Removing Para Front Sight?

[gunny]

Para Ord P-16 w/factory front sight. The sight appears to have a slight cross dovetail. Do you just drive it out like a normal dovetail?

Thanks!

[gunny]

Jut tried it and yes, it drives out like a normal dovetail!

[fastshuter]

Which direction do you drive it out? Let's say with the gun on it's side with ejection port up. Left or right? Just for clarification if someone ask's me. Thanks.

[folsoml]

I just got a Dawson Fiber Optic front for my p16 today and it came with a little tool to drive the old one out and put the the new one in. I was told to only drive it one direction..in other words if you drive the old one out from left to right, put the new one in from left to right. They said doing it the other way somehow weakens the metal on a molecular level. Probably could only theoretically cause problems.

[folsoml]

Belay my last. I just actually put the sight in and the instructions say (when all else fails, read the instructions) to the opposite of what I said. Drive it out right to left, drive the new one in left to right (these rights and lefts are as you are looking down the barrel).

And it does just drive out like a normal dovetail.

[stingerjg]

most dovetails have a slight taper to cause the sight to not fall out.