Posted: 3/13/2008 7:16:41 PM EDT
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Crap. My front sight is loose. I thought it just came far to the left, but I simply pushed it with a wooden dowel and it shifted with just pushing with my hand. Then I was able to push it with no dowel at all. Is there any way to make it stay? I know it's going to wobble around after firing a few rounds. Thanks. |
| Was it loose when you brought it home? Or did you have it for a while? I'm thinking they may be the wrong sights. I had that happen to me, only the opposite. They sold me a set for the fullsize when I needed the compact. They are two different sizes. As neither your gun/sights look beat up, that may be my first check. Go to a store that has sights for fullsize and compact and compare them to yours. Either way, I would replace that sight, especially if this will be your carry gun. |
Your gunsmith should have thin shims for between sight bottom and dovetail. Cruder method is center punch bottom of dovetail which will cause small raised area around center punch mark. |
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i had the same problem w/ a set on my HK USP45 rear sight; i use a tad amount of expoxy as a shim and to cement the problem down...but you may want to opt for something a little less extreme *(i did it b/c i knew that these sights would be on for a while) you can try some red locktite or something also, but it might still not stay on whoever installed em, shaved off a little too much of the metal on the sight while fitting i bet, which is why they are loose |
Well I got a hold of original seller and he said it should be an easy fix, but did offer to let me return it. So that's good. I think I may drop a few bucks on a gunsmith to look at it and see if he could shim it or something. I am hoping that it's not the track that's the problem, and the person who put it in just took off too much. Thanks for your replies. |