


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Dellet Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1299 Joined: May 19^th, 2017	Re: Ordering a MVA Stevens front sight. Reply #5 - May 25^th, 2026 at 10:48am	Print Post
	cadyk wrote on May 25^th, 2026 at 9:40am: I believe all CPA rifles have a standard 3/8" dovetail. Call them and ask. cadyk Yes. .375” for a CPA. The original Stevens should be 29/64” or .453”. The problem that can come up is an old dovetail, that has been worked over, kind of sucks to order a couple hundred dollar sight based on “what it should be” and have it fall out. Then you have an extra sight laying around that needs a rifle to call home. Gets expensive


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jimmy Senior Forum Member Offline Now available in Oklahoma. Posts: 463 Location: Skiatook Joined: May 12^th, 2009	Re: Ordering a MVA Stevens front sight. Reply #6 - May 25^th, 2026 at 11:11am	Print Post
	Dellet wrote on May 24^th, 2026 at 9:59am: In theory, .453”, in reality .469” can be a better choice. I have had a couple where a .453 was too loose, so fitting a .469 was easy. Easy to measure they have guide on the website. Two 1/16” drill bits in the corners and a caliper is accurate enough. If you don’t have the old sight to measure. They also explain why the measurement of their actual sight will be different than the dovetail it fits. Found the chart on the website, thanks. That helps a lot.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 18018 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Ordering a MVA Stevens front sight. Reply #7 - May 25^th, 2026 at 11:31am	Print Post
	I cut up old pop cans with scissors and trim until they fit the bottom of the dovetail. After they fit I measure them and get the exact size sight base.

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Old Soldier Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 361 Location: North Pole, Alaska Joined: Oct 17^th, 2015	Re: Ordering a MVA Stevens front sight. Reply #8 - May 25^th, 2026 at 4:23pm	Print Post
	MVA's site says to mail them your front site, and they will make you one with the proper dove tail.

	"White man have very strong Medicine. Shoot today maybeso kill you tomorrow." Esa-Tai Commanche warrior
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Sure shot Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1164 Location: East central Iowa Joined: Jun 22^nd, 2020	Re: Ordering a MVA Stevens front sight. Reply #9 - May 25^th, 2026 at 4:53pm	Print Post
	If a sight is a little loose in the dovetail, I shim them with a shim cut from a cheap feeler gauge. I measured a couple of Stevens front sights, Dellet is correct, .453 is about what I come up with.


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Dellet Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1299 Joined: May 19^th, 2017	Re: Ordering a MVA Stevens front sight. Reply #10 - May 25^th, 2026 at 6:14pm	Print Post
	Bruce Grant, Single Shot Rifles. In the appendix has most dovetail sizes. Also twists, bullet diameter, case lengths……


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