.500 Mag Front Sight?

[leadfoot]

Howdy!

I've owned a .500 mag for several years that I bought new (8 3/8" barrel). The S&W website says it has an interchangeable front sight, but, for the life of me, I don't see how, unless maybe a gunsmith removes the front sight and installs a new one?

I also have a .460 with the hi-vis front sight, and it comes off very easily. I thought the .500 was made the same way - and that's what I thought I was buying - but I found out differently.

I even gave S&W Customer Support the serial number so they could check that exact gun, and their response was that the front sight comes off the same way the .460's does, but I swear, even "Ahhnold" couldn't get it off - I'm no wilting violet, but I can't budge it.

Anyone got some tips on removing the front sight? Am I missing something?

Along the same lines, anybody have any recommendations for scopes and rings for the .500 and/or the .460?

Thanks!

 

[J. R. WEEMS]

500 SIGHT

Installed a green fiber optic on mine when I first got it but that was several years ago-- I seem to remember having to tap it a bit, but it did work.

 

[1911 45]

Howdy!

I've owned a .500 mag for several years that I bought new (8 3/8" barrel). The S&W website says it has an interchangeable front sight, but, for the life of me, I don't see how, unless maybe a gunsmith removes the front sight and installs a new one?

I also have a .460 with the hi-vis front sight, and it comes off very easily. I thought the .500 was made the same way - and that's what I thought I was buying - but I found out differently.

I even gave S&W Customer Support the serial number so they could check that exact gun, and their response was that the front sight comes off the same way the .460's does, but I swear, even "Ahhnold" couldn't get it off - I'm no wilting violet, but I can't budge it.

Anyone got some tips on removing the front sight? Am I missing something?

Along the same lines, anybody have any recommendations for scopes and rings for the .500 and/or the .460?

Thanks!

I have the same model 500 as you do that I bought in 2006. The sight blade on mine was really hard to get out the first time. I used a small rubber hammer to free it up. Once I got it out I put some oil the slot that made it a lot easier to get out the next time.