boo radley Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Recently bought a Dawson front sight, and I'd like to replace the stock sight on my STI Eagle. I've read Brazos' How-To and the instructions with the sight, and just have a couple q's. 1) Dawson instructions say to knock-out from R --> L and install from L to R assuming gun oriented in shooting position. True? Does it make a difference? 2) Can I just knock out the existing front sight? Or do I need to heat/freeze the slide first? 3) Do you actually fit and center the new sight completely, before drifting it back out, applying Loctite and reinstalling? It seems to me for the best fit, I'd just want to get it started, *then* apply the Loctite, and punch into place. 4) Any tricks to centering the sight where the old one was centered? I was thinking about putting a tiny scratch on the muzzle, or using masking tape on the slide and marking the center line.... Thx all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Biondi Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Well to change the front sight on a STI is an operation that may seems more harder than what in real is... the best way it to buy a dedicate jam for this but i can undestand that just for change one its too much.... Anyway to answer to your question: 1- yes its right. And you must do it so due to how the slide is cutted. 2- No you can just knock out the original front sight just pay attencion if the front sight is hold by a pin. In that case you must knock out the pin before to work on the sight. 3 & 4- to center the new one you can sign the center the slide with a permanent pen or any sistem to sign on the slide the position of the original front sight is good for this. After you done it remove the original front sight, polish the cut area, check the base of the nex front sight to be sure that you dont need to file it, apply loctite, and then install the new one. Hope it help..... good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bp78 Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Anyone with more detail on how or why the direction the sight slides in matters? I would assume that a single cutter is used to cut the front dovetail and the cut would be the same all the way through the slide: http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/GunTech/N...p;t=1&i=537 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wide45 Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 The sight is probably tapered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Biondi Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 You need to mount the front sight from left to right because the sight housing on the slide narrow itself from the left to right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonT Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 To center the front sight I take a sharp scribe and make a mark (scratch) on each side of the front sight base in the dovetail before removing it. Then drift the new sight to line up with the marks. Tip; use the punch supplied with Dawson front sight and follow their instructions and you will be amazed how easy it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulm540 Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Which loctite to use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaster113 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 The blue Loctite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkeeler Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Which loctite to use? Red BK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I have used Blue on my sights, but Brazos recomends the Red Loctite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styx Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I use the green after torque locktite on most gun projects. It holds almost as well as the red and is LOTS cleaner to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Gun Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Which loctite to use? I see red , blue and green recommened how do you decide whats best for a particular application? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styx Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Which loctite to use? I see red , blue and green recommened how do you decide whats best for a particular application? You have to decide which one will work best for your particular application. Just general guidelines: Blue, medium strength, doesn't require special tools or heat to disassemble Red, high strength, usually requires heat for disassembly Green, high strength(almost as strong as red), penetrating formula, usually requires heat to disassemble Red and blue is applied before assembly, while green is applied after assembly and "wicks" into the parts like penetrating oil. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike cyrwus Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 vote for red. We are running guns hard in this sport. If you discolor a sight by heating of put some small little dents in the sight while removing it, big deal. I do everything I can to make sure the only way a sight comes off while shooting is if it snags on a port and breaks off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Gun Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Which loctite to use? I see red , blue and green recommened how do you decide whats best for a particular application? You have to decide which one will work best for your particular application. Just general guidelines: Blue, medium strength, doesn't require special tools or heat to disassemble Red, high strength, usually requires heat for disassembly Green, high strength(almost as strong as red), penetrating formula, usually requires heat to disassemble Red and blue is applied before assembly, while green is applied after assembly and "wicks" into the parts like penetrating oil. Hope this helps. Yes, it does Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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