Looking for advice…
I have a Winchester 1300 Stainless Marine with a bead front sight.
I’d like to put an MMC front blade sight on my barrel (along with the rear ghost ring sight).
I asked Vang Comp if they could silver solder it on, but they indicated that they have never soldered a stainless steel barrel before. (but they had no problem with the Remington Marine Nickel-plated barrel)
Looking at this picture of the MMC sight…
... Do you think it would be a good idea to:
1. Epoxy the sight to the barrel.
2. Drill through the sight from the (angled) sides and then into the barrel.
3. Countersink to recess the screw heads.
4. Mount it with 6x24 screws, (Either one or two on each side) using red Loctite on the threads.
I’m not a gunsmith, but I think I can handle drilling and tapping. My only real concern is finding the exact alignment on the barrel before starting.
I have a Winchester 1300 Stainless Marine with a bead front sight.
I’d like to put an MMC front blade sight on my barrel (along with the rear ghost ring sight).
I asked Vang Comp if they could silver solder it on, but they indicated that they have never soldered a stainless steel barrel before. (but they had no problem with the Remington Marine Nickel-plated barrel)
Looking at this picture of the MMC sight…
... Do you think it would be a good idea to:
1. Epoxy the sight to the barrel.
2. Drill through the sight from the (angled) sides and then into the barrel.
3. Countersink to recess the screw heads.
4. Mount it with 6x24 screws, (Either one or two on each side) using red Loctite on the threads.
I’m not a gunsmith, but I think I can handle drilling and tapping. My only real concern is finding the exact alignment on the barrel before starting.