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Posted: 11/27/2011 12:29:06 PM EDT

front sight pins drift out ..left to right..? right?

Posted: 11/27/2011 1:01:04 PM EDT

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front sight pins drift out ..left to right..? right?

the pins go out the same way the brass eject. easiest way to remember it.

Posted: 11/27/2011 2:56:27 PM EDT

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front sight pins drift out ..left to right..? right?

the pins go out the same way the brass eject. easiest way to remember it.

This is a real good way to remember^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Posted: 11/27/2011 3:43:59 PM EDT

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Or measure the ends of the pins. Smack on the small end to remove.

Posted: 11/27/2011 4:00:43 PM EDT

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Or measure the ends of the pins. Smack on the small end to remove.

This is a good idea. I've had a couple that were backwards. Which royally sucks after you mushroomed the head because they were super soft to boot!

Posted: 11/27/2011 6:46:57 PM EDT

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Or measure the ends of the pins. Smack on the small end to remove.

This is what I do but I've yet to remove any that were inserted from the left personally.

Posted: 11/27/2011 6:59:42 PM EDT

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Or measure the ends of the pins. Smack on the small end to remove.

This is what I do but I've yet to remove any that were inserted from the left personally.

yeah you can assume that any factory installed FSB would be installed correctly.

Posted: 11/27/2011 7:11:36 PM EDT

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Or measure the ends of the pins. Smack on the small end to remove.

This is what I do but I've yet to remove any that were inserted from the left personally.

yeah you can assume that any factory installed FSB would be installed correctly.

I came up with the smack the small end thing after I completely fuckered messed up a CMMG FSB trying to remove the pins from the wrong side. Ended up drilling.

I had ASS-U-M'ed they were put in right.

Posted: 11/27/2011 7:42:41 PM EDT

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Never tried a CMMG barrel but will keep in mind if I work on one. Have used their lowers. One of my three J&T's has straight pins in the FSB. Won't change until a problem occurs. The carbine that has those in it is a real fine shooter but so are the other two and as they don't take a licking probably will easily outlast me.

Posted: 11/28/2011 5:51:02 AM EDT

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front sight pins drift out ..left to right..? right?

the pins go out the same way the brass eject. easiest way to remember it.

Thanks boywonder777.............. this is a better way to remember.

Posted: 11/28/2011 7:23:01 AM EDT

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front sight pins drift out ..left to right..? right?

the pins go out the same way the brass eject. easiest way to remember it.

Thanks boywonder777.............. this is a better way to remember.

I always used the direction the takedown pins came out as my way to remember

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