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Need help replacing semi-custom rifle front sight

tsavo303
Hello, I have the following rifle that was sold then returned
with damage to the front sight hood. (buyer or UPS crunched it)
(sorry i would just post the front sight hood, but photobucket isnt speaking to my mac)
pics 6 and 17 (before getting crunched)
Of course now i have a returned semi-custom rifle that is incomplete.
to make matters worse, it is coated, so I need to have it sprayed to match. It is steel, slides on a little rail, and held in place with a detent

Can anyone identify it? I have called the guy who built it, but he hasent called me back.
I dont know if he made it or if there are others out there. Please let me know if you can help find a similar one!
What a PITA, thanks!

http://www.GunBroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=353255644
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  • llama
    If it is just the hood, a piece of tubing (aluminum, brass, steel, etc) the proper wall thickness and diameter would work.
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  • tsavo303
    I know, but if its a batch made product, id like to buy one pre made instead of paying for all the labor.

    More importantly, I want to keep as the guy built it also, so its not a mix of several guys work, if i cant get a hold of the builder.

    this is the closest I have found
    http://www.newenglandcustomgun.com/Gun_Services/item_info.asp?Brand_id=4220&ST=Universal Ramp - Hoods
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  • charliemeyer007
    Maybe re-form it on a mandrel. You might look at Lyman, Williams and other sight hoods to see if one will fit.
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  • TRAP55
    tsavo, I might have what you need. Is it smashed so bad you can't get measurements?
    One I have measures:
    Length: 1.185
    O.D.: .650
    I.D.: .530
    Slot width: .235
    Slot length behind knurling: .950
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  • rufe-snow
    Contact the customer service folks at Brownells. I would e-mail them, including a picture of front sight hood you are trying to replace.
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  • tsavo303
    thanks guys.
    I will measure when i get home

    UPDATE:
    ha! you dont find it till you ask!
    gunsmith just called me and will replace (for a small fee)!

    Thanks!

    you can lock it~!
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  • tsavo303
    you
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  • tsavo303
    can
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  • tsavo303
    lock
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  • tsavo303
    it, thanks!
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