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DuckRyder

9th December 2007, 13:42

One of my pistols has an Air gap behind the dovetail where the top of the slide is milled away. I can get an .009 feeler gauge in it with very light drag.

Would this be considered acceptable?

Dave Berryhill

9th December 2007, 13:54

It's not unusual to have a little gap under a factory-installed Novak rear sight (or a slide that is pre-machined for a Novak sight) due to the tolerances between the machining of the slide and the sights. It doesn't affect the fit or function of the sight.

A custom installation should have little to no gap under it.

DuckRyder

9th December 2007, 20:28

Thank You Dave,

It is a factory installation so I guess that would be acceptable...