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Are target rifle front sights silver soldered on.
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 10:38 pm
by Alpha1
As the title says are target rifle front sights silver soldered on or are they just sweated on. I'm referring to the ring type not a dove tailed version. Like the one in the picture
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Re: Are target rifle front sights silver soldered on.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 7:22 am
by Les
I don't know what the answer is, but I have a Vostok CM2 that has defied all efforts - short of reverting to an angle grinder - to give up its front sight.
Re: Are target rifle front sights silver soldered on.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 7:31 am
by ovenpaa
Neither for the ones I have worked on, they are usually held in place with Loctite or similar and some localised heat is usually enough to get them off.
Re: Are target rifle front sights silver soldered on.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 9:21 am
by StanDeasy
if not loctite, it would be soft-solder. Just needs a tad more heat than loctite.
Re: Are target rifle front sights silver soldered on.
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 9:25 am
by MrD
Hi
just removed similar from a scrap rifle. As StanDeasy says, soft soldered on, so a few minutes with a blow torch and off it popped.
Donald