Fixing Wobble of Adjustable Rear Sight in Receiver Dovetail

[painter777]

I've personally seen 2 guys that beat down small pieces of Aluminum or Brass and used as a shim. Made them short enough that they didn't show from the sides.
1 fixed by placing it behind the sight... like this /
The other by putting it under the base and slightly bent over the rear of the sight base.... sorta like this /__
Both of their methods above worked and has stayed in place and not visible.

I've 'Heard' of guys peening the front and rear edges of the very bottom of the sight where it would meet the inside corners on the dovetail cut/base corners. I'll look for a illustration in the morning that shows filing of this same area if the sight is too big / tight. Understanding we're trying the opposite to peen it out / spread for a tighter fit.

I'd try Loc-Tite first with everything degreased. If it fails I'd then try the shim.
I wouldn't do any staking or peening over the Receiver Dovetails for fear of damage or adding any ugly to them.

Hang on for other opinions as I know some here have had to repair the same issue.

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[Pedantic_Potato]

I'd try Loc-Tite first with everything degreased. If it fails I'd then try the shim.
I wouldn't do any staking or peening over the Receiver Dovetails for fear of damage or adding any ugly to them.

Agreed, I've seen rifles that would have done better had their users not poorly staked their rear sights in place. I will follow with the shim idea if the Loctite fails to do the job adequately. Any particular type of Loctite?

I have used Loctite 620 retaining compound to secure adjustable sights and a flip sight. 620 has a thicker consistency than threadlocker. Now 620 was intended for cylindrical objects but I have it on hand and it worked well. One shooter rifle I must have around 1.5k+ rounds and it's holding tight with no movement.

Nice, I will have to run down to the hardware store and pick some of that up to try out.