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Old November 24, 2008, 05:31 PM   #13
Pahoo
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Bill DeShivs: Hammer the dovetail closed a little.
Yes !! Use a brass head small mallet and try to striker square. Do what Ruger4570 suggested first and then this step as a last resort.

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Ruger4570: You can also try to use a pointed punch to raise the metal in the bottom of the dovetail, Insert the sight and with a flat point punch sort of stake the sight in place by bending the very edge of the dovetail into the sight.
Yes!! Center punch to be exact and more than one, say about six to eight across the entire bottom face, depending on how loose you are. Go deep if you have to in order to raise some metal. This is an old trick and it works. Center it and if you think you are going to be good, LockTite it in place. or you can cut and slip in some brass shim stock.


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