 shooter74743 
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Posted: 12/14/2011 10:12:14 AM
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT Did some horse trading for a DE government, and am looking to see how the best & easiest way to remove the factory front sight. I have a set of Trijicon's on the way. Thanks in advance, Scott |
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reelserious
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Posted: 12/14/2011 10:40:46 AM
If you have to ask its not a job for you to install(stake) a new sight on. This is especially true on a 10mm. I would suggest getting a dovetail milled and then pick the front sight. You need expertise and a staking tool to get a front sight on and as I said its not the best with a 10mm.
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Posted: 12/14/2011 2:27:34 PM
I ask because I have never done it before & at one time you have not done it either. I was just looking for a bit of advice. I will be installing the new sights & I will help anyone who I can afterwards.
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Posted: 12/14/2011 7:12:50 PM
[Last Edit: 12/14/2011 7:21:42 PM by reelserious]
The front sight is staked on. You will need to remove a small amount of metal on the underside of the sight inside the slide. Then tap it out. That part is easy. Then if you have a front sight staking tool you then insert the new sight and stake(peen) it into the slide. Even when done at the factory by professionals this is marginal for full house 10mm loads. That's what I was getting at. Give it a shot and if the sight comes off then you can have it milled. Novak for one does great work.
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Posted: 12/15/2011 8:40:41 PM
Removing the front sight on my Delta Elite was simple. I just loaded up some 180 grain JHPs with a healthy dose of Power Pistol, and the front sight left for good.
I learned how to stake a front sight. It is an art. It didn't last the first time, but the second time I must have done it right. Today, I would go for a dovetail type sight, as mentioned. |
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Posted: 12/15/2011 8:48:40 PM
yep
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Posted: 12/21/2011 12:40:47 AM
Well, I'm gonna eat crow...sending upper to Trijicon. Dang tools cost more than several sets of night sights. Thanks for your guys input, I feel like the tool now.
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Posted: 12/21/2011 8:39:23 AM
Properly Staked front sight is just ok
Milled front sight properly installed is very good Clarke custom guns has a front sight that is milled into the slide them silver soldered on this is the best but "invasive" to slide. As we were all saying its hard enough to do it right on a 45 acp, and a 10mm must be right if you are going to shoot full power loads. |
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Posted: 1/3/2012 10:40:24 AM
I just let the dovetail cutter remove the front sight.
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:17:37 AM
Originally Posted By Gregory_K:
I just let the dovetail cutter remove the front sight. You lost me here, There is the top flat cut first for the front/back of the blade first, then rough out of the dove channel first with a standard end mill, before the dovetail cutter comes into play. So on that note, as soon as you make the first top flat pass for the front and back blade (will dictate the depth of the dovetail channel as well from that flat), the old sight stake post can be be pushed down out of the bottom of the slide at that point. |
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Posted: 6/7/2012 2:07:32 AM
Just for info sake, staking in a tritium sight can end in a shattered tritium vial unless you have a fixture to clamp the sight in before bashing the tenon with a staking tool. Most, if not all sights are oversized to allow for fitting. You will soon find out why gunsmiths charge $40-$80 to install sights, even when they don't require machine work. The tools and fixtures come at a price, as well as the knowledge and skill required to do the job properly. It sucks to ruin a $100.00 set of sights because you tried to do it the wrong way.
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