front sight ?

1919gunner · Post by **1919gunner** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 10:23 pm

Ok here's the $65,000 guestion. When mounting my front sight and booster lock tab I know there is a spring detent to keep it in place. My question is my reciever has an open hole in the top where the sight slot is. What do the spring detents rest against? Am I missing a part? Pictures would be appreciated.

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 10:43 pm

I'll try to explain w/o pics
the detent (bar) and detent pc. ( thing with 2 holes) get pined in the front hole.

the front sight and the rear hole of the detent pc. (end with the notch) get pinned in the rear hole. before you pin the sight in there is a small spring that you must place under the detent (bar) and on top of the detent pc. then you can run the rear pin in the sight and detent pc.

1919gunner · Post by **1919gunner** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 10:56 pm

uhhh ok

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 11:00 pm

please dont make me take it apart and take a picture

Post by **TOM R** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 11:00 pm

this is something i was trying to figure out

if I get time tommorow I will see if the tech manual has a breakdown

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 11:02 pm

ok, I'll do it tommrow if no one else chimes in.

1919gunner · Post by **1919gunner** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 11:04 pm

Sorry man I'm a visual person. I don't never learnt nuthin from readin it. I gots ta see it to understand it the right way. At least I'm not the only one wondering this.

Post by **TOM R** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 11:08 pm

brother

Otis Cambell · Post by **Otis Cambell** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:26 am

See if this sketch helps. It's pretty much a bitch to assemble and you don't want to have to take it apart once you get it all together.

Front cross pin goes thru front hole in receiver side, thru flash hider retainer hole (1), thru front hole in part #3 - be sure to put spring in hole of part #(3) before attempting assy.

Rear cross pin goes thru aft hole in receiver side , thru front sight hole (6), then thru aft hole in part #(3) - be sure to put spring and detent pin in hole of front sight before installing cross pin.

Assy sequence.
1) install front cross pin and associated components first.
2) assembly detent and spring in hole of front sight. Turn receiver over so that top ov receiver is resting on table. Lift front of receiver slightly and slide front sight assy into position over part #3 sugh that front sight assy is pressed between part #3 and the table top. Get your finger in slot in receiver and press down against part #3 (you will be compressing the front sight detent spring) such that you can align the holes for the crosss pin. Use drift to help align the parts then slide in cross pin. Drink a couple of beers cause you've just completed a bitch of an assembly.

Post by **TOM R** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:56 am

wow your scribble is much nicer than mine

1919gunner · Post by **1919gunner** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 10:33 am

Ahh yes now I see. I am missing part 3. (note) call Dan order part 3.

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 11:16 am

thanks otis, I really didnt want to take mine apart again and my drawing skills are worse than Tom's

Otis Cambell · Post by **Otis Cambell** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:23 pm

My sketching skills are not much to write home about but glad to help out fellow enthuasists. I understand about not wanting to disassemble - once you get these together you really don't want to ever have to remove and reassemble unless you have to.

Post by **KATZBALGER** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:47 pm

Don't forget your eyes.
These springs have enough force to take one out.

Post by **salt6** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 9:46 pm

Rotated the picture so I wouldn't have to been my neck.

Steve

Otis Cambell · Post by **Otis Cambell** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 11:19 pm

Thanks - that's better. Wasn't thinking very well this morning when I posted it - was on first cup on coffee - then ran out of time.