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Yeah a new sight sounds right to me , that's what BATWOLF payed for to begin with. Using Loctite to make up for shoddy workmanship is not the way I'd go either.
Gunsmith installs rocking big dot sight.
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Yeah a new sight sounds right to me , that's what BATWOLF payed for to begin with. Using Loctite to make up for shoddy workmanship is not the way I'd go either.
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oldgranddad
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I wouldn't send it back to Smith looking like that. They would probably try to hire the guy. Sorry! Couldn't resist.
Nice looking gun!
I did use black max to attach a front sight to revolver once. After less than a full box of rounds over a moderate period of time, I had to pick my sight up off the ground. To me, black max may be okay for many things, but a front sight that is stressed from moderate recoil and a good bit of heating up then cooling down is just asking too much. At least in my experience.
pantannojack
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He should eat the gun and provide you a new one. Teach him to get out a da business.
Being a gunsmith is more akin to being a watchmaker rather than a diesel mechanic. Joe
Gunsmith? That’s pathetic...
3rdgeargrndrr
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Absolutely correct. The sight is the sacrificial part, not the frame. Any GS worth his salt should be able to solder, redrill and install.
Heck you could do this yourself with a new sight.
Start a few thousandths high and very slowly open the hole down just until the pin barely fits and punch it thru
Protocall_Design
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Assuming they get it right this time, that is the correct outcome.
My factory stock 629-4 mountain gun has a slight wiggle in the black front sight blade.
The old saying. " never enough time to do it right the first time, but there is always plenty of time to do it over "
The Norseman
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New Version
You must have gotten the rare S&W Rocky Mountain
version. lol
You must have gotten the rare S&W Rocky Mountain
version. lol
NDAR15MAN
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Glad your gun smith is going to fix it. To be honest I am surprised he offered to fix it. Most of the time Gun smiths makes a error of less than $300.00 now a days they would just say sorry and you would have ended up with a bad job. And he would have kept your money. Today’s mind set in just about anything the service provider does a crappy job and just takes the risk you would not catch the mistake or not call him out on it if you were not happy. Their view is always more customers in the future that will come along that will replace you the unhappy customer. The Gun Smith had to know that he did a poor job on sight. He just was praying you would not call him out on it. What did he say when you told him a blind gunsmith could see the front site was not installed Correctly ? Then say to him Why did u let such poor workmanship go out the door when it was obvious it was not done correctly ? I would say this after he hands it back to you fixed. I would then find a new gun Smith. Maybe with calling him out it will help the next guy in line. Good job sticking up for yourself. MD
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don't allow him to drill larger and drift a bigger pin!!!
Reviving this thread due to similar experience. I replaced the factory sight on my 629-6 Mountain Gun recently with a fiber optic sight. I had to file the FO sight quite a bit to get it to fit. The dry fit looked great, I clamped it to the barrel and drilled. When I replaced the pin it was rocking slightly. There's a 0.005" space between the front of the sight and barrel. Would it be worth the trouble (or is it feasible) to file and redrill or just buy a new sight and do it over? Very helpful information here.
Thanks
Thanks
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I didn't realize this was a necropost as I was reading through it, but having read it, it just reaffirms my belief that I will never, ever, have a "gunsmith" work on a firearm. I'm of the belief that there is no such thing as a competent gunsmith, since they seem to be as rare as the Easter Bunny. If a firearm I own needs work it gets it done at the factory, or not at all. The ratio of "bubbas" to skilled smiths is about 10,000 to one, and I don't have the patience to try to find the one. The factory smiths may not be any better, but at least you aren't voiding your warranty by using them.
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To be clear. I didn't go to a gunsmith. I did this myself. I've installed sights on some of my other guns and done the fast trigger reset on my HK's. I know my limits but this didn't work out.
