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BigMat
08-05-2009, 11:06
I was wondering if it is possible to interchange the front sights between these. As best I can find they look identical, but I am not sure if they are fully interchangeable. I was thinking about getting a Shuff’s Mini-G (http://www.shuffsparkerizing.com/) built and once I have done that much it seems like it would be nice to put a tritium M1a front sight on it. I was wondering if this was possible, I only have the Garand for reference and can't measure out the size of the M1a front sight.

While I am at it, any thoughts or experience with the Mini-G?
thanks

10x
08-06-2009, 08:54
The M1 Garand front sight is larger in the dovetail and in base width than the M1a front sight. They are not interchangable.

BigMat
08-07-2009, 22:57
Thanks, I was worried that would be the case. Worth a shot