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Posted: 11/13/2009 10:42:23 PM EDT
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I have a new 556 SWAT and want to remove the factory front sight and use the Troy front and rear sights.
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There is a small roll pin in the "nut" on the right side of the sight. Push it out, unscrew the nut using a hex key on the left side, then push the sight out of the dovetail. I used a drill bit on the roll pin because I didn't have a punch that small. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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I had a thread on here somewhere on this, because I changed mine to a hooded front sight post.
The factory stock front sight is VERY TIGHT in that dovetail. Here is the procedure I used: 1. Remove the retaining screw. 2. Support the gas block (I laid it across two pieces of wood on my work table). 3. Dump a shit ton of oil into the grooves around the dovetail notch and let it seep in for a few minutes. 4. Tap the front sight post out of the dovetail using a punch (of the correct size) and a mallet. Mine took A LOT of tapping to finally come out. Hope this helps. |
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