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Old July 10, 1999, 11:05 PM   #2
4V50 Gary
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We were taught to take a staking punch and punch the milled dovetail of the slide where the rear site slides into. Stake it along the length of the dovetail. Two parallel lines and maybe an "X" pattern (sorta like the Cross of Saint Andrew Flag the Brits use to fly). What you're accomplishing is increasing the bearing surface by creating a rough surface. Now, take your rear site and push it in place. It should stick now.

The beauty of this method is that you avoid putting a bunch of staking marks all over your slide. Of course, if you want a little extra security, you stake the site and slide together too.

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