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07-14-2013, 08:10 PM | #1 |
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Front Sight Blade Removal
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Does anyone know how to remove the front sight blade on a Luger? Regards, |
07-14-2013, 08:19 PM | #2 |
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I use a WELL padded vise to hold the bbl. and then use a small brass drift and hammer. I remove mine right to left. Others may have a different technique.
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07-17-2013, 12:29 AM | #3 |
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I once heard, "It's the things that seem not to need saying that need saying the most."
In that vein, I wouldn't drift the blade, rather the end(s) of the portion of the sight that is submerged in the dovetail in the sight block.
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Yes, Only push on the bottom for sure. I have a sight adjusting tool I use..it fits on the muzzle and a screw pushes over the sight. These tools are not common. But for a one time deal Rhuff has good advise. Just drift it out. On most pins on a Luger I go right to left to extract.
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if you're worried about damaging the blade , try using an aluminum drift punch when drifting it out . and be sure to only applying the pressure on the blades base (inside the barrels dovetail) , as it could get bent otherwise . a simple way to pad it "MIGHT" be to use a short piece of copper tubing ( be sure to de-burr it as well ) that is slit length wise to allow for contraction (when being held by the vise) and ALSO lined with leather to protect the barrel's finish .
It is also a good idea to have a proper size round pin the is a close fit to slide inside the barrel , to keep from accidentally "crushing" the barrel ; it should be able to side in only by finger pressure . A suitable size pin can be turned down from mild steel ( and polished ) by any machinist , or easily home made by using a power drill to turn it and carefully filling it to the proper diameter ( check with micrometer or calipers for uniformity ) ; polishing to get the final fit . --- this is a common practice when changing any pistol / revolver barrel as they are often very thin walled and it really doesn't take as much pressure as one would think to distort the inside bore size a little . --- an once of prevention is worth a pound of cure .... |
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