So here's where I'm at ... trying to set up my Ruger 10/22 for rimfire steel challenge and was going to install a set of Williams Firesights (with rear peep sight). Watched lots of youtube videos ... no big deal ... push the sight out from left to right ... got a brass punch just for this ... and started to go at it. Hit the punch light, then harder, then HARDER, ... nothing. Ok, get a bigger hammer and hit harder ... nothing ... well, except bending the brass punch :-( Bigger hammer and slightly bigger brass punch ... smacking the crap out of it like I'm framing a house ... and nothing!
Right now it's sitting with some WD40 and some balistol on it but not expecting that to be a game changer. In a while I'll go at it again, and then I'll take a steel punch to it ... but don't really expect that to be a game changer either but maybe? After that I think I've got 2 choices left ... a gunsmith with a sight removal tool ... maybe ... and then a hack saw or dremel to cut it / smack it. Gunsmith will take longer than I feel like waiting (called 1 and he said 2 days before he could get to it but might be able to find someone quicker but doubt this weekend. The other thing about the gunsmith is $$ ... and I'm thinking I could cut it out and if I ever wanted to put the stock sight back in I could probably buy a new one for less that the cost of the gunsmith to get it out.
Update ... original factory replacement front sight from Midway USA ... $5.99 .... geez, where's my dremel? Bent brass punch is worth more than that and harder to find!
Any insight greatly appreciated .... thinking it will be a job for the dremel if it doesn't free up soon. Dremel experience anyone?
TIA - Mike
Right now it's sitting with some WD40 and some balistol on it but not expecting that to be a game changer. In a while I'll go at it again, and then I'll take a steel punch to it ... but don't really expect that to be a game changer either but maybe? After that I think I've got 2 choices left ... a gunsmith with a sight removal tool ... maybe ... and then a hack saw or dremel to cut it / smack it. Gunsmith will take longer than I feel like waiting (called 1 and he said 2 days before he could get to it but might be able to find someone quicker but doubt this weekend. The other thing about the gunsmith is $$ ... and I'm thinking I could cut it out and if I ever wanted to put the stock sight back in I could probably buy a new one for less that the cost of the gunsmith to get it out.
Update ... original factory replacement front sight from Midway USA ... $5.99 .... geez, where's my dremel? Bent brass punch is worth more than that and harder to find!
Any insight greatly appreciated .... thinking it will be a job for the dremel if it doesn't free up soon. Dremel experience anyone?
TIA - Mike
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