Someone asked a question about removing the front sight on a 10-22 barrel. He was told it was machined along with the barrel and couldn't be removed. I measured my barrel ahead of and behind the band and looking at it, I think it was soldered or epoxied on after the barrel was turned. I can't see Ruger machining it as part of the barrel. Has anyone ever removed the band and sight, or is it part of the barrel. Someone on here probably knows what the answer is.