Posted: 9/2/2012 7:08:15 PM EDT
| No, this is for gauging elevation and windage....Kidding! This is the roll-pin for your front sight coming loose. Your front sight is dove-tailed into the slide and has the chance of sliding either left or right enough to put the sights off target. If there is too much play in the fit the sight could come completely off. A good way to ensure neither happens is to install a roll pin that keeps the front sight where it needs to be. Usually the roll pin is mushroomed at the base to ensure that it does not walk out like it has on your gun. Bottom line, you could take it to a local 'smith' but Springfield should be made aware of this and fix it for free under their warranty. Send it back and have them pay for the shipping and also ensure that they test fire to ensure the sights are on target. |
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I'm sure Springfield will get it back to you in a week or two if you wanted to send it in. I had a Loaded that did this when I first shot it. I just put a drop of blue locktite on the pin and drove it back in. Never had another issue with it. David That's what I'm thinking of doing. I assembled a couple AR's and they have a bunch of roll pins. Would I harm anything if I took everything outta the slide and tried to get it back in? |
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I'm sure Springfield will get it back to you in a week or two if you wanted to send it in. I had a Loaded that did this when I first shot it. I just put a drop of blue locktite on the pin and drove it back in. Never had another issue with it. David That's what I'm thinking of doing. I assembled a couple AR's and they have a bunch of roll pins. Would I harm anything if I took everything outta the slide and tried to get it back in? No, just watch driving the pin in to far. The pin could bind up the bushing. |