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montea6b
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How are the Blackhawk front sights attached? Solder?

I'm thinking about buying one and cutting the barrel down to 5.5" and was wondering what might be involved regarding removal and reattachment of the sight.

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Mark Taylor
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Not a smith, but a hobbiest. I shortened a 7.5 to 5.5 yesterday. Put a Bowen on. I took the old sight off the stub and it was soldered with a locater pin. Some tough solder there.


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Posts: 1034 | Location: Oklahoma y'all | Registered: 01 April 2003Reply With Quote
Toomany Tools
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I believe they are silver brazed and take quite a lot of heat to remove. They have a locating pin as well.


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Posts: 2946 | Location: Corrales, NM, USA | Registered: 07 February 2001Reply With Quote
Steve E.
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Two of mine are soldered on and one has a screw in the top just behind the blade.

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Posts: 1839 | Location: Semo | Registered: 31 May 2002Reply With Quote
dpcd
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Brownells sells them for $8.65, so just buy a new one and avoid a lot of drama.
 
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