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M-1 Carbine, .30 cal Sight Removal
Burlroad
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I'm trying to remove the rear sight on my M-1 Carbine. It is very tight and I'm concerned that I might damage the receiver. Should I let a gunsmith press it out? There appears to be a drift mark at the dovetail/sightbase.
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If you are swapping-out to an altogether different type rear sight, let a G/S do it..and install the new one.
If you want to replace a damaged/broken rear sight with the same type and the base, in your opinion looks OK you can opt to buy just the parts needed to replace what is worn/damaged.
Others may chime in with a few gunsmithing "tricks" to ease the procedure. The G/S recommendation I posted is simply what I would do. Hope I helped. Joe
First, are you sure you want to do this? If you have a flip sight, I recommend you leave it alone, not replace it with an adjustable sight. Only do this if your current sight is broken.
The dovetail is tapered, so the sight must be removed left-to-right. Also determine if there are staking marks at the front &/or rear of the dovetail; they make it more difficult to remove an old sight. You should remove the action from the wood & support the receiver carefully; you must use a lot of masking tape to prevent marring of the receiver & sight. And, you will need a brass punch & a big hammer. It takes a lot of force to do the job, but only a slight misapplication of effort to ruin the carbine.
On second thought, maybe it would be better to have a 'smith do it. He will have a sight adjustment tool that will allow him to do the job quickly, without damaging your carbine.
Neal