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Gunsmithing Front Sight Coming Loose

HotIce

Gunny Sergeant
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Minuteman
Sep 11, 2006
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In my Kimber 1911, I replaced the factory sights with the Truglo BrightSight time ago.
Very nice improvement WRT the factory sight, at least for a while.
Today, after printing a shotgun pattern on the target, I noticed that the front sight came loose.
Can anyone throw some clean way to fix it this way?
 
Re: Front Sight Coming Loose

if it is staked repeen it
or get good with only a rear sight
 
Re: Front Sight Coming Loose

Use JB Weld....Pack the cracks with it, repeen, and wipe off what sqeezes out.
 
Re: Front Sight Coming Loose

I ended up peening it (slide steel was pretty fscking hard BTW) and using red Loctite.
Hopefully it will hold.