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Old 04-03-2016, 02:34 PM   #1
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Default Loose front sight

I field stripped my carry piece Thursday just to clean the crud and corruption out of it and noticed the front sight was loose. I dug out the front sight staker to tighten it up. Nope, not enough tenon to re-stake. I managed to get the front sight out without damaging it, cleaned it up and glued it with Gorilla Glue. I've never used Gorilla Glue before, but the sight is as tight as if it was staked. We'll see how it goes. So far so good.
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Hope it works for you teddybear.
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Good idea, Teddy. Hope you have that sight aligned.
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Good idea, Teddy. Hope you have that sight aligned.
According to my sight square it's right on.
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loose sight,,,,,sure, I have used that excuse for a long time hope the repair works for you.
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loose sight,,,,,sure, I have used that excuse for a long time hope the repair works for you.
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UPDATE

The Gorilla Glue didn't work. Took it to my gunsmith and had him silver solder it on. Better than new.







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UPDATE

The Gorilla Glue didn't work. Took it to my gunsmith and had him silver solder it on. Better than new.







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Well it was worth a try Teddybear. And you're right, 1911 Lives DO matter!
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Glad you got that fixed Teddy.
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Seems to be a good way to fix it.
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