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Assuming they get it right this time, that is the correct outcome.
Gunsmith installs rocking big dot sight.
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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 "
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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.
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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.
Of course.
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I should have been clearer, I was replying to the thread in general. I got that you did the sight installation yourself.
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If it were me, I would remove the front sight, drill a new hole in the front sight 3 or 4 times the existing hole diameter, drive a pin into the hole, face it smooth with the sides of the front sight, place it in the slot in the ramp, use a C clamp to hold it tight to the ramp, redrill the hole, install the pin and shoot until the cows come home.
Kevin
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cgt4570
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I fixed a similar front sight issue with a drop of black superglue. You can get it on eBay. I applied it heavy, then used acetone to clean up the sides. It's like it never even happened!
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When I saw a "rocking front sight", I was expecting something extraordinary! 
I've done a couple three of those myself, and mine don't move. But it's futzy work, and the chance of things going sideways is considerable. Particularly with the wire gauge drills involved, and the small drift for driving out the pin.
WHY Smith persists on this method of securing sights is a mystery. Changed sights, for individual preference, can be a huge improvement, and there's no reason Smith can't make it an easy, consumer serviceable job. Another of those "The right way, the wrong way, and the S&W way" things, I 'spect.
Moon
I've done a couple three of those myself, and mine don't move. But it's futzy work, and the chance of things going sideways is considerable. Particularly with the wire gauge drills involved, and the small drift for driving out the pin.
WHY Smith persists on this method of securing sights is a mystery. Changed sights, for individual preference, can be a huge improvement, and there's no reason Smith can't make it an easy, consumer serviceable job. Another of those "The right way, the wrong way, and the S&W way" things, I 'spect.
Moon
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