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July 7, 2026
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Hi all,
How does this remove? There’s a small screw at the rear but it doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the sights fastening.
Is it a wedge fit – needs to be hammered out?
Best regards
Graeme
January 20, 2023
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Graeme,
It would be helpful if you could post a photo.
Before the 1964 modifications, the ramp of the front sight of the Model 70 was either forged integrally with the barrel (early) or sweated on (late).
The post-63 70 and 670 front sight ramps were attached by a screw. EDIT: THERE MAY BE A SECOND SCREW MOUNTED THROUGH THE BASE OF THE DOVETAIL. REMOVE THE SIGHT FROM THE DOVETAIL TO SEE.
The sight and ramp were made by Williams and were made high to align with the high Monte Carlo comb.
If all you want to do is remove the sight itself from the ramp, it is tapped out from left to right (bolt handle side) using a nylon tipped pin or small diameter hardwood dowel section, and a nylon or leather or brass hammer. Tapped repeatedly, not hammered like King Kong. .
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
