m1903 refurb

[butlersrangers]

The spring for the leaf is simply held in a dovetail in the movable-base by tight fit & friction.

Remove the rear-sight leaf (from the movable base) by driving out its pivot pin.

Insert the point of a round punch into the manufacturing hole of the leaf spring. Hold the punch firmly in place, perpendicular to the spring.
Tap the front side of the punch (low and near the spring) with a plastic mallet. This will move the leaf spring to the rear and out of its dovetail.
This does not normally require much effort.

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[AFJon]

Auto correct wasn't the Ops friend Loctite becomes lactate.

[cplstevennorton]

Auto correct wasn't the Ops friend Loctite becomes lactate.

Oh that makes sense. lol

Yeah on the originals, they didn't use loctite. I'm not sure if they had that back then or not.

The Marines didn't do this on the Unertls, but they Marines would sometimes stake screws so they wouldn't move. The other thing mentioned they would clean the threads with gasoline, and then dip the screws in water and install them. They would then rust solid. But that was more on their Match rifles and not the screws on blocks for a sniper.