Fudgie Ghost
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Got a scope mount for my M1 (IAI), but it requies removal of rear sight. Is there anything holding it in dovetail, or just friction, and I can tap it out? Would it be epoxyed in?
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How do you remove M1 Carbine rear sight?
- Thread starter Fudgie Ghost
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Dfariswheel
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GI carbine sights are press fit AND staked in place. Be VERY careful in driving it out as the receiver CAN be broken by too much force. The military used a screw jack-like device to press it out.
To remove: brace the receiver against a solid surface, and use a brass or nylon drift against the bottom side of the sights dovetail. Drive it out LEFT to right, by TAPPING the base not hammering it like a nail. BE CAREFUL.
To remove: brace the receiver against a solid surface, and use a brass or nylon drift against the bottom side of the sights dovetail. Drive it out LEFT to right, by TAPPING the base not hammering it like a nail. BE CAREFUL.
Fudgie Ghost
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Thanks for the help. Sounds like it will require a delicate touch.
Dfariswheel
New member
Don't want to make it sound worse than it is, it's just I've had a couple of these come in with broken receivers in the sight area.
"I just tried to take the sight off so I could mount a scope, can you weld it back on?"
"What did you use?"
"A claw hammer and a nice steel punch". "My buddy held it while I wacked it, and this cheap gun just broke."
"I just tried to take the sight off so I could mount a scope, can you weld it back on?"
"What did you use?"
"A claw hammer and a nice steel punch". "My buddy held it while I wacked it, and this cheap gun just broke."