How to remove rear sight stop pin...?

stargazer · December 24, 2001, 05:53

Does the hole for the rear sight stop pin go all the way through to the bottom so it can be punched out? I am fixing to mount a scope and if the rear sight has to be removed I would like it to be able to slide back on quickly and plan on leaving this pin out if I can figure out how to remove it.

Thanks for any help!

Bruce Allen · December 24, 2001, 06:13

It removes easily.

Take off the rear sight and the pin pushes out with your fingernail. It is held in place by being against the block it rests on.

And that is darned good idea!!!
I "had" to take the rear sight off of one rifle/scope combo and did not like having the redundant sight system in place.

**EMDII** · December 24, 2001, 07:32

Try a folder. Get the corresponding height foresight pin.

FWIW- the original backsight is set at a pretty good eye relief distance. Your optic should not overhang the backsight by too much anyway.

stargazer · December 25, 2001, 20:35

Bruce, Thanks for the tip. It did almost fall out once the sight base was slid out of the dovetail. Now the rear sight can be slid on and off easily with optics change and the rear sight setting is uneffected. Not sure how my mount,rings,scope will end up till I try them.

Too bad no one has made a trapdoor pistol grip for storing such items. I may just have to make one or at least a foam filler with space for the sight to lay in.

December 24, 2001, 05:53	#1
stargazer Registered FALaholic #: 3088 Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 1,135	How to remove rear sight stop pin...? Does the hole for the rear sight stop pin go all the way through to the bottom so it can be punched out? I am fixing to mount a scope and if the rear sight has to be removed I would like it to be able to slide back on quickly and plan on leaving this pin out if I can figure out how to remove it. Thanks for any help! __________________ FAL Web Page M70 Web Page PSL Web Page

December 24, 2001, 06:13	#2
Bruce Allen Registered FALaholic #: 186 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: SC Posts: 4,934	It removes easily. Take off the rear sight and the pin pushes out with your fingernail. It is held in place by being against the block it rests on. And that is darned good idea!!! I "had" to take the rear sight off of one rifle/scope combo and did not like having the redundant sight system in place. __________________ You cannot post 'Thou Shalt Not Steal,' 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery,' and 'Thou Shall Not Lie' in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians. It creates a hostile work environment.

December 24, 2001, 07:32	#3
EMDII Evil Moderator Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 6 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 13,971	Try a folder. Get the corresponding height foresight pin. FWIW- the original backsight is set at a pretty good eye relief distance. Your optic should not overhang the backsight by too much anyway. __________________ "The Spartans do not enquire how many enemy there are. The SPartans merely enquire WHERE they are." E.M. (Ted) Dannemiller II 1*

December 25, 2001, 20:35	#4
stargazer Registered FALaholic #: 3088 Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 1,135	Bruce, Thanks for the tip. It did almost fall out once the sight base was slid out of the dovetail. Now the rear sight can be slid on and off easily with optics change and the rear sight setting is uneffected. Not sure how my mount,rings,scope will end up till I try them. Too bad no one has made a trapdoor pistol grip for storing such items. I may just have to make one or at least a foam filler with space for the sight to lay in. __________________ FAL Web Page M70 Web Page PSL Web Page

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