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Removing sight bases on Swede 96 Mauser ?
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04-15-2012 04:01 PM
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Bob
Try and remove the set screws. If they are in tight and don't want to budge, then solder may be holding them tight. If that's the case, heat the area around the set screw with a propane torch just enough the get the solder to melt and remove the screw. Then you heat the front sight base and when you see the solder seep out, carefully remove the front sight base. I used a pliers with relatively smooth jaws and a twisting motion as you don't want to mar the metal. Removing the rear sight base is essentially the same, except you can use some sort of aluminum or brass drift to force the sight base forward and off the barrel after you get the solder to melt.
Jake
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Thanks Jake, Yes solder holding the screw tight.
Bob