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filling sight holes?

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21 April 2009, 19:25
horsefly2
filling sight holes?
I have a Rem.700 that I mounted a scope on and removed the front and rear sights. Any good way to fill the remaining screw holes? I don't like the look with the holes there. The mounting screws I removed with the sights are too long to simply put back in the holes.


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21 April 2009, 19:54
Race Bannon
Brownell's and Midway have plug screws that are used to fill the holes.
Most are 6-48 thread.
You can do a plug screw search on either site and get results.
Midway has some good photos of what you'll need.
21 April 2009, 19:54
Mark
The simplest way is to get "filler screws"

They are also called "plug screws" Your local gunshop should have them, or you can order them online.


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21 April 2009, 22:47
Dr. Lou
FWIW, I found it easier and more aesthetically pleasing to leave the open sights on the rifle. I would only remove them if the rear sight interfered with the mounting of a scope. I am kind of particular in how I think things should look, and even using plug screw doesn't give me that warm fuzzy feeling. Lou


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21 April 2009, 23:22
daniel77
Look up MidwayUSA on youtube. They have many videos of common gunsmithing chores and I know there's one on this very thing. Having it explained is nice, seeing it done is better.

Here it is. I notice many more videos have been added since I last looked at them. I think these are a treasure trove.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...feature=channel_page




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22 April 2009, 04:08
horsefly2
Thanks guys, I should have known it was a simple fix. Should have thought to check Midway myself!


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