I want to replace the front and rear sights on my EAA Witness full size Wonderfinish. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Been a long time since I looked at the front site. At best it is staked in. I actually seem to recall that it might be cast into the slide.
Good news/bad news. Bad news is you will be looking at some gunsmithing to change the sight. Good news is that since some gunsmithing/machining are involved, there isn't much limit on what you can get.
For the rear sight, I would personally just plan on having the existing cut changed to a Novak cut, which would give you a wealth of options. Both sight cuts should be about $80-$90. Rear runs around $50, front around $35. Install is usually another $30 or so.
You can do both yourself. Just set screws holding them on. I ordered a Dawson front for my Limited yesterday. Henning has those and much more!
IC, my full size definitely is NOT held on by screws. It is either a stake post or cast in place.
The elite guns I have are held in place by a screw.
Is it old? I haven't seen any new ones that style.
The Witness front sight is cast in place. >:(
I need to find a gunsmith that will cut the sights in.
What model? May be more cost effective to do a slide or upgrade.
A front site cut is only $35. Not a bank breaker.
That's cheap. You can't even get a sight put on here for $50. It was $120 for three 10/32 holes drilled and tapped on my Mosin.
That is the price to have Novak do it. You will, of course have shipping of the slide to and from them.