Try putting a drop of penetrant on it, give it a little while, try again. You know that big hammer you have,,,,lolI figured, but they aren't moving. Thought maybe there was a special trick or whatnot. I have two hypotheses:
I'm not hitting it hard enough.
They're stuck.
Try putting a drop of penetrant on it, give it a little while, try again. You know that big hammer you have,,,,lol
If you have a little automatic trans. fluid and acetone in the garage, a 50-50 mix is the best penetrant there is.Damn, now i need to find penetrating oil.
Hey, thanks for the tip. I'll tap some from my grandma's car (hasn't moved in a year), and steal some acetone from my old lady.If you have a little automatic trans. fluid and acetone in the garage, a 50-50 mix is the best penetrant there is.
Thanks, but we try not to let Lukas hear those things so he doesn't get a swelled head. Wheaten Terriers are known for being a little conceited.Hey, thanks for the tip. I'll tap some from my grandma's car (hasn't moved in a year), and steal some acetone from my old lady.
Tell your dog i love him/her
I'm not hitting it hard enough.
They're stuck.
Third possibility is they aren't dovetailed sights. While most sights are dovetail, some are pinned. Especially on 1911s. I can't tell from the picture if they are.
I have broken a couple brass punches on stubborn 1911 sights. A crank style sight pusher will pay for itself the first few times you use it in gunsmith costs alone.
https://www.amazon.com/ATG-Universa...1&keywords=sight+pusher&qid=1616290496&sr=8-5
I've heard that you can put the slide in the freezer overnight and the contraction of the steel will break one
loose. I've never tried it so this is just something I've heard. Best advise is get yourself a sight pusher. You
can get one that will work for front and rear sights for around $75 bucks on Amazon. Be sure it's for front
and rear sights that way when you get ready to add night sights to you weapon, you're all set to do it right
without damaging anything.
Dano
That would be quite unusual. The industry standard is in from the right, out to the right.Sight pusher is the way to go. And putting in freezer overnight will help. When I put Tritium sights on my XD40, I had to put penetrating oil and put in freezer and they were hard to break loose. Springfield dove tails are directional, the sights have to go in and come out to the left. I don't think any of the Yugo's or CZ's are this way, but I could be wrong.
Exactly what I was thinking, but I figured I was wrong since I can't even drift my own sights.That would be quite unusual. The industry standard is in from the right, out to the right.