21 November 2017, 23:47
adam2Removing Front Sight
I have no doubt there are several previous posts on this subject but all my search efforts were fruitless. How do I remove a dovetail front sight from the base without specialised equipment? Looking down the barrel, do I push the insert from left to right or the other way around? Thanks, Adam
22 November 2017, 02:53
dpcdAlways to the right; usually.
22 November 2017, 04:09
speerchucker30x378quote:
Originally posted by dpcd:
Always to the right; usually.
Sometimes! But not always.
If the sight has no separate ramp then all you have to do is clamp the barrel in a padded vise and go at it with a small hammer and an aluminum or brass punch. If it has a separate ramp then beating on the blade is an invitation to rip the screws out of the barrel. That's bad! If there is a screw on ramp involved, it is best left to a sight press.
24 November 2017, 10:24
georgeldOk, related as the same type sight.
CVA Hawken I just bought. Had a black 1/16" front sight I can't see.
Ordered a 3/32" Marbles white spot. IT's just a touch too large to fit the dovetail.
Which is best to file on to make it fit? Might be .010" off. I got the original out ok.
I don't have a dovetail file, so it'll go to the local smith, or borrow his file if he don't want to do it then. I'd like to shoot the gun.
I'd buy a file, but, postage will double the cost as it did for this $12 sight Midway charged $19 to get it to me in a 6" square box instead of small padded envelope.
Thanks,
George