Help! Cant get these iron sights off...
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Wild Bill Bucks
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Don't have a clue. Post your thread on the Smithy, and I'm sure the guys can tell you all you need to know.
Dfariswheel
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Remington mounted front sights in two methods.
One is by screws in the sight base. One is under the actual sight itself.
Push the blade out from left to right, and the first screw is revealed.
The second one is on the rear of the base and is readily apparent.
The second method is by brazing the sight on.
In this case, the only way to get it off is to cut it off.
The sight could be removed by heating the barrel red-hot until the braze melts, but this destroys the finish, and can damage the barrel.
Looking at the Remington schematic, it appears the 7600 uses the two screw method, so you'll have to remove the sight blade to access the front screw.
One is by screws in the sight base. One is under the actual sight itself.
Push the blade out from left to right, and the first screw is revealed.
The second one is on the rear of the base and is readily apparent.
The second method is by brazing the sight on.
In this case, the only way to get it off is to cut it off.
The sight could be removed by heating the barrel red-hot until the braze melts, but this destroys the finish, and can damage the barrel.
Looking at the Remington schematic, it appears the 7600 uses the two screw method, so you'll have to remove the sight blade to access the front screw.
Dfariswheel
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Remove the sight blade from the ramp by driving it from left to right with a brass drift or punch.
UNDER the sight blade you'll find another screw.
Unscrew BOTH the screw under the sight and the one thats on the rear of the ramp.
UNDER the sight blade you'll find another screw.
Unscrew BOTH the screw under the sight and the one thats on the rear of the ramp.
Someone may have put locktite on the screw making it difficult to remove. To unbond the locktite, you need to get it hot...250F should cause it to break down. The tip of a soldering iron is a good way to apply localized heat to the screw heat. This only works if the ramp is not plastic.
Harry Bonar
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Dear Sir:
Had you done what the other gentleman told you (drift out the sight and remove two screws) your front sight would have "lifted" off.
No, you didn't accuracy, I don't think, but the force you used to shear two 6X48 or 8X40 screws off was tremendous! These screws are made of high carbon heat treated steel and are capable of holding a base on a 378 Weatherby magnum!
Contrary to popular opinion, open sights are fine sights - Remington having the best in my opinion. The Europeans, the Germans in particular did their accuracy testing with metalic open sights and now, in the various gun articles, open and reciever sights are making a positive come-back,
I don't like scopes but most of my guns have them since my eyes are not what they once were! My best shooting was done, however, with reciever sights.
Harry B.
Dear Sir:
Had you done what the other gentleman told you (drift out the sight and remove two screws) your front sight would have "lifted" off.
No, you didn't accuracy, I don't think, but the force you used to shear two 6X48 or 8X40 screws off was tremendous! These screws are made of high carbon heat treated steel and are capable of holding a base on a 378 Weatherby magnum!
Contrary to popular opinion, open sights are fine sights - Remington having the best in my opinion. The Europeans, the Germans in particular did their accuracy testing with metalic open sights and now, in the various gun articles, open and reciever sights are making a positive come-back,
I don't like scopes but most of my guns have them since my eyes are not what they once were! My best shooting was done, however, with reciever sights.
Harry B.
"Had you done what the other gentleman told you (drift out the sight and remove two screws) your front sight would have "lifted" off."
I TRYED THAT, these thing wouldn't budge, maybe someone did use glue on it cos it was rock sold,
Iron sights my be useful for some but i could never use them out to 100m so they are useless to me, I think they make a nice gun look ugly most of the time too.
I TRYED THAT, these thing wouldn't budge, maybe someone did use glue on it cos it was rock sold,
Iron sights my be useful for some but i could never use them out to 100m so they are useless to me, I think they make a nice gun look ugly most of the time too.
Harry Bonar
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iron sights
Dear Sir;
It's possible that the previous owner not only screwed it on but also, "sweat" it on. Sweating uses solder and if your muzzle isn't discolored it probably is sweat on in addition to the screws - glue would have come right loose your first blow with the punch but a good sweat job wouldn't.
There is an easy fix - take a propane torch and heating all sides of the bbl with the screws removed the ramp will - after hot enough - just float off the bbl.
If he "silver-soldered" it on that's a different story. "Induction sweating" with silver solder will leave no discoloring - if it is silver soldered coat the INSIDE of your bbl with heat stop or something other like carbon paste and heat no more than to loosten the ramp.
This is a "stumper" but you can do it.
I understand after your experience why you hate open sights!
Harry B.
Dear Sir;
It's possible that the previous owner not only screwed it on but also, "sweat" it on. Sweating uses solder and if your muzzle isn't discolored it probably is sweat on in addition to the screws - glue would have come right loose your first blow with the punch but a good sweat job wouldn't.
There is an easy fix - take a propane torch and heating all sides of the bbl with the screws removed the ramp will - after hot enough - just float off the bbl.
If he "silver-soldered" it on that's a different story. "Induction sweating" with silver solder will leave no discoloring - if it is silver soldered coat the INSIDE of your bbl with heat stop or something other like carbon paste and heat no more than to loosten the ramp.
This is a "stumper" but you can do it.
I understand after your experience why you hate open sights!
Harry B.