Loose Front Sight

[Maj Dad]

I have an old Yugo M24 that was rebarrelled with a 308 Win set-back & rechambered 03-A3 2 groove bbl in the 60's by an old smith who also installed Williams front & rear sights. The front is a screw-on ramp that worked loose the first time I shot it (first time since the late 60s) and I need to remove the blade & re-tighten it. I am reluctant to spend 40 - 50 bucks on a store-boughten tool (my g-g-grandfather Henri was a Prussian Jew, and I am his g-g-grandson ) and am wondering if anyone has a simple/inexpensive field expedient sight pusher. I have pondered it at length and an sure I could come up with one, but I don't have the time & machine capability to do one up right (just a large drill press & the usual dremel & hand tools). It has kind of halted my play-project of glass bedding it and drilling/tapping & scope mounting since I can't leave it flopping around (o.k., it's not a stopper for the bedding project or drill/tap; I'm just lazy right now ). But I do want to set it right, so if anyone has suggestions, please share.
Thanks,
Maj Dad

 

[gb6491]

If you can find a way to support the sight base you might be able to push the sight with a brass pin/punch chucked in your drill press. Alternatively, clamp the barrel to you bench with some stock supporting the sight base and use a non-marring punch and a hammer to drive the sight out.
Regards,
Greg

 

[rcmodel]

Brass, nylon, or hardwood punch & hammer should knock it right out.

Like gb6491 said though, be sure and support the ramp so you are driving against something solid and not the ramp itself.

Drive it out left to right.
Drive it in right to left.

rc

 

[Maj Dad]

Good Common Sense Advice

I guess I was wondering if anyone had some little tool they had come up with, but this is sound advice and I will go ahead with it. Thanks to both of you & happy new year!
Cheers,
Maj Dad