you did a very good job considering the gun was rolling and bouncing all over the place. Suggest you invest in a 4" vise and a set of soft jaws and this would take half the time and been much easier.
Do yourself a huge favor. Locate the center of the front sight pin on the top of the hood, and drill a 1/8" hole through it BEFORE you install the sight on the barrel. The front sight pin is threaded and in order to set the elevation properly you will have to screw the pin in or out to get the correct setting for your rear sight. This pin is also very soft and will bend easily so be careful when screwing it in or out. After you have adjusted the front sight for elevation, you can and should use a little drop of something like Loctite PURPLE for small screws to keep it from moving while you are shooting. You can just put a drop in from the top as it is made to wick in from the outside. With an 1/8" hole you can then use a bit of insulation from a piece of 14 gauge wire to turn the pin with ease. Otherwise you are trying to rotate the pin from the outside with something like a hemostat, and it will rub the black off of the pin, and it is also easy to bend it. Very easy. I don't recommend using anything other than the low strength Loctite, such as a drop of epoxy, because if you ever wnt to change it, you wont be able to. I suppose you could use a small piece of hose that would be tight in the threaded hole, but I have not tried that. Maybe a touch of high temp RTV in the hole would also work instead of the Loctite PURPLE.
Just for the record Sir, that aluminum alloy IS NOT stronger than the steel set screws and they will strip it out if you over-torque them. So, be careful. And, a little Loctite GRD A Threadlocker would be prudent on the steel set screws. You said you weren't a gunsmith nor am I but I've worked in aviation engineering and maintenance since 1978. It's not my intention to be a weisenheimer but you have almost 27,000 hits on this VDO. The damage is done. The correct punch size is 3mm; 1/8th is close but about .007" larger. It's large enough to damage the parent metal; in this case aluminum. I applaud your accomplishment Sir but I'll be honest, it was painful to view.
butt the crown of the barrel against a flat piece of wood against a wall or heavy furniture will help with tapping that front site off. Wood shouldn't hurt it.
Great video, I used some red and tacky grease when putting one on and it worked great. Thank you for the video
you did a very good job considering the gun was rolling and bouncing all over the place. Suggest you invest in a 4" vise and a set of soft jaws and this would take half the time and been much easier.
Do yourself a huge favor. Locate the center of the front sight pin on the top of the hood, and drill a 1/8" hole through it BEFORE you install the sight on the barrel.
The front sight pin is threaded and in order to set the elevation properly you will have to screw the pin in or out to get the correct setting for your rear sight.
This pin is also very soft and will bend easily so be careful when screwing it in or out.
After you have adjusted the front sight for elevation, you can and should use a little drop of something like Loctite PURPLE for small screws to keep it from moving while you are shooting. You can just put a drop in from the top as it is made to wick in from the outside.
With an 1/8" hole you can then use a bit of insulation from a piece of 14 gauge wire to turn the pin with ease. Otherwise you are trying to rotate the pin from the outside with something like a hemostat, and it will rub the black off of the pin, and it is also easy to bend it. Very easy.
I don't recommend using anything other than the low strength Loctite, such as a drop of epoxy, because if you ever wnt to change it, you wont be able to.
I suppose you could use a small piece of hose that would be tight in the threaded hole, but I have not tried that. Maybe a touch of high temp RTV in the hole would also work instead of the Loctite PURPLE.
I've been looking for a good video for this for a while! Great job and thank you!
Just for the record Sir, that aluminum alloy IS NOT stronger than the steel set screws and they will strip it out if you over-torque them. So, be careful. And, a little Loctite GRD A Threadlocker would be prudent on the steel set screws. You said you weren't a gunsmith nor am I but I've worked in aviation engineering and maintenance since 1978. It's not my intention to be a weisenheimer but you have almost 27,000 hits on this VDO. The damage is done. The correct punch size is 3mm; 1/8th is close but about .007" larger. It's large enough to damage the parent metal; in this case aluminum.
I applaud your accomplishment Sir but I'll be honest, it was painful to view.
Red lock tite isn't for bearing surfaces. Its for threds. Green sleeve retainer would be the thing but firearms get to hot for loctit to stay viable.
Three words to help roll pin punch
That locktite didn’t ooze into the muzzle did it?
Looks good 👍
If it did, it would likely burn cleanly out of the barrel in 3 rounds. In most instances it would not even dry.
butt the crown of the barrel against a flat piece of wood against a wall or heavy furniture will help with tapping that front site off. Wood shouldn't hurt it.
Very cool stuff, thanks.
I used a propane torch, add some heat, slid right on
Can someone please tell me if the old front sight can be replaced with a newer “ranch” (m1a like) sights?
Does the blind Mo-reaper fit on a 186 series Mini-30 with the original thin profile barrel?
Good afternoon, Blessings, Greetings from San Carlos, Costa Rica, question, I'm new to this, where can I buy that Reaper sight online?
Wow just WOW. Terrible job, have a little pride in your work dude!
Can we still get the mo reaper? I can’t find one.
It's not uncommon to need a bigger wood to wack it off.
Dude, nice video, but invest in a good vise and proper tools, bench block instead of a book.
Rough life sir home project
awesome video, but it is so painful to watch this guy work.. no coordination.. in a hurry, no skill dude how did you manage to complete this job haha
Does this coconut own a gun vice, I mean he’s supposed to own a gun shop 🙄
Stainless steel and aluminum =anti seize.
take that stupid gunshot sound out of your beginning. It's obnoxious