Sight Height Question

[twisted125]

Hey everyone, Im going to be changing out my front sight for a night sight very soon and was wondering if this is what I should be grabbing. My gun is an RIA Tactical size. the link to the sight is here -
http://www.fusionfirearms.com/servlet/the-620/1911-Colt-70-Series-fdsh-mil/Detail

I was just worried about the height of the sight in comparison to my rears.

Thanks!

[Xader]

That sight will not fit your gun.

The RIA tactical has a dovetail front sight, and the one you listed has a post.

As to what tritium front sight will fit, I can't tell you. There are different dovetail dimensions.

Here is the spec sheet for the RIA front dovetail:

http://www.durotechs.com/download/riafs.jpg

[twisted125]

I see, thanks for pointing that out. Ill have to bug the RIA guys.

Thanks again!

[Xader]

Any time! Good luck!

[Dave Waits]

Any Dovetail front with a .180 post will work. From what I understand, RIA front Dovetials are a major pain to remove. Be careful and make sure the front you get has the right-size dovetail. Which is, I believe, .330.

[castnblast]

Send the slide to Novak and be assured of getting the right sight installed properly.

[Dave Waits]

While Novak can certainly fit one, Tacticals do not have Novak sights. They are 'Novak-Style' sights. don't know who makes them for RIA but, it's not Novak.

[Xader]

While Novak can certainly fit one, Tacticals do not have Novak sights. They are 'Novak-Style' sights. don't know who makes them for RIA but, it's not Novak.

Except for an early run of Tacticals which did have genuine Novaks, which I suppose would mean that the cut is true Novak on them.