I picked up a used FA 22 with an ISGW Silhouette rear sight. The elevation screw has noticeable clicks/detents - although not as identifiable as the current production sight from FA (which I think are Bomar/Kensight). The WINDAGE screw has virtually no click and seems to rotate without any indication of movement other than visual.
Is this normal?
FA ISGW Rear Sight Question
FA ISGW Rear Sight Question
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Re: FA ISGW Rear Sight Question
If there are no noticeable clicks on windage, i cant think thats a good thing. The bomars are a better alternative. I would look for a bomar but they arent made anymore. So you have to find a used one. I would call FA and see what they are using now. I have had Kensights and they are as good as bomars.
Re: FA ISGW Rear Sight Question
FA uses the Kensight rear which as Jim said is a Bomar clone.
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Re: FA ISGW Rear Sight Question
what you have is a worn windage screw. on an ISGW, the detents are on the bottom of the head of the screw and had a tendency to wear over time. on a bomar or Kensight, the detents are on the edge of the screw head and wear less.
Also, almost all parts are inter-changeable between the bomar and kensight.
Present day FA's come with a kensight. BUT, I got a kensight about 3 years ago from Bob Baker which has been nothing but problems. The one I have, The Ball Detent for elevation is frozen and you will take the skin off your hand to turn it!
Also, almost all parts are inter-changeable between the bomar and kensight.
Present day FA's come with a kensight. BUT, I got a kensight about 3 years ago from Bob Baker which has been nothing but problems. The one I have, The Ball Detent for elevation is frozen and you will take the skin off your hand to turn it!
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Re: FA ISGW Rear Sight Question
Thank you for the feedback. I am going to replace it with a Kensight unit. This will match my other FA. The worn windage detent makes sense to me for a root cause.
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