Help on a Rem 700 sight

[geo57]

I plan to put a Williams WGRS receiver sight on a new Remington 700 I have coming in. Does the factory rear sight assembly come off fairly easily or will a smith be needed ? I'm hoping to use the factory front bead as I am with my Win 94 peep set up. Many thanks for your help.

 

[pcf]

The sight should come right of, it might be held in place by blue loctite (or equivalent). If the screws are tight heat them with a soldering iron first. The two filler screw from the receiver will fill in the holes from the rear sight. Just use the correct size screw driver.

 

[SDM]

I took the rear sight off of mine with no problems, so that I could mount a scope. Was easy. I decide , just so it would be a little cleaner looking, to take the front site off as well. One of the screws is extremely uncooperative and I end up putting about a .75" scratch down the side of the barrel. This is an ADL with the "black paint" finish that I bought to use. Had it been a nice blued finish instead I would have been a little more upset.