Springfield Ronin 1911 9mm (5 inch) sight options

[Greg Bell]

Hey guys,

I have a "Ronin" full size 9mm from Springfield. It is a great gun but I don't like the front sight because it is calibrated for a sort of 6 o'clock Bullseye hold . I want to swap it out to so it is a little more POA/POI which I prefer. I would love to get a tritium front to match my Wilson but honestly, just a white dot would be fine since I could paint it to replicate the general look of my .45's front sight. I gather there is something weird about Springfield's dovetail. Anyone know where I should go to get a good font sight. Honestly, I could handle the F/O if it didn't hit high so that's an option as well.

[45dotACP]

I'd take a look at Dawson. I got one of their FO sights for a range officer and I'd expect they probably used the same dovetail

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[TOTS]

+1 to the above. Depending on the usage of the gun, but for irons, I’m pretty much only interested in a thin FO front with all black rear. I’ve been getting them from Dawson.

[JHC]

SA customer service has told me my LB Operator has Novak cuts and I think my 'smiths (Sams and Derr) have indicated similarly re my LW Operator and Lipsey's Combat Operator. I've no idea is SA uses different cuts on different models.

[Robinson]

Try Dawson, Fusion Firearms, or KenSight.

[JHC]

Try Dawson, Fusion Firearms, or KenSight.

I now have the Kensight "Novak style" adjustable rear on two Operators and they appear built very stout and goodness it's nice to be able to dial in a POI.

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[xtrtsqrt11]

My Springfield 1911 was hitting low as well, I chose to replace the rear Novak with a slightly taller 10 8 Performance rear. I really like the rounded bottom of the sight notch and having a ledge if I need to use the sight for slide release.

It was too tight a fit, so like many other 1911 parts that are oversized, it took a little fitting to get it to go in.

REALLY nice sight picture IMO...