Baynewrady Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Does anyone know how to remove the blade on SVI rear sights? Not the entire assembly, just the blade. I have both their competition FO and blacked out blades and want to swap. TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltdmstr Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Pretty sure you just keep backing out the windage screw and it will come apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baynewrady Posted June 12, 2023 Author Share Posted June 12, 2023 On 6/10/2023 at 9:14 PM, ltdmstr said: Pretty sure you just keep backing out the windage screw and it will come apart. I tried messing with the windage screw but felt a "dead stop" after a certain point. I checked the other end and it looks like there's another screw that may be loc-tited in? Was hoping someone in the forum would know but maybe I'll just send the slide back to the factory.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltdmstr Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 (edited) There's a internal hex head set screw in the center of the slotted screw on the left side, think it's .050". You remove that first. Then hold the slotted screw on the left side while you back out the windage screw on the right side. Once the windage screw is out, the blade will come off. There is a spring in there as well. Took me about 5 minutes. Edited June 12, 2023 by ltdmstr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yigal Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 i have few Bo Mar sights like this and in all of them the slotted nut was pinned to windage screw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baynewrady Posted June 13, 2023 Author Share Posted June 13, 2023 14 hours ago, ltdmstr said: There's a internal hex head set screw in the center of the slotted screw on the left side, think it's .050". You remove that first. Then hold the slotted screw on the left side while you back out the windage screw on the right side. Once the windage screw is out, the blade will come off. There is a spring in there as well. Took me about 5 minutes. Thank you very much for this. How did you hold the the slotted screw in place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltdmstr Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Baynewrady said: Thank you very much for this. How did you hold the the slotted screw in place? After the set screw is out, you can hold the round slotted screw with a screwdriver. But it needs to be a hollow ground one of the correct size. Not a standard screwdriver with a tapered blade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baynewrady Posted June 13, 2023 Author Share Posted June 13, 2023 1 hour ago, ltdmstr said: After the set screw is out, you can hold the round slotted screw with a screwdriver. But it needs to be a hollow ground one of the correct size. Not a standard screwdriver with a tapered blade. Ok, I’ll have to buy one. Any chance you know the size? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Just buy a set of gunsmith screwdrivers like one of these. It will have the correct size bit for this and many other jobs as well. https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/81086589https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/81086589 https://www.amazon.com/Lyman-Piece-Master-Gunsmith-Tool/dp/B06XF95F1V/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=Pachmayr&qid=1686672049&rnid=2941120011&s=hunting-fishing&sr=1-8 Nolan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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