D.B. Cooper
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I'm trying to remove the front sight from my son's 10/22, and it just will. not. come. off. At this point, I'm beating on it with a 4 lb baby sledge hammer and a hardened steel punch. I finally had to stop before I did some damage. And yes, I'm driving left to right. (Which, I think, is a firearm standard.)
I've watched the u-tubes, and I've read the instructions. I've removed a Model 94 front sight by the same method with no issue. I put it in a vise. I have wailed on it with every ounce of power I can muster. Nothing is working. It won't budge.
At this point, I would normally just take it to a gun smith, but my son is shooting it tomorrow in youth rifle league; any gunsmith I go to will be a minimum 6 week turnaround. So, I have to either do this myself or not do it. And I can't break the sight because I can't have any down time with the gun.
Suggestions?
I've watched the u-tubes, and I've read the instructions. I've removed a Model 94 front sight by the same method with no issue. I put it in a vise. I have wailed on it with every ounce of power I can muster. Nothing is working. It won't budge.
At this point, I would normally just take it to a gun smith, but my son is shooting it tomorrow in youth rifle league; any gunsmith I go to will be a minimum 6 week turnaround. So, I have to either do this myself or not do it. And I can't break the sight because I can't have any down time with the gun.
Suggestions?