Rossi sight dove tails

[Blind Hawg]

According to some, including Skinner, Rossi dove tails are not standard dimensionally. Skinner sells a front sight for Rossi’s. It’s a partridge post without a bead. Only one height, 5/8” so you have to cut it down to size.

[HarryAlonzo]

I believe this is true. The out-of-the-box height worked for me. I prefer a small bead, but the patridge has worked fine for me, also.

[Ohio3Wheels]

I'll let you know one of these days I have a Lyman #17 to put on my 45 Colt '92. It's one of those "any day now" projects.

[Sarge]

"This rifle has oddball sight dovetails of about 0.385” which eliminates the myriad of good dovetail sights available for other rifles. So I cobbled on a Marble Folding Sporting Rear Sight No. 95, Brownell’s part #579-000-082, and the Marbles 50W .500 tall front sight, with a 1/16″ gold bead, Brownells part #579-105-031. While I don’t consider these sights ideal, they facilitated a good working zero."

http://www.thesixgunjournal.net/little- ... n-45-colt/

[HarryAlonzo]

The Marbles front sight is a standard 3/8. By “cobbled,” I wonder if he means shimmed or peaned.

[Sarge]

Shimmed... IIRC it was an .007" shim cut to fit and carbon steel, which took cold blue.