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sight removal

dbain99dbain99 Member Posts: 2,104 ✭✭✭
edited January 2007 in Ask the Experts
When removing the fear sight from a Browning BAR do I simply tap it out to the side or should I go about this another way?
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  • RCrosbyRCrosby Member Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Tapping, left to right, with a nylon or brass tipped rod should do it.
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  • dbain99dbain99 Member Posts: 2,104 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    this sight hasnt moved in 35 years and its pretty stubborn. Any tricks?
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  • mikecarol63mikecarol63 Member Posts: 336 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Keep trying, I watched a smith try to remove a stubborn one I had, and he just kept it up, although I saw that he was using more oomph.
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  • duckhunterduckhunter Member Posts: 7,687 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Soak with a good oil.
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  • cody45cody45 Member Posts: 570 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I agree with the duckhunter. Try "Kroil" it works great. Its the best penetrating oil I have ever used. Lots of shooters also find it useful as a bore solvent/cleaner when blended with "Shooters Choice"
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  • nononsensenononsense Member Posts: 10,928 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    dbain99,

    Is "fear" the Front and Rear sight? Or is your reference for just the rear sight on the Browning BAR. The only reason I ask is because the schematics that I have show that the rear sight is screwed down. The standard BAR is a small sight with two screws and the Safari model sight is larger and has more adjustment.

    If for some reason you have a dovetail sight or portion thereof, the technique is to hold the barrel in a vise as close to the dovetail as possible to minimize the vibrations but transfer the greatest amount of energy from the punch and hammer to the base of the dovetail. The barrel has to be controlled and held solidly. Use tape if you're afraid of marking the barrel. It should be a sharp rap. Skip the nylon drift, they aren't worth a hoot for getting stuck dovetails to move. Use an aluminum or brass rod and a good hammer with a steel face, again no nylon face.

    Best.
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  • dbain99dbain99 Member Posts: 2,104 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Rear my mistake. Still having trouble, I have oiled it up and will try again tomorrow.
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