Garand front sight widths

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Since we're rained in today, I pulled some Garands out of the safe. Below are 4 front sights (L-R) SA (.647), HRA(.750), WRA (.815)and IHC. (.850).

I use a WRA front sight on my match rifle (not pictured). It also measures to .815.

http://i.imgur.com/XFyS3c7.jpg
 
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When discussing replacing my filed down front sight with Larry (Head CMP armorer) he gave me the following information, which I posted in my thread:

Larry told me that the front sight was often flied down to achieve zero during rebuild. As to width of the entire sight, he told me that: "the difference in the sights is the width of the sight wings, SA approx. .682 [in]wide, WRA approx.. 805 wide, HRA approx. .695 and IHC approx. .870."

T
 
I pulled a few more rifles out of the safe.....

* Springfield 1.8m SA 5-65 Rebuild - IHC front sight - .870
* Winchester 2.4m SA 2-65 Rebuild - IHC front sight - .855
* HRA 5.5m, believed to be correct - HRA front sight - .725
* IHC 5.?m, RRAD 12-64 rebuild - SA front sight - .625 !
* SA 3.3m, CMP Field Grade - SA front sight - .670

It's generally accepted that the order from narrow to widest is SA, HRA, WRA, and then IHC.

I did read that SA sights will vary - as evidenced above.
 
I also prefer a wide front sight. I have one bookmarked on eBay if my Winchester does not have a wide Winchester front sight.

T
 
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