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Post by chiefbg on Dec 25, 2012 14:46:46 GMT -5
I just replaced the front sight on one of my guns and since I don't have a sight tool, I used a brass drift pin and hammer. The sight went on easy enough but the drift pin left some marks on the sight and barrel. I tried rubbing them out with solvent and removed some, however no matter how hard I scrub the area there are still some marks. What would you suggest I use to clean it up? Thanks... Barry  |
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Post by robl on Dec 25, 2012 15:07:06 GMT -5
shoot the snot out of it, it won't matter :-)
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Post by dmize on Dec 25, 2012 19:22:42 GMT -5
You might try OOOO steel wool soaked in gun oil.
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Post by chiefbg on Dec 25, 2012 20:52:47 GMT -5
"You might try OOOO steel wool soaked in gun oil."
I thought about trying that but did't know what it would do the the finish
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Post by hammerdown77 on Dec 25, 2012 21:23:56 GMT -5
You've tried a really strong copper solvent like Sweet's or Tipton "Truly Remarkable Bore Solvent"?
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Post by dmize on Dec 25, 2012 21:24:20 GMT -5
I have a bag of the stuff in my reloading room.
I use it for cleaning chambers,powder fouling in cylinder flutes and cleaning rust on older guns.
Even tho I probably will be taken to task for saying this,I have never had a problem with it.
The bluing is still in great shape on my GP100 and I used it to remove brass marks on the slide of my Kimber after I installed a rear sight with a brass punch.
Use LOTS of oil and not much pressure and I think you should be fine.
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Post by hammerdown77 on Dec 25, 2012 21:51:35 GMT -5
One trick I learned from Dave Dawson while watching his sight installation videos on YouTube is to use an aluminum punch (he uses barstock with a tip cut to match the face of the sights he's putting into dovetails). He also tapes up the tip of the punch. The reason he uses aluminum is because if you do happen to mark up the sight (or slide/barrel, or base), the aluminum markings can be lifted right off using a blue pen (the kind used to touch up bluing). The bluing from the felt tip gets underneath the aluminum on the steel and allows it to be wiped right off.
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Post by dmize on Dec 25, 2012 22:03:29 GMT -5
Thanks for the tip Hammer.
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Post by olgeorge on Dec 27, 2012 20:16:27 GMT -5
Brass will work-harden and can dent soft steel. I've never had that happen with an aluminum punch or drift. L. O. G.
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Post by oldschool on Jan 3, 2013 12:56:55 GMT -5
I just replaced the front sight on one of my guns and since I don't have a sight tool, I used a brass drift pin and hammer. The sight went on easy enough but the drift pin left some marks on the sight and barrel. I tried rubbing them out with solvent and removed some, however no matter how hard I scrub the area there are still some marks. What would you suggest I use to clean it up? Thanks... Barry As Hammerdown mentioned, a strong copper solvent should work. Something with lots of ammonia. 40 years ago, I used Hoppes #9 to remove brass marks on the beadblasted upper receiver of my old Ithaca M37 shotgun. Compared to modern copper solvents, Hoppes was pretty tame. |
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