THE CZickness XLIX....Tackling 2023 with CZ style...

[88E30M50]

I wasn't even going to discuss all of this because quite frankly I'm disappointed in myself and tired of humiliation. I guess I should just quit being a poor and pull my head from out my ass.

Don't beat yourself up. Great stuff is never accomplished without a dose of failure in the process. The courage to try is the important thing.

 

[88E30M50]

I did a quick trip to the range to test the G33 and A2 upper. Both are winners to me. The G33 will probably not get anything in the way of mods, and will be left stock. It is what it is and that's exactly what I was looking for. It's definitely a hand cannon with .357Sig, but still easy to shoot well.

I'm really liking the A2 upper. It's now sighted in with irons using a 50 yard zero. I'm now thinking that I may want to move the leupold Mk AR and RMR to this setup and restore the DD to being a lightweight carbine with an Eotech and buis.

So many decisions...

 

[Lee11b]

Worked 25 hours Friday into Saturday. Then 16 Saturday into Sunday…8 hours “rest” time. I did enjoy watching the Chiefs win, probably one of the best Super Bowls ever as far as a close, high scoring game.

 

[Lee11b]

Hope you’re feeling better, Rusty!! And hope Henri is recovering well, Chris!!!

 

[ChrisK]

Hope you’re feeling better, Rusty!! And hope Henri is recovering well, Chris!!!

Rehab is kicking her butt. She is pressing on. Staples come out Wednesday.

 

[T-DOGG]

Dovetail removed from the EGW plate and optic is installed with temporary screws until I get the correct ones purchased. Otherwise it's done. I blued the cut after the picture below. Got me plenty of elevation now, but lost my cowitness of the irons, which doesn't matt3r because it's a target/range gun anyways.

This is actually the way I was going to originally do this, but seeing the optic on B2V's Rami made me realize I could put the optic forward, keep the rear sight and direct mount the optic with no plate. If I knew I was in fact going to use the EGW plate, I would milled the slide further back in place of the rear sight. Oh well, is what it is.

 

[ChrisK]

See if there is any suppressor height sights available for it. It should get you cowitness that way. Give Dawson Precision a call.

 

[T-DOGG]

See if there is any suppressor height sights available for it. It should get you cowitness that way. Give Dawson Precision a call.

Front sight is fixed (part of slide) and not replaceable.

 

[T-DOGG]

My issue was POI was about 15” low at 25 yds and could not get close to POA. Allen test fired and said all is well with the 1.0 degree shim

Circling back to this. That must be why the CZ 75 dovetail mount from EGW has that angle as well. And with the Witness being a CZ clone...

 

[ChrisK]

Remove the front sight and send the slide to AllenM and have him machine a front dovetail. Or you machine it.

 

[Benp]

Dovetail removed from the EGW plate and optic is installed with temporary screws until I get the correct ones purchased. Otherwise it's done. I blued the cut after the picture below. Got me plenty of elevation now, but lost my cowitness of the irons, which doesn't matt3r because it's a target/range gun anyways.

This is actually the way I was going to originally do this, but seeing the optic on B2V's Rami made me realize I could put the optic forward, keep the rear sight and direct mount the optic with no plate. If I knew I was in fact going to use the EGW plate, I would milled the slide further back in place of the rear sight. Oh well, is what it is.

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Very cool, TD! That's awesome!!

 

[patience0830]

You were hesitant a bit ago, now I am. Not sure how bad of a procedure this is, to do this this way, but I really don’t want to mount my vise, then remount my rotary table, to do the front radius.
But there’s a point to my picture…
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Started out with this setup to try to tilt the slide front to back, then checked side to side, and I was off nearly 4 thousandths in the width of the slide. And the cause was tightening down the black vise on the left. Had it right at the ejection port, and tightening tilted it.
My point is there are lots of very little things that we won’t think to see. Patience may help, but perfection may be just luck for me.
We’re in a crash course.

Edit to add, my dial indicator that I should be using broke, have one on order. But this will have to do for now.

I am not helping.

 

[patience0830]

Anybody miss me? Rough week without access to ingo. Could lurk but unable to respond.

 

[ditcherman]

Dovetail removed from the EGW plate and optic is installed with temporary screws until I get the correct ones purchased. Otherwise it's done. I blued the cut after the picture below. Got me plenty of elevation now, but lost my cowitness of the irons, which doesn't matt3r because it's a target/range gun anyways.

This is actually the way I was going to originally do this, but seeing the optic on B2V's Rami made me realize I could put the optic forward, keep the rear sight and direct mount the optic with no plate. If I knew I was in fact going to use the EGW plate, I would milled the slide further back in place of the rear sight. Oh well, is what it is.

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Turned out great!
You can always go back and mill the 1 degree in if you think you have the meat left to do it, if you really wanted to co witness.
I’m probably weird about that, I wouldn’t mind having backup sights that I can maybe use in a pinch if the dot goes down, but I absolutely do not want cowitnessed irons and dot on a handgun. Lower thirds type of thing maybe. Just me though.

 

[ditcherman]

I am not helping.

I was waiting for that.

 

[MindfulMan]

Anybody miss me? Rough week without access to ingo. Could lurk but unable to respond.

I always miss you ! Get that house paid-off so that you can smell the roses !

 

[ditcherman]

Finally got a slope milled in. Mill, check, repeat. Provably ended up just a hair over 1 degree.



@llh1956 those little vices sure came in handy!
@T-DOGG treat your self to a carbide end mill next time. My fil had suggested running a smaller bit, not sure why, but I finally gave up on the chattering and squealing (no carbide smaller diameters) and went back to a 3/8 carbide and it changed everything.

 

[patience0830]

I always miss you ! Get that house paid-off so that you can smell the roses !

Couple grand into an electrical problem at the rental is slowing me down.

 

[MindfulMan]

Couple grand into an electrical problem at the rental is slowing me down.

Dagnabbit ! ..... you'll get there.

 

[T-DOGG]

Turned out great!
You can always go back and mill the 1 degree in if you think you have the meat left to do it, if you really wanted to co witness.
I’m probably weird about that, I wouldn’t mind having backup sights that I can maybe use in a pinch if the dot goes down, but I absolutely do not want cowitnessed irons and dot on a handgun. Lower thirds type of thing maybe. Just me though.

Same. I prefer just enough irons poking out to be able to use, but not obstruct.