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Trying to install a Parker Hale target sight on my P14 Remington. It uses the same screw as the battle sight. But Bubba staked the right side  and I can't keep it from turning. Any suggestions? An easy job made difficult.   This message has been edited. Last edited by: kz1000, ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Yidn, shreibt un fershreibt" "The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them. At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind." -Bomber Harris | ||
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Not sure how small that is, but could you modify a flathead screwdriver into a forked flathead to get the flats on opposite sides of the punch? The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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| Freethinker |
I was going to suggest careful work with a Dremel cutoff wheel or a file, but that seems like a better place to start. “ One may protest against evil; it can be exposed and, if need be, prevented by use of force. … Against stupidity we are defenseless. … [R]easons fall on deaf ears; facts that contradict one's prejudgment simply need not be believed … and when facts are irrefutable they are just pushed aside ….” — Dietrich Bonhoeffer | |||
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| His diet consists of black coffee, and sarcasm.  |
Better to mess up a screwdriver (probably more than one) than risk cutting into the rifle. "The Almighty, He put some livin' things on this earth so a man can eat." - Festus Haggen, Gunsmoke | |||
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With a bit of patience, and a set of good die sinker files, you can easily remove the "punched" metal from the screwdriver slot. If it was here, I could do it in around 5 minutes. | |||
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They make 1/4 spanner bits. One of them might be close enough to work. | |||
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The cake is a lie! |
Get yourself a spanner set.  If they don't fit properly, get the closest one that does, and file/dremel it until it fits. | |||
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^ learn something new every day The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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| Mensch |
Update. It's installed, but the stock sight screw is too short, not tightening. The search continues. Thanks all for the advice.    ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Yidn, shreibt un fershreibt" "The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them. At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind." -Bomber Harris | |||
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