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Printable HK Sights (forum.guncadindex.com)

submitted 1 month ago by FoapsFiles to c/general

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Side project I'm working on. Trying to keep them authentic looking. Front sight is finished. The post is SCS-able and I've made a blitzkrieg style alternate post as well. Commercially available posts are not interchangeable as I had to move the M3 slot down a few mm.

The rear sight poses more of a challenge. Drum is functional and is basically the same design that the MP22 build uses but I'm still figuring out how to make windage adjustable as there is not a lot of material there to work with. HK sells the bolts individually for these adjustments but $5 each. May try some heat-serts and some set screws to achieve the same result while not forking over $20 minimum for two bolts. For now I'm using a fixed version of the rear sight with the rotating drum.

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[–] stickygumm_01 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Looks nice, I've always been a fan of these sights.

The T.I.T.S. iron sights have a windage adjustment that uses an m3 or 4 volt, captured nut, and a locknut. I've used this set up in a different set of sights and it worked well and didn't require special hardware. Perhaps singing similar could be adapted.

How'd you get elevation on the drum?

[–] FoapsFiles 1 points 1 month ago

This was solid advice. Took the T.I.T.S. adjustment concept and applied it to the rear sight. We have windage! Now to revisit the drum elevation...

[–] FoapsFiles 4 points 1 month ago

[–] printpeace 1 points 3 weeks ago

i want to be a beta tester. :)

[–] printpeace 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

@FoapsFiles@forum.guncadindex.com

https://odysee.com/@theOtherSig:a/hk_sights_at_home:f This is a similar project. Maybe you can use something from him to improve your version and finally release it?

[–] FoapsFiles 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I've taken a look at those. It looks like only the front sight is adjustable, so its completely opposite to what I am making.

[–] printpeace 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

no, both are adjustable. Front + Back. I have printed it out now and it works fine. But i still want to test your version too. :)

[–] FoapsFiles 2 points 3 weeks ago

I'll have to take a closer look then cause I missed that. Thanks

[–] FoapsFiles 1 points 3 weeks ago

The rear sight on the one you linked is not adjustable for windage and elevation. Only the front. So, as I said, opposite of what I'm going for. The front sight for mine is fixed and the rear will have the adjustability to mimic HKs design.