S200 Trigger with dovetail

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   Pete, here's the trigger I made.

Used the mill to cut profile out of aluminium bar, then fixing at 45 deg in vice I used a 2 mm end mill to cut the dovetail on either side of the main channel.

Put a cut down centre and threaded in a cap screw for clamping. Ta da!

Still needs polishing, but much better than the brass one that it had, as it now has ridges that I can feel with my finger.

So a similar method can be used to make a front mounted ghost ring if you have a dovetail to mount to. That trigger blade is 10 mm wide, so nice and small.

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Pauly5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2013 Location: Titahi Bay Status: Offline Posts: 1410	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pauly5 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: S200 Trigger with dovetail Posted: 18 Aug 2024 at 12:28pm
	Pete, here's the trigger I made. Used the mill to cut profile out of aluminium bar, then fixing at 45 deg in vice I used a 2 mm end mill to cut the dovetail on either side of the main channel. Put a cut down centre and threaded in a cap screw for clamping. Ta da! Still needs polishing, but much better than the brass one that it had, as it now has ridges that I can feel with my finger. So a similar method can be used to make a front mounted ghost ring if you have a dovetail to mount to. That trigger blade is 10 mm wide, so nice and small.

kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Online Posts: 2283	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Aug 2024 at 12:35pm
	So that trigger slides backward on a dove tail as opposed to pivoting around a point? Edited by kruzaroad - 18 Aug 2024 at 12:37pm

nunga Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Moderator Joined: 08 Mar 2013 Location: Pukekohe Status: Offline Posts: 1009	Post Options Post Reply Quote nunga Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Aug 2024 at 12:39pm
	Interesting way of doing it. You should have asked and i could have sent down a dovetail cutter which i have laying around doing nothing for the last 3 years lol. But you got the end result just the same. Nice work
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RangerPete Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 18 Apr 2023 Location: Cambridge. Status: Offline Posts: 884	Post Options Post Reply Quote RangerPete Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Aug 2024 at 12:51pm
	Seeing the pictures it now makes sense 👍🏻 thanks. Ja, there are two dovetails at the muzzle of the D54, one that makes up the “ramp” on the front sight, and one cut into the actual metal of the barrel that the whole front sight fits onto. I have no doubt that a fairly competente machinist like your self would make one up fairly easily.
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