My father recently gave me a M1 Carbine that he's had for a long time. I decided to take it apart and give it a good cleaning. I had some problems with the rear sight (late model, adjustable milled version), it was loose and it looked like there was some damage to the receiver.
I took it shooting this past weekend, and the rifle shot great. The only problem was that darn rear sight.
After cleaning it, I pushed the sight to the right in the dovetail, and moved it almost the whole way out. I decided to use my rubber mallet and gently nudged it out.
Upon inspection, it looks like the rear sight had been pinned/staked in some way, and then someone had tried to remove it, causing damage to the receiver.
Is this damage repairable? At this point, I'm thinking of putting the rear sight back in (or getting a early model version instead) and then, if it's loose, using locktite or something to hold it in place. I don't need it to be rock solid, but I would like it to hold a zero.
here's some pics. Any help would be appreciated, especially suggestions on how to repair or gunsmith recommendations.
I took it shooting this past weekend, and the rifle shot great. The only problem was that darn rear sight.
After cleaning it, I pushed the sight to the right in the dovetail, and moved it almost the whole way out. I decided to use my rubber mallet and gently nudged it out.
Upon inspection, it looks like the rear sight had been pinned/staked in some way, and then someone had tried to remove it, causing damage to the receiver.
Is this damage repairable? At this point, I'm thinking of putting the rear sight back in (or getting a early model version instead) and then, if it's loose, using locktite or something to hold it in place. I don't need it to be rock solid, but I would like it to hold a zero.
here's some pics. Any help would be appreciated, especially suggestions on how to repair or gunsmith recommendations.